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| 2004-10-22 | |
If the intent of Fox News Channel producer Andrea Mackris' sexual harassment lawsuit was to ruin