Olbermann Breathing Down O'Reilly's Neck!!!

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

Check out these ratings!! Olbermann is close to overtaking O'Reilly.

The Scoreboard: Thursday, February 22
25-54 demographic: (LS)

O'Reilly -- 450

Olbermann -- 309

Zahn -- 130

Grace -- 186

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/the_scoreboard_thursday_february_22_53740.asp

Just last week, O'Reilly was desperately claiming that his rating were 3 times Olbermann's. Well, now he can't even claim to be up by 2-1. Every month I look at these numbers, Olbermann gets closer and closer. In a few months, I predict they'll be tied. And by the fall, we'll see a NEW #1 cable news leader!

:woohoo:

[Little Wing]

1. Nancy Grace should be 18 on a GOOD day

I can't believe people watch that shit

[Bucky]

2. I am so sure that you don't slow down for carwrecks alongside the road.

People like shock; people like drama and are drawn to gaping at tragedies. It's not surprising to me that the ongoing trainwreck that is Nancy Grace gets a lot of viewers. The only surprise is that she hasn't imploded by now.

[Clark2008]

9. I don't.

But, then again, I was a reporter for 12 years and I covered emergency service personnel. I've seen enough wrecks to last me a lifetime. I don't care to see any more.

:hi:

[Little Wing]

11. I don't

I just want to get by the accident scene.

[slowry]

34. What the. n/t

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

38. I don't, either - people who stop to gape at car wrecks in the other lane on the freeway

to see blood are one of the sources of great disgust to me when I drive. I make a specific point of NOT looking and NOT contributing to the slowing of traffic when I can. And I haven't tuned in even once to Nancy Grace's show. Seeing her a few times in the past on Larry King where she completely disgraced herself was enough for me. I for one would prefer to see philosophy or science being discussed by the talking heads on television, instead of the sensationalism we have now.

[City Lights]

36. She shouldn't even be on television.

I can't believe anyone watches her either. :puke:

[TransitJohn]

3. K&R eom

:hi:

[Suich]

4. He's using the "Total Viewers" figures so he is correct.

However, in the 25-54 demographic, Olbermann is gaining.

:hi:

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

5. The 25-54 demographic

Is the one that advertisers look at when setting advertising. Therefore, it is the one that is most valuable to the network.

[Suich]

6. Yeah, I know.

Kathy Griffith's Mom loves O'Reilly. On her show, Mom had gotten an autographed picture of Billo. Kathy held it up and pointed at her Mom, saying, "This is your demographic, Bill!" Mom looked to be about 75 or 80.

So Billo's got about 2 million viewers either under 25 or over 54...

:rofl:

[stewert]

32. O'Reilly Viewers......

The craptor averages 2 million total viewers a night.

Of that 2 million roughly 400,000 to 500,000 are in the 25-54 demo.

The average age of a craptor viewer is 71 years old.

About 72% of craptor viewers are conservative, 4% are liberals, and roughly 24% are moderates.

Keith Olbermann may hit a million viewers a night someday, but I am betting that is about his limit, liberals just dont watch cable news as much as conservatives do.

And btw, O'Reilly has been stuck on 2 million total viewers a night for about 2 years now. He used to average 3.1 million viewers a night about 2.5 years ago, since then it has dropped to 2 million a night, and it continues to hold at 2 million.

[Kolesar]

28. There are always plenty of hateful retired people to watch Bill O'Reilly

It seems that every few weeks, somebody runs this deceptive thread title about Olbermann besting OReilly

[rocktivity]

7. Look at what happens when you compare the prime viewers to all their viewers!

O'Reilly 450/2498 = 18%
Olbermann 309/808 = 38%

An advertiser who wants maximum bang for his buck is certainly going to prefer Keith's odds!

:bounce:
rocknation

[NI4NI]

8. Greta over Anderson Cooper?????

Knowing the content and caliber of the many significant issues that Anderson Cooper reports on a daily basis compared to the same old retundant tabloid topics that Greta does day after day, and seeing that she has much higher ratings than he has is truly a very sad and pathetic testament to what Americans are most concerned with.

[SharonAnn]

24. And I liked her when she was on CNN. She's like a different person.

[PA Democrat]

10. Bill O'Reilly brags about having the top rated show on all the cable news networks

but if you look at the 25-54 demographics, he is being beat by 3 other FOX programs (Hume, Greta, Hannity & Colmes).

Great news for Keith.

[B Calm]

12. I voted for Olbermann in the Nielsen's TV ratings. Normally I

don't take the time to do a Nielsen survey, but found Olbermann's ratings to be more important than my inconvenience.

[Nimrod2005]

13. Is this something they sent to your house?

[localroger]

26. We did one years ago

Yeah, it was a by-mail questionnaire. They do a much smaller sample of families who agree to be 'wired' to have their viewing habits monitored live, which they use to cross-check the much larger mail and phone survey results.

