FOX News Bill O'Reilley loses 1.2 MILLION viewers since October

[SF Bay Area Dem]

On May 6th, MediaBistro's TVNewser editor, Brian Stelter, wrote: "In response to this morning's post about Paula Zahn's ratings, a CNN insider says: 'FNC should be less concerned with Zahn's performance and more concerned with the fact that O'Reilly continues to hemorrhage viewers month-over-month since October.' Here are the monthly averages: October: 3,166,000 / November: 3,080,000 / December: 2,610,000 / January: 2,478,000 / February: 2,391,000 / March: 2,320,000 / April: 2,178,000 / May-to-date: 2,096,000"

via Newhounds at: http://www.newshounds.us/2005/05/08/is_the_writing_on_the_wall_for_the_oreilly_factor.php#more


*** I have always said that Fox News and the rest of the conservative nonsense would not last. You cannot build a business (or presidency) based on lies. It catches up to you eventually as it apparently has caught up to O'Reilly. Lets see if the ratings continue to slide for O'Reilley and if Zahn or even Oberman catches up or surpasses him... Oberman needs about 1.2mm viewers to go to catch up. I hope he does as it will show the corporate media that left leaning, progressive media has a definite market.

[Debi]

1. I wonder how falafel sales are doing?

Oh, sorry, this isn't the Lounge :blush:

[underpants]

3. I almost falafel my chair when I read that.

sorry for the old joke but dammit it works!

[Debi]

4. Thanks underpants

for being here :hi:

[rfranklin]

16. I've got a mess in my underpants!

Damn that falafel!

[Jackpine Radical]

5. It makes me falafel

to hear about Bill's bad fortune.

[Debi]

9. ROF!

:rofl:

[spindoctor]

2. I make it a habit not to drink before noon...

...but this calls for a celebration.

CHEERS!

[Debi]

6. Well, don't falafel your bar stool!

It's underpants fault! :toast:

[havocmom]

8. Am with ya!

Ye Haw! Shall we make sure all his sponsers have the good news too? :evilgrin:

[spindoctor]

20. I am sure they heard the good news long before we did. 30%!

He lost a THIRD of his audience. Expect some desparate stunts in the coming weeks.

Ahh....the sweet smell of cancellation.

I hope Mr. O'Reilly has enjoyed his fifteen minutes of fame and does the right thing: retire into oblivion.

[NewJeffCT]

7. Well, isn't Zahn pretty RW, too?

At least that is my impression from the few times I have seen her interview political guests.

[BillZBubb]

12. Definitely, Zahn is a Bush groupie.

[SF Bay Area Dem]

22. I have never gotten that impression about Zahn...

I am glad KO is kicking all of the other RW's at MSNBC in ratings though... my wife who is not usually into these political shows is now hooked on KO...

[NewJeffCT]

30. Zahn

She did that feature story /blowjob of George Bush Sr's "heroism" in WW2 prior to the election last year, didnt' she?

[Cooley Hurd]

46. "A Flyboy's Story" or some crap like that?

Yeah, she's definitely into Poppy, if not the Chimp...

[Kansas Wyatt]

53. Zahn was the only reporter that I seen during the campaign....

Who actually corrected the deceptive Rovian RW talking points that the Shrub minions kept preaching every time they got on tv. Zahn corrected Shrub minions several times, and she never let one of their lies get by her, when I watched her. Unlike all the other stupid media whores, who didn't have a clue about what the truth was.

If she is a right winger, at least she didn't allow the Rovian Propaganda get by her during the few times I seen her. I can't say that she always corrected the record when she was on, but at least she made Ralph Reed out to be a pathetic LIAR.

[wtbymark]

10. allthough he still has 2 million idiots

tuning in - :shrug:

[Terre]

15. But if it keeps up at this pace

at a loss of 1 million viewers in 6 months, he'll be off the air by this time next year!

:bounce:

[SF Bay Area Dem]

26. Hannity and Colmes benefited by airing right after O'Reilly...

... if "O" continues his slide will definitely have a negative impact on Sean Hannity's "Hannity and Colmes"...

