# MSNBC: why not just rename it "The Prison Network?"
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msnbc-why-not-just-rename-it-the-prison-network/410990
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [July 8, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msnbc-why-not-just-rename-it-the-prison-network/410990 "2007-07-08T21:03:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msnbc-why-not-just-rename-it-the-prison-network/410990/1 "2007-07-08T21:03:59Z")
Okay, so what’s the deal with all the prison shows aired on MSNBC? Except for a few news broadcasts, Keith Olbermann, and reruns of NBC news programming like Dateline and Meet the Press, the cable network seems to air almost nothing but prison and crime shows. Dish Network doesn’t have any solid news channels like CNN International or BBC World News, and the shitty quality of news programming may be enough to drive me to do the unthinkable, and swap satellite for cable.
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### Author:  [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2007, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msnbc-why-not-just-rename-it-the-prison-network/410990/2 "2007-07-08T23:06:05Z")
Are you on the west coast? I figure they schedule for the east, and don’t understand that when Olbermann is on at 8 their time, we’re still on our way home from work. Then it’s _Felon Idol_ until the reruns start at 9, by which time we’re watching _Law and CSI Trek_.
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### Author:  [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2007, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msnbc-why-not-just-rename-it-the-prison-network/410990/3 "2007-07-08T23:13:12Z")
MSNBC - Must Show Nothing But Crime
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### Author:  [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msnbc-why-not-just-rename-it-the-prison-network/410990/4 "2007-07-08T23:34:45Z")
Are you on the west coast? I figure they schedule for the east, and don’t understand that when Olbermann is on at 8 their time, we’re still on our way home from work. Then it’s _Felon Idol_ until the reruns start at 9, by which time we’re watching _Law and CSI Trek_.
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### Author:  [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msnbc-why-not-just-rename-it-the-prison-network/410990/5 "2007-07-09T00:08:03Z")
I must keep MSNBC’s ratings up then because I’m hooked on Lockup. If I’m flipping channels and it’s on, I have a compulsion to watch it.
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### Author:  [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2007, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msnbc-why-not-just-rename-it-the-prison-network/410990/6 "2007-07-09T05:15:34Z")
I just moved and don’t have cable anymore, but Lockup on MSNBC is going to be one of the shows I miss the most (along with Keith Olbermann, South Park, The Shield, and the Colbert/Stewart block). That prison stuff is fascinating!