A ‘nay’ ballot for Dr. Laura on Television

MSN Entertainment was one of the places with this Story. The Dr. Laura TV show has been canned in Canada due to low ratings.

\”\”Our audience has voted and, unfortunately, they\’ve cast a \’nay\’ ballot for Dr. Laura on television,\” says Roy Gardner, a vice president of programming for CanWest Global Communications. \”The latter part of the afternoon is very important to us because it forms the lead-up to our evening news programming, and Dr. Laura just isn\’t delivering the viewers.\” \”

MSN Entertainment was one of the places with this Story. The Dr. Laura TV show has been canned in Canada due to low ratings.

\”\”Our audience has voted and, unfortunately, they\’ve cast a \’nay\’ ballot for Dr. Laura on television,\” says Roy Gardner, a vice president of programming for CanWest Global Communications. \”The latter part of the afternoon is very important to us because it forms the lead-up to our evening news programming, and Dr. Laura just isn\’t delivering the viewers.\” \”More from MSN

The beginning of the end is near,\” says outspoken Schlessinger critic John Aravosis, a cofounder of StopDrLaura.com. \”First the advertisers fled the sinking ship, now the TV stations are following suit.\”


\”We urge U.S. stations to follow CanWest Global\’s responsible example and drop this show,\” Joan M. Garry, the executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, said in a statement.