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I don’t know why Olberman and MSNBC are getting so excited about
their ratings. They obviously are in the toilet as compared to Bill O’Reilly.
He beats them handsomely. Olberman should call himself the Worse, worst and worser person in the world. He has nothing to be happy about.
I don't know why Olberman and MSNBC are getting so excited about
their ratings. They obviously are in the toilet as compared to Bill O'Reilly.
He beats them handsomely. Olberman should call himself the Worse, worst and worser person in the world. He has nothing to be happy about.
Olbermann is still getting paid — i’m guessing NOT as much as O’Reilly, but still enough to be smiling, smiling, smiling more than the average Joe
Olbermann is still getting paid — i'm guessing NOT as much as O'Reilly, but still enough to be smiling, smiling, smiling more than the average Joe
Olberman was out all week (Sept. 17 – 20th)!!! And he is doing great in the Demo the one that it counts!!!!!
Olberman was out all week (Sept. 17 – 20th)!!! And he is doing great in the Demo the one that it counts!!!!!
Ron- he’s far back in second in that demo too. That excuse Olbermann and his people use is tired and transparent. It just makes his second place finish look less pitiful.
Ron- he's far back in second in that demo too. That excuse Olbermann and his people use is tired and transparent. It just makes his second place finish look less pitiful.
I continue to be amazed at how much interest there is in this “contest”! While I think it’s true that either O’Reilly or Olbermann has more to smile about than most people, more people watch Katie Couric. Sure, Couric is available in 20+ million more homes, and like these shows almost everyone who watches her is over 55. But it’s still a lot more viewers.
I’d be more interested in comparing O’Reilly to the last place show on the CW, and comparing Olberman to CNN’s Headline news. While these comparisons make for better “horse races”, clearly nobody but me is interested in them!
I continue to be amazed at how much interest there is in this “contest”! While I think it's true that either O'Reilly or Olbermann has more to smile about than most people, more people watch Katie Couric. Sure, Couric is available in 20+ million more homes, and like these shows almost everyone who watches her is over 55. But it's still a lot more viewers.
I'd be more interested in comparing O'Reilly to the last place show on the CW, and comparing Olberman to CNN's Headline news. While these comparisons make for better “horse races”, clearly nobody but me is interested in them!
Brian Williams audience is about 20% greater than Katie Couric’s, and therefore Couric’s ratings are deemed horrible. Yet, Bill O’Reilly’s audience is a whopping 350% greater than Olbermann’s, but Olbermann is deemed a ratings “success”. Interesting.
Brian Williams audience is about 20% greater than Katie Couric's, and therefore Couric's ratings are deemed horrible. Yet, Bill O'Reilly's audience is a whopping 350% greater than Olbermann's, but Olbermann is deemed a ratings “success”. Interesting.
Tom said:
“Yet, Bill O’Reilly’s audience is a whopping 350% greater than Olbermann’s, but Olbermann is deemed a ratings “success”. Interesting.”
I totally agree.
We are tired of an anti-Ameican, hate-filled pundit helping the terriosts and hurting our troops.
Tom said:
“Yet, Bill O’Reilly’s audience is a whopping 350% greater than Olbermann’s, but Olbermann is deemed a ratings “success”. Interesting.”
I totally agree.
We are tired of an anti-Ameican, hate-filled pundit helping the terriosts and hurting our troops.
Olbermann is not anti-American, or hate filled, you have him confused with Old Reilly! Bill spends 60% of his show ranting against illegal aliens, and only shows Mexicans, but doesn’t mention all the Candian, European, Asian, or African people who have overstayed their visas. He is perpetuating racism, and bigotry.
Olbermann is not anti-American, or hate filled, you have him confused with Old Reilly! Bill spends 60% of his show ranting against illegal aliens, and only shows Mexicans, but doesn't mention all the Candian, European, Asian, or African people who have overstayed their visas. He is perpetuating racism, and bigotry.
I see are the BOR blowing retards from ICN found their way here…
Countdown is considered a success in the ratings because just a few years ago before Keith came in the ratings for the time slot were far, far lower then they are today.The BOR blowers don’t like to deal with the facts, but the facts are Countdowns ratings have increased dramatically with each passing year.
