CNN grabs Beck

Glenn Beck and Family

MSNBC tried and failed to do anything with their conservative lineup. Scarborough Country is just too wishy washy, Dennis Miller was in the wrong timeslot, Savage was too Savage... but I think CNN might come away a winner here.

Arbitron ratings came out a few weeks ago and indicated that Glenn Beck's radio show moved up to the third most listened spot behind Rush and Hannity.

Glenn is conservative with a decent libertarian streak. His show is incredibly funny but also very honest about life and dealings.

CNN just closed a deal with Beck to have him give color commentary on news events on Headline News. I think this is a great win and I predict Beck will have his own timeslot and show by the end of the year.

CNN has a long way to go to catch the Fox evening lineup but I might just turn the channel to see Beck on CNN.