CNBC ends Kneale stint at anchoring

Felix Gillette of the New York Observer reports that Dennis Kneale‘s five-month stint anchoring the 8 p.m. hour on CNBC has ended.

Gillette writes, “Towards the end of August, Mr. Kneale went on vacation. While he was gone, CNBC replaced his 8 P.M.. show with repeats of their popular dude-friendly documentaries, which range in subject matter from porn to pot, to escorts and race cars. Sure enough the documentaries put up better numbers at 8 P.M.  than Mr. Kneale.

“When we caught up with Mr. Kneale on Friday afternoon, he was understandably disappointed.Â

“‘They always told me it was a temporary gig,’ said Mr. Kneale. ‘I was lucky to have 5 months anchoring my own show on national television. It was fun.’

“‘The quality was high,’ he added. ‘The ratings were low.'”

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