It’s also worth noting that Keith was out the last 3 days in that comparison and just like on BOR’s show when theirs a sub the ratings go down rather significantly.
I see are the BOR blowing retards from ICN found their way here…
Countdown is considered a success in the ratings because just a few years ago before Keith came in the ratings for the time slot were far, far lower then they are today.The BOR blowers don't like to deal with the facts, but the facts are Countdowns ratings have increased dramatically with each passing year.
It's also worth noting that Keith was out the last 3 days in that comparison and just like on BOR's show when theirs a sub the ratings go down rather significantly.
Eva “Bill spends 60% of his show ranting against illegal aliens” you like most liberals I argue about Bill O with watched little if any at all of his show. Libs are afraid or it must ruin their day to watch someone they dissagree with. You say all he talks about is illegal aliens (60%) thats a foolish statement especially since if you ever sen the program when he talks about illegals you would know that he was one of the very few so called conservatives that supported the Senate bill for “Amnesty” (which it was not but thats another argument). But libs make it so easy to be corrected!
Eva “Bill spends 60% of his show ranting against illegal aliens” you like most liberals I argue about Bill O with watched little if any at all of his show. Libs are afraid or it must ruin their day to watch someone they dissagree with. You say all he talks about is illegal aliens (60%) thats a foolish statement especially since if you ever sen the program when he talks about illegals you would know that he was one of the very few so called conservatives that supported the Senate bill for “Amnesty” (which it was not but thats another argument). But libs make it so easy to be corrected!
If there is to be true competition between these two shows KO would have to run his repeat at the same time as O’R. Because his repeat is later (12am), and out of prime time, he forces his viewers to DVR his 8pm program for fear of being late for school the next day. O’R viewers don’t need to DVR (check Thurs #’s) because most can stay up until 11pm and still get to work on time.
I don’t see KO going head to head with O’R at 11pm because his DVR numbers would go down and KO needs those numbers (50-90k) for his 8pm time slot to make his show look respectful. If not for the DVR numbers, KO would be so far down the ratings he would be looking up Nancy Graces skirt.
As for Faux demo numbers, as I understand it, the advertisers contract is for total viewers, nothing else.
If there is to be true competition between these two shows KO would have to run his repeat at the same time as O'R. Because his repeat is later (12am), and out of prime time, he forces his viewers to DVR his 8pm program for fear of being late for school the next day. O'R viewers don't need to DVR (check Thurs #'s) because most can stay up until 11pm and still get to work on time.
I don't see KO going head to head with O'R at 11pm because his DVR numbers would go down and KO needs those numbers (50-90k) for his 8pm time slot to make his show look respectful. If not for the DVR numbers, KO would be so far down the ratings he would be looking up Nancy Graces skirt.
As for Faux demo numbers, as I understand it, the advertisers contract is for total viewers, nothing else.
If the little bannie legged fruitcake Keithy had stayed at ESPN maybe, maybe, he could have kept a job sweeping up floors…MSNBC is so bad, they are reduced to running male enhancement ads 24/7….
If the little bannie legged fruitcake Keithy had stayed at ESPN maybe, maybe, he could have kept a job sweeping up floors…MSNBC is so bad, they are reduced to running male enhancement ads 24/7….
Love the lie-beral hate mongers falling on their collective swords for a failed jock sniffer, Keithy….you guys, like this loser are pathetic….but entertaining.
Love the lie-beral hate mongers falling on their collective swords for a failed jock sniffer, Keithy….you guys, like this loser are pathetic….but entertaining.
Looks like the angry right is running scared that loofah-luvin’ BOR and his network, Pravda …er, Fox News, are replacing Comedy Central as America’s choice for fake news. Bildo is down to less than 2.1 m from 2.4m in January and 25-49 demos went from 500k to 420k, so I guess it’s not surprising that he chose to overtly reveal his racist leanings to try to pump up the ratings (he got a spike on Thursday).
Looks like the angry right is running scared that loofah-luvin' BOR and his network, Pravda …er, Fox News, are replacing Comedy Central as America's choice for fake news. Bildo is down to less than 2.1 m from 2.4m in January and 25-49 demos went from 500k to 420k, so I guess it's not surprising that he chose to overtly reveal his racist leanings to try to pump up the ratings (he got a spike on Thursday).
