• by Wayne Friedman , April 27, 2010

While ceding that Fox's Glenn Beck had done a good job in bringing in news viewers, it's still a small part of the overall business.

MSNBC's Chris Matthews, at the MediaPost's Outfront event, says virtually all cable news shows -- Beck's or Matthews own "Hardball" is a small piece of the business – essentially “one percent.� Overall the diversity is good news, says Matthews, as compared to the “old days when all you had was Walter Cronkite.�

What TV shows – news or otherwise – should people watch? Matthews says anything where you learn something.