O'Reilly & Fox News' Big January Ratings Win

[otohara]

This is what Hillary will be up against, 8 Fox shows bashing her and the husband 24/7 and millions will watch it over and over. Not to mention the gazillion ads that will be purchased by GOP candidate. I expect come January 20th, we will have President McDrain taking the oath.


TVNewser reports that Fox News Channel had 8 of the top 10 highest rated programs on cable news during the month of January. Leading that charge was The O'Reilly Factor, which took both the #1 (the 8PM original broadcast) and the #7 (the 11PM repeat) spots.
Below, the 20 top ranked shows for January, according to Nielsen Media Research:
1. The O'Reilly Factor (Fox)
2. Hannity & Colmes (Fox)
3. The Fox Report with Shep Smith (Fox)
4. Special Report with Brit Hume (Fox)
5. On The Record with Greta Van Susteren (Fox)
6. Americas Newsroom (Fox)
7. The O'Reilly Factor (Repeat) (Fox)
8. Larry King Live (CNN)
9. The Big Story with John Gibson (Fox)
10. Lou Dobbs Tonight (CNN)
11. Studio B with Shep Smith (Fox)
12. Your World with Neil Cavuto (Fox)
13. Happening Now (Fox)
14. Fox And Friends (Fox)
15. Live Desk with Martha MacCallum (Fox)
16. Americas Pulse (Fox)
17. Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN)
18, Out In The Open (CNN)
19. Countdown with Keith Olbermann (MSNBC)
20. CNN Election Center (CNN)
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/january_ratings_fnc_has_8_of_top_10_programs_76427.asp?c=rss

[Eric J in MN]

1. Or that is what Barack Obama will be facing. NT

NT

[otohara]

6. Their Hate For The Clintons

runs deep!

Bill made Fox News what they are today and then....24/7 Clinton haters.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Well, let's just give up now. It's hopeless.

We will be crushed by the all-powerful Fox Noise.







:rofl:

[rusty quoin]

3. I read that earlier and I don't know what is going on.

I had thought Fox News was losing viewers, because people were learning they had been bamboozled.

[otohara]

4. The Primary Season Brought Them Back, So They Could Be

brainwashed again!

[rusty quoin]

7. But what happened to Olbermann? He's the only one I watch. n/t

[Coexist]

8. fox news runs nonstop at carwashes and sports bars and dr.s offices here

does that contribute to their ratings?

[momster]

9. Only if Nielsen Boxes

are hooked up (this includes Arbitron and other ratings companies). Usually however these trackers prefer homeowners.

[Coexist]

13. thats what I thought

but someone here corrected me and told me that cable companies know exactly what you watch, without a Niellson box.

I know that they can track what we TiVo, because the come out with 'most TiVod' programs.

[momster]

15. Yeah, But

I don't know if that counts as Ratings or is used just for their information. Might matter to advertisers.

[Coexist]

26. yeah, they have to know, how else can they say "6 million people tuned in to the debate"

there are not 6 million Niellson families.

[onenote]

37. because Nielsen extrapolates. long before cable they said similar things

jeez.

[rusty quoin]

16. I just don't know how they did all those top shows. Something seems wrong.

[otohara]

21. Well For One Thing

this isn't broken down by age demo's. So, I would expect in the 25-35, & 40 - 54, Keith Olberman does just as good, maybe better. But FOX carries the old red folks, and they vote. Against their interests, but nonetheless, they vote in larger numbers.

[countmyvote4real]

25. It contributes to the dumbing down.

I use the New York University Dental School for my dentistry, After my floor was remodeled last summer, they now have Faux as the reception/waiting room diversion. I have complained, but they don't (or more like won't) get why it is so wrong. NYUDC must be getting paid for this.

It's really sad.

[cloud75]

5. and they will do the same to obama except it will fresh new material all the

hillary stuff is old news and people will be tired of it and not listen to it.

[otohara]

12. Without Sounding Like Racists

its' gonna be pretty hard to go after his Harvard educated beautiful black wife.

Remember, with Hill, you get Bill and he's even more of a lightening rod for Fox and their viewers. Face it, it's true - Fox will rejoice in slamming the Clinton's. Bill made Fox what it is today and as you can see by these ratings, their viewers came back for more during primary season.

