• Thursday’s numbers: Laura-The Five-Baier 1-2-3.
• Zucker play: CNN hits near-bottom in primetime.
• Unbiased Reliable host Stelter lauds Zucker, poop ship.
• Preview: Friday special…The Great Food Stamp Binge.
• Somerby: Ezra Klein refuses to stop with the marketing.
• Ioffe: Hey O’Donnell, don’t mansplain Russia to me!
• Q&A: Candy Crowley on the Hillary documentary etc.
• Video: Fox & Friends says goodbye to the curvy couch.
• Wehner: The key to Ailes’s success is his eye for talent.
• ICN: FNC shifts exemplify Roger Ailes proactive thinking.
• Ailes: FBN ratings are rising as CNBC ratings are sinking.
• Lean Forward: MSNBC hires gay-basher as primetime host.

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