O’Reilly is a pompous, racist, ignorant jerk. He is bad for this country, and he pollutes people’s mind. If you are a regular viewer of his show, you’re ignorant…and people like you are what is wrong with this great country.
O'Reilly is a pompous, racist, ignorant jerk. He is bad for this country, and he pollutes people's mind. If you are a regular viewer of his show, you're ignorant…and people like you are what is wrong with this great country.
David, I agree.
People like O’Reilly were instrumental in getting Bush re-elected in 2004, thus telling the world that our country likes making war. The Right media defended the invasion of Iraq at a time when we should have been defending our nation against the terrorists who attacked us on 9/11. Bush, along with O’Reilly, Hannity, Limbaugh, Coulter, Savage, and Boortz have done great harm to our country’s international image, building anti-American sentiment and strengthening terrorism rather than fighting it. The death and destruction caused by the needless war they have supported in Iraq will continue for decades. We can only hope that a new president, Democrat or Republican, in 2008 will be able to cast a new image of the U.S. as a peaceful nation, seeking open diplomacy with all nations, including Syria and Iran, so that together it will be possible to work towards stability in the Middle East.
David, I agree.
People like O'Reilly were instrumental in getting Bush re-elected in 2004, thus telling the world that our country likes making war. The Right media defended the invasion of Iraq at a time when we should have been defending our nation against the terrorists who attacked us on 9/11. Bush, along with O'Reilly, Hannity, Limbaugh, Coulter, Savage, and Boortz have done great harm to our country's international image, building anti-American sentiment and strengthening terrorism rather than fighting it. The death and destruction caused by the needless war they have supported in Iraq will continue for decades. We can only hope that a new president, Democrat or Republican, in 2008 will be able to cast a new image of the U.S. as a peaceful nation, seeking open diplomacy with all nations, including Syria and Iran, so that together it will be possible to work towards stability in the Middle East.
David…what amuses myself and others is you rhetoric serves Bill’s best interest, whether you can comprehend that or not. When you make a statement like, “He is bad for this country, and he pollutes people’s minds,” not only do you elevate a TV personality to a Mental Ninja, capable of “polluting minds” but you also make use of the closed minded language you seemingly hate about Bill. Does anybody see the irony in, “If you are a regular viewer of his show, you’re ignorant…and people like you are what is wrong with this great country.”
I’m sure some of you do, but for David, I will walk you through it…Obviously you are aware roughly 2 millions people tune in nightly, thats not to say that they are all smart or politically informed, but that doesn’t suggest that EVERY BOR is dumb. This is whats funny to me, you get on this website, and post a blanket statement, stereotyping BOR viewers with the same rhetoric you rail on him for using.
Here a tip…if you really want to see BOR of the air, David, shut your mouth, and stop giving BOR ammo to spit back at democrats or anyone he disagrees with by stating…”Look at David…he’s a liberal bonehead, spewing the liberal hate speach, so I need to respond in kind.”
David…what amuses myself and others is you rhetoric serves Bill's best interest, whether you can comprehend that or not. When you make a statement like, “He is bad for this country, and he pollutes people’s minds,” not only do you elevate a TV personality to a Mental Ninja, capable of “polluting minds” but you also make use of the closed minded language you seemingly hate about Bill. Does anybody see the irony in, “If you are a regular viewer of his show, you’re ignorant…and people like you are what is wrong with this great country.”
I'm sure some of you do, but for David, I will walk you through it…Obviously you are aware roughly 2 millions people tune in nightly, thats not to say that they are all smart or politically informed, but that doesn't suggest that EVERY BOR is dumb. This is whats funny to me, you get on this website, and post a blanket statement, stereotyping BOR viewers with the same rhetoric you rail on him for using.
Here a tip…if you really want to see BOR of the air, David, shut your mouth, and stop giving BOR ammo to spit back at democrats or anyone he disagrees with by stating…”Look at David…he's a liberal bonehead, spewing the liberal hate speach, so I need to respond in kind.”
Yeah, I hate O’ Reilly, too. Talk about disrespecting America and being subversive trash. Anybody who is listening to O’Reilly’s treason is no American.
Yeah, I hate O' Reilly, too. Talk about disrespecting America and being subversive trash. Anybody who is listening to O'Reilly's treason is no American.