[rusty quoin]

19. Oh sure. It is all prepackaged against the Clintons. n/t

[otohara]

23. Pretty Much

its' a shitty place and you can count on it!

[cloud75]

30. they will go after obama they will define him n/t

[otohara]

34. Sure, But

there's already a built in dislike, bordering on hate for Sen. Clinton. They will have to work overtime to build up that kind of hate for the Jr. Senator from IL.

[NewJeffCT]

40. they've already done that

Heard from Ed Schultz a week or two back that over 50% of the country believes Obama is a Muslim.

[NewJeffCT]

41. that didn't stop them going after Harold Ford

"Hi Barack, call me!"

[lordsummerisle]

10. All this shows is that cable news watchers would rather be

entertained than informed...and Faux News is more entertaining than the other cable news channels...

[BenDavid]

11. I am sure all members of DU watch this network faithfully.....BS!

it is the same people and the same number of people that watch these programs, and if fox were doing such a damn good job of convincing the public then the dems would not have taken over the house and senate.....but it all started when a democrat raised hell and got up in the face of fox news chris wallace and showed the dems they could have some balls and take them on.....but how do the majority in here show their respects....uh huh call em race baiters, bigots racists.....

[otohara]

18. But This is Different

it's Hill & Bill. Don't be naive, they want to be reminded about every little thing it was they hated the Clinton's for and Fox will deliver. Every PAC that despises the Clinton's will spend millions running ads. We don't watch it, but the a shit-load of people do.

[kevinbgoode]

14. And how many households actually WATCH these shows?

Numbers, please. There are 300 million people in this country.

[Yavin4]

17. TV Ratings Can Be Misleading

Yes, Faux News leads in the overall numbers, but that's not what advertisers care about. What they care about is the money demo, 18-35, and I believe that Keith edges out O'Reilly in that demo. That demo is more important because those viewers are more likely to buy the products advertised on the show.

Faux News gets older, more conservative viewers.

[rusty quoin]

20. And that is what I thought, but Olbermann was like 19'th

There is something wrong with this survey, or I am wrong.

[Yavin4]

29. More Older People Watch The News Than Younger People

That's why O'Reilly's nuumbers are higher. However, advertisers, the people that actually pay for the show, are more concerned about younger viewers.

[otohara]

24. Yes, But Those Older/Conservative Viewers Vote More

and they hate the Clinton's with a passion still.

[brettdale]

22. I Think Obama will become President

But I would love to see Hillary win, just to see the look on the faces of O'Reilly, Gibson, Hannity and those pukes at Fox and Friends.

[rusty quoin]

27. I kind of thought what you just said, but in a different way.

Not that this will sway my vote or anything, but I would like to see Hillary lose so Dick Morris's career hurts, that shit.

[Eric J in MN]

28. She'll still be a US Senator, and Dick Morris can still feed the public garbage...

...about her next move for decades (if she is the 2008 presidential nominee and loses.)

[proud2BlibKansan]

31. LOL They won't bash HER!!

They love her. She is FOX's handpicked candidate!!

Who are you trying to kid here??

[Beaverhausen]

32. remember- most right wingers watch Fox but the rest of us split our viewing

If they had other RW competition their ratings wouldn't be as good.

Yes, I know CNN and MSNBC are hardly liberal - but they are far more balanced than Fox is.

[Mugu]

36. You may be right about splitting the viewers,

but if I remember correctly, in the 8PM slot BO has more viewers than all the other combined.

Regards, Mugu

[liberal1973]

33. Well for one thing MSNBC

is not on every cable network.

[Mugu]

35. Hillary was on Fox News Sunday just yesterday.

Or else it somebody claiming to be her, being interviewed by Chris Wallace.

Regards, Mugu

[Johonny]

38. Should they care

If you're watching FOX well you probably weren't going to vote Dem anyways. Basically a very small percentage of the public watches FOX or any news show.

[Dawggie]

39. well, when Larry King still is in the top ten...

I'm not that worried about cable news ratings.

I wonder how John Stewart would fare if he were included.