[Terre]

29. Be still my heart!!

<snicker><snicker>

[Terre]

11. Gosh, what WONDERFUL news!

and it HAS to continue to decline, because the RW Repugs and pundits aren't going to change anytime soon.

I'm thrilled that some people have finally taken off their blinders.

[SF Bay Area Dem]

13. We need to get this on every blog possible...

I suspect that nothing drives Roger Aile's or Rhumpert Murdoch more crazy than to have the cold realization that their Faux News channel is not infallible. O'Reilly has been their biggest star for years. If he goes down can Hannity be far behind? Who know but based on the O'Reillys slide it could happen.

We should get this on every blog possible. If anything just to piss off the Fox Kool-Aid drinkers!

[rfranklin]

17. Hannity and "Eight Inch" Jeff Gannon should team up!

"Get my pipe up, baby!"

They may have to go on Sirius radio with their act.

[johnlaneschultz]

18. O'Reilly's Days are Numbered

I never understood what the big deal was with O'Reilly and his overinflated ego. About time his ratings dropped, nothing more than a egotistical hypocrite.

[MARALE]

43. Welcome!

I like your blog and poetry. Did not stay long but will be back!

:hi:

[TheFarseer]

14. Could just be predictable post-election decline

What were his numbers before the election? I bet it's just a cyclical thing, although, with some of the dumba$$ stories he runs I should hope ratings are going down!

[SF Bay Area Dem]

19. I don't think so about a post president election slide...

O'Reilly's break out year was 1999/2000 and his ratings have increased since then. His big break was 9/11 and his ratings have helped Fox News get to number one. If he goes and the same thing happens to Hannity they (Faux News) will run into some trouble staying number one.

[CatholicEdHead]

48. Could be fad wearing off

with Faux News. They have been so "cool" for so long. I guess their marketing is getting flat and people can only take so much "traitor" talk.

Most people are not that venemous as is spun on that network.

[bullimiami]

21. wow still 2 million brain dead loofah munchers watching.

thats sick enough.

[Greylyn58]

23. This is good news

Now if we can get the wing-nuts to desert Limbaugh and Hannity in the same way we might just have a chance of getting our media back!

Wouldn't that be nice?

:evilgrin:

[SF Bay Area Dem]

24. How many "stories" did O'Reilly air about Jesse Jackson?

Back in the days when I did watch Faux News it was pretty much a given that O'Reilly would air something negative about Jackson in his "investigation" of him... oh this is so sweet to watch O'Reilly squirm!!!!

[bullwinkle428]

25. Somehow, I get the feeling that if Fox

actually did consider dumping the pathetic egomaniac, they would probably look at someone like Michael Savage as a way to "re-energize their base"...

[SF Bay Area Dem]

27. Did you see Savages (aka: Weiner) "show" on MSNBC?

... before it got the ole axe Savages show looked like something out of a cheap public access television channel. No way will Faux bring this clod on. He is damaged goods.

[bullwinkle428]

I think nearly everyone with half of a brain realizes

what a joke Savage is, but one wonders how far Fox thinks it should go to maintain their status as a mouthpiece of the right. My only exposure to Fox News these days is when I'm at my local YMCA and it happens to be one of the four designated channels on the TVs located in the cardio workout area (no option for users to change the channel, as they are located out of reach). I have to practically laugh out loud at times, purely on the basis of the way material is presented in contrast with their alleged "Fair & Balanced" philosophy! :eyes:

[Norquist Nemesis]

28. Breaking!

Fox News replaces O'Reilly with a panel of commentators in an attempt to redeem the favored time slot held by O'Reilly. Father, Son and Holy Ghost will take the mike on Monday with a lively panel discussion providing viewers insight and guidance toward the coming Rapture.

The feature will move to a 24-hour format later this year in anticipation of the 2006 elections.

[Jade Fox]

31. But to Loofahs everywhere, the man is a God!! n/t

[dhinojosa]

32. But, Bill O'Reilly is saying that he got 230 million more viewers?

Who are you going believe? :sarcasm:

[0007]

33. I believe Al Franken over anything that Bill O'Reilly could possible

say.

[FreedomAngel82]

34. Yay!

Couldn't have happened to a more evil bastard.

[BanzaiBonnie]

35. Oh, this is great news

It brings a smile to my face.

