The Ticker: MSNBC, FBN, CNBC…

> MSNBC has been conducting its own text message voting during debates, reaching over 100,000 after Tuesday’s (still far less than FNC’s 750,000 after the VP debate). Also, text comments are being read on air throughout the week.

> The latest FBN personality to show up on CBS is Alexis Glick, who appeared on The Early Show yesterday to talk about the financial crisis. Liz Claman appeared on the program several times during September.

> A new CNBC special, “The Nuclear Option,” premieres October 14 at 9pmET. The one-hour documentary, reported by Melissa Francis, looks at the nuclear energy push in America.

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