CBS Goes All Sully, All the Time

After maintaining a very low profile in the days since he landed his powerless airliner in the Hudson River, Capt. Chesley Sullenberger and his crew are getting ready for a media blitz. You may have seen them at the inauguration and the Superbowl, and starting this weekend it will be hard to miss them:

NEW YORK (AP) - Sensing a rare opportunity to get noticed, CBS is setting aside its entire morning show Monday to the story of U.S. Airways pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and the crew that helped land a disabled jet in the Hudson River with no fatalities.

Besides the crew members, "The Early Show" will talk to rescuers and survivors, and hear a performance from a singer who was on the flight and moved to write about what happened.

"The Early Show" is perpetually third in the morning ratings. But it has a chance to reach new viewers with the show, which can be heavily promoted alongside Katie Couric's "60 Minutes" interview with the crew and during the Grammy Awards. Both shows are being aired the night before.

I'm glad a real hero is getting this kind of attention, rather than all these shows doting on spoiled celebrities as is usually the case. I'm setting my TiVO for the 60 Minutes broadcast on Sunday, and the Early Show on Monday.

The cockpit and air traffic controller tapes have been released and you can hear them in this report from MSNBC. Not only did the crew handle this situation heroically, but La Guardia departure controller was on top of his game as well:

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Meanwhile NBC is chasing after the crazy California women who just had 8 kids to add the 6 she already had. I have no interest whatsoever in that.