[UTUSN]

36. Unfortunately, It's Not the Wingnut Nonsense Losing, It's His Scandal

And Chickenhawk O'LOOFAH still has the VFW Errect Loofah Award

[SF Bay Area Dem]

37. Didn't the Loofah scandal break in December?

Ratings started slide before then...

[KurtNYC]

41. October 13, 2004

Just before the election home stretch.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1013043mackris1.html

And just as his children's book was coming out.

[jazzjunkysue]

38. Anyone know how his sex book for kids is doing?

[realFedUp]

39. Most people don't have time for fiction anymore

so much non-fiction happening to the
country.

[DoYouEverWonder]

40. You think FAUX will buy a clue

that people are finally turning their crap off? Nobody gives a shit about, Michael, Terri, Laci, Martha or any of the rest.

People do care about what the Bush Misadministration, with the help of the M$M, has done to this country and the rest of the world. The Internet is leaving guys like O'Reilly behind in the dust. See ya' asshole.

[valis]

42. Woo HOOOOO! O'Reilley go o hell!!

[PKG]

44. Don't over-interpret this, guys. The political cycle is cooling

down since the last election. Think about it--his peak is October? The last month of the most hotly-contested Presidential race of all time? When it ramps up for '06, we'll see what happens then. And no, I'm not a fan of the splotchy bully, I'm just not quite as optimistic as y'all.

[Bouncy Ball]

49. When you are losing viewers at that kind of a clip over a seven

month period, that's not just a political cycle cooling down, LOL!

[PKG]

59. He's a political talk show host that feeds on hatred of the other guy.

The 'other guy' is down and out right now, and won't be an immediate threat until '06. Really. Unless you can show me, say, Hannity gaining viewers during that timeframe, I'll remain unimpressed.

[melissinha]

45. Does Franken know....

He'll get a REAL kick out of it!!!!!!! He hates O so much he'd dedicate a whole show to it!!!!!!!!!!! Imagine what Oy Oy Oy Al would say!!!!Muah ha ha ha ha!

[BigBearJohn]

55. I wonder how many copies his kiddies book sold?

[Bouncy Ball]

47. You also can't build it based on hatred and screaming

"shut up!" It's shtick. FUX "news" will go the way of the dodo bird, it's just a matter of time.

[Hamlette]

50. The day Olberman has more viewers than Bill, I'll know all is right

with the world.

Bill is still better than twice Olberman but I'm thinking part of it is being on MSNBC instead of Fox. I tell people to watch Olberman and they've never heard of him and have never watched MSNBC. Damn.

[BrklynLiberal]

51. Bill who? Bwaahaaa.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[sendero]

52. I've always believed..

.... that reality will win out over right-wing rhetoric every time, it just takes time.

Time for ordinary folks to realize that they are being fed bullshit. And they way they find that out is when wars that were s'posed to be a cakewalk wind up taking years and years.

And when the economy is NOT doing that well for them or their families and friends, all while the talking heads keep telling them everything is coming up roses.

The apogee of the short hold the right-wing had on America has already passed, they just haven't figured it out yet.

[SF Bay Area Dem]

57. You are correct about Right Wing rhetoric...

... if you base it on lies this is what happens... LOST VIEWERS AND VOTERS!

[HysteryDiagnosis]

54. Bill O'Reilly is a self righteous moron. Other than that, he's pretty

much intellectually offensive, biased, biggoted, and not very nice. Oh.. and he likes to offend female coworkers but who's counting.

Faux Snooze... lose the loser, before he takes you down with him... not that it would be any great loss or anything.... at least not for the thinking... cogent... awake... people in this here Newnighted States.

[jon strad]

56. HAHAHAHA

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA oh gotta catch my breath, whew. Oh yeah, Fuck you, O'Rielly

[lonestarnot]

58. He hasn't noticed, he's too busy yank'n his falafel!

[Jimbo S]

60. What were his ratings for May 2004?

I think this article may be deceptive. Last fall with the elections a lot of people were tuned into political oriented shows.

I think a better barometer would be to compare current ratings against those of this time last year.

[Dawgs]

61. Is that how many elderly have dies since then?

I thought I heard his audience was mostly older people.