• TV Week, Thursday, August 10, 2006 11:30 AM

MSNBC on Tuesday stuck to a plan to run a block of documentaries from 10 p.m. until midnight, even as the biggest political upset of the year--so far--was taking place, reports TV Week. That night, Sen. Joe Lieberman conceded the Democratic primary to newcomer Ned Lamont. But instead of covering the Lieberman defeat, MSNBC aired two "MSNBC Investigates" documentaries: "The Vampire Killings" and "The Runaways." Meanwhile, rivals Fox News and CNN covered the results with break-in segments and special reports. MSNBC had made a determination earlier that it would announce the results of the primary on an MSNBC.com Webcast and then do wrap-up on "Hardball" later, a network spokeswoman said. She added that executives weighed the news value of the story, and decided that the coverage would be sufficient.

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