While it’s possible Farhi’s article got some details wrong (the Washington Post getting a story wrong? Hand me the smelling salts!) a TV network whose venerable Sunday talk show is generating its lowest ratings in 65 years really would need its own psychological consultant if it didn’t want to do something about it.
Turness’ response sounds very much like the dreaded “vote of confidence” a team owner gives his losing football coach deep in the season, when it’s obvious he and the rest of his exhausted team are playing out the string until the end of December, when replacements will quickly be in order.