Television networks planning Jackson coverage (AP)

I guess the ratings for FOX will soar again

This type of garbage is exactly the reason I DON'T watch the major networks. What a waste of air time. One less pedophile to worry about.

Good God-Yes the man was a good entertainer, I don't recall all this from others who'd died.
As if we hadn't had overkill on this story enough

You have to be phuckin chittin me bury this ahole and move on

Sorry that Michael Jackson died, however hours of media time for a
singer and song writer is a little over the top.Even for T. V. media. would
think a 15 minute piece would be just fine. If the Jacksons wanted to tape the whole thing and sell it later to his fans great that would be ok, I guess. We are crazy in this country about movie stars, singers, sport people and etc. Lets not over do it ok.

omg NOOOOO.

This is one TV that want be watching. I have had enough of this Crap.

Does this mean they'll break away from endlesss drone of mindless adoring BO and Michelle White House press feeds?

Thank-goodness for cable and TV-Land.....rather watch 25 year old reruns..Time for the networks to get a grip...lol.

THIS IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE ANNA NICOLE SMITH COVERAGE! THAT WENT ON FOR MONTHS. ONCE MJ IS BURIED THAT WILL BE THE END OF IT. HE WAS A ICON WHO CHANGED THE DIRECTION OF MUSIC. HE WAS CLEARED OF MOLESTATION CHARGES. ALL THOSE CHARGES WERE ABOUT WAS MONEY.

FANS ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE MOURNING MJ'S DEATH. THE PUBLIC AIRING WILL GIVE THEM CLOSURE THEY NEED. IF THIS DOES NOT INTEREST YOU, DON'T WATCH BUT LET THOSE WHO MOURN, MOURN. DON'T BE SO SELFISH. IF ONE OF YOUR HEROES DIED IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT.

Why? Why? Why is the funeral of an drug addicted entertainer who had, at best, questionable relationships with children and who hasn't had a hit in over a decade considered to be news of this magnitude? Shame on all the networks for breaking from real news to cover it. The only one who should be there is E! as it is strictly entertainment television.

Does this mean that we won't have Obama breaking in on this..( I am sick of seeing him every day!) or is Micheal more important than HIM?

When will this garbage stop? None of my heroes are pedophiles. All you Jackson worshipers need to get a real life.

Are you interested in learning about a real hero? Check out Ed Freeman. He died March 25th and didn't make it on the front page of most newspapers.

What a load of hype! And who's going to pay for it? The California tax payers?

Where can get my hands on the anesthetic they found in his house so I can knock myself out until the hype is over?

Enough! Most of us are sick of this pathetic freak.

READ THIS AGAIN:

** CNN has seen its ratings soar with the Jackson story, and it will show the memorial on the main network and HLN (formerly Headline News). CNN International will air the ceremony to the rest of the world. Anderson Cooper, Larry King and Don Lemon are the anchors for CNN coverage **

What this tells me is that CNN's (and all of the other stations mentioned) RATTINGS are SO BAD that they HAD NO CHOICE IN THE MATTER to cover this TRAIN WRECK of a "story".

It's the ONLY kind of "story" the people who WATCH their lousy programming (that's why FOX doesn't NEED to broadcast this crap) will watch.

Only MORONS watch CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS & NBC and THOSE MORONS are the ones they TARGET...hence all of them broadcasting the same show.

FOX NEWS, the ONLY station that delivers the TRUTH, doesn't need to PANDER to these MORONS like all of these other stations who's RATTINGS are all in the dumps.

WHO CARES ABOUT JACKSON ,I SURE DONT HE WAS JUST A BLACK MAN WHO WANTED TO BE WHITE, HE IS NOT GOD THE NEWS AND ALL MEDIA NEED TO STOP TALKING ABOUT IT . PUT HIM IN THE GROUND AND FORGET ABOUT IT. PEOPLE OUT OF JOBS ,LOOSEING THEIR HOMES AND THE PRESDIDENT SPENDING THE HELL OUT OF THE MONEY AMERICA DONT HAVE ALL YOU HEAR IS WACKO JACKO IF HE DID OVERDOSE IT WAS OF HIS OWN WILL. PUT THE MONEY IN THE AMERICAN PEOPLES POCKET NOT THE JACKSON FOURS POCKET LET HIS FAMILY PAY FOR HIS SERVICES NOT THE TAXPAYERS OF L.A. ITS NOT THEIR PLACE. SO GIVE IT A REST LEAVE JACKSON DEAD TAKE HIM OFF THE AIR HE IS DEAD SO LEAVE IT ALONE. IM SURE OUR NATION WII HAVE WACKO JACKO DAY, REST IN PEACE AMERICA HE IS GONE

I, for one, would not waste my time watching this 'event' if it was held in my own front yard. I have much better things to do, like watching paint dry.

This farce with MJ and his freaky family have gone on way too long.
The majority of people are choosing to ignore the reality.
He was a man with mental issues and a desire to molest children.

The black community is acting and doing the same antics that the white redneck community did when Elvis died. The Marylin Monroe and James Brown freaks also fit into this category.

Glad we have Fox News to watch while the rest of the broadcast media covers this sideshow. Is Chris Matthews' leg tingling again?

I'LL BE SURE TO SET MY D.V.R. . . .

This is a sad, sad commentary on the American society. he was a pediophile, drug addict. addicted to plastic surgery, mentally very disturbed. he was cute and talented as a kid, like thousands of others. he had a decent, rather short adult career, with a handful of decent albums. he could dance a little, but couldn't hold a candle to Astaire, Jolson and the like. the media will fawn all over any black person that dies, as long as o'bummer is in office. mark my words. We are so caught up in the "celebrity" is god mentality it is scary. We all better wake up and very soon.

I mean REALLY, anyone who WORSHIPS another human being...making them their IDOL, as so many of Michael Jackson's fans (from the word fanatics) will admit...is prone to believe ANYTHING their IDOL says, whether it's true or not.

That's why there are so many CULT FOLLOWERS in America. Once the CULT LEADER (Michael Jackson, in this case) has you WORSHIPPING HIM your needs fall by the wayside and YOU will DO anything your cult leader asks you to do, including providing him with the drugs that eventually killed him.

All of those who tried to help MJ were NOT under his power to be influenced and therefore were BANISHED from the cult leader's presence.

Jim Jones & Michael Jackson were BOTH cult leaders who had lots of followers who gave their souls to their cult leader.

These are the same kind of people who will WORSHIP THE BEAST (666) that is in The Book of Revelation when he arrives to take over the world.

I can't believe that NBC even entertained the idea of not showing Michael Jackson's Memorial Service. What a load of b*******!

SARCASM --- FOLKS ! ! IT'S NOT EASILY READ, -- APPARENTLY.

Give us a break. ENOUGH. Sorry he passed but life does go on.
Many people die everyday who contributed much more to their fellow human beings than him. Let It Rest.

I THINK ALL PEOPLE WHO RAPE KIDS SHOULD HAVE FUNERALS ON TV (FU#K JACKSON)

My God! Enough already!! Why must everyone make a HUGE deal about this child molesting FREAK of nature? Seriously.. Who cares? Fara Faucet died the same day and the only one spoken of is this worthless excuse for a human! Please stop making him out to be something he is not! HUMAN!!