We made a point of actually watching the New Twilight Zone (the only show worth watching at that time) so we could honestly vote for it. It was cancelled the next week :-(

[B Calm]

35. They call you first on the phone and ask you if you would do it. Then

a week or two later they mail you their survey..

[Nimrod2005]

14. K

[WiseButAngrySara]

15. CNN did poorly across the board. Am I the only one

surprised by this? (Although judging for myself, I've stopped watching CNN as 'religiously' as I used to. I never watch Zahn (K.O. infinitely preferred) or Cooper. Lou Dobbs I watch and Wolffie usually as background noise.)

[Dinger]

25. My CNN Time Is Waaaaaay Down

Dobbs, once in a while, Olbermann ALWAYS, zahn NEVER, leslie blitzer sometimes, Cooper, once in a while (The Katrina effect has waned imo), FSTV/LINK a lot, etc. You get the idea. The Canned News Network (CNN) sucks. Faux, well, that goes without saying.

[WiseButAngrySara]

31. See this recent post by Will Pitt. I guess I've just recently

come to the conclusion that CNN is also 'faux' news or Canned News, as you put it. I never watch Fox. Pitt's article is about CNN's coverage of infotainment instead of real news; it's quite good.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x279528

[lonestarnot]

16. Yeah KO

:applause:

[City Lights]

17. And his viewers will continue to increase, especially with the recent exposure

he's gotten - the Rolling Stone article, interview in TV Guide, and his addition to NBC Nightly News. There are still lots of people who are just learning about KO, while Billo has pretty much reached his peak.

KO rises; The Giant Head sinks. :party:

[Felinity]

18. KO: Worse person in the world

In case you missed it, Keith called himself out last night-funny!

Here's the link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/ and click on:

"Worst: NASA’s new astronaut procedures" under the freaky judge photo.

[Berry Cool]

19. Nancy's and Greta's numbers have received a boost lately

from all the Anna Nicole news. Once that circus is well and truly over, they will go back down to their usual levels. But they always get a ratings boost from people who can't miss a good tabloid story when it comes along.

[Dracos]

20. I know some repukes who

was pissed at o'Reilly about the kidnapping case involving those two boys even they say he took he predators side.

[PA Democrat]

27. But according to O'Reilly, it is only "far left loons" who

"misinterpreted" his remarks. Oh dear, you mean even some Republicans recognize the smell of BS when they encounter it?

[City Lights]

37. Do you know if they are pissed enough to stop watching?

My SIL and BIL absolutely love him. :puke: They told me they watch him to "get the other side of the story." :eyes: We gave them KO's book for Christmas. :evilgrin: Haven't talked to them since The Giant Head made the Hornbeck comments, but I'm curious to know if they've changed their opinion.

[rasputin1952]

21. Out here in Northeastern Nebraska, FAUX was on in the local store

for quite some time. They have a large screen TV for those who decide to get something to eat from the restaurant area. I used to sit as far from the TV as possible to avoid the drivel, but in the last 3 months they have gone to CNN, My interest was piqued, and I asked why they changed; it seems as though the older group that usually comes in for breakfast/coffee in the AM, (farmers, farm implement suppliers and the like), requested they change because Fox and Friends was "shrill and meaningless", and Fox news was just plain "terrible". While CNN is not all that much better, the locals figure they are getting news instead of propaganda foisted by the RW, (odd since most of these people are GOP types).

As for Fox and Friends, the consensus was that the two morons bantering back and forth were so stupid, that Fox should be ashamed to allude that they have half a brain between them.

Kind of nice to know that in Nebraska, there are some pretty sensible people...:D

[MethuenProgressive]

22. MSNBC is in way fewer markets than FOX

FOX is on almost all cable outlets, MSNBC on fewer than 1/3.
(figures from memory, I'm trying to google them up)

[City Lights]

39. Did you have any luck with finding out market comparison between the two?

If you do, please post it. I'm curious. :-)

[spooky3]

23. He can breathe down my neck anytime--teeheehee

[wryter2000]

29. Oh, grabjous day!

I hope Momma does three hours on ratings the day Keith O. beats Billo.

[progressoid]

30. I wouldn't get too excited about this

currently all the Fux people beat Keith: Gibson, Hume, Shepard, O'Reilly, H&C, Greta.

I know that there is this epic feud between Keith and O'Loofa, but the reality is that Amuricans aren't interested in news or truth or facts. They like what Fux gives them. Fux is their mega-church and they won't renounce their faith easily.

[stewert]

33. And btw......

Olbermann has the #1 rated show on MSNBC, his ratings are up 85% from January of 2006 to January of 2007, and his ratings have went up 91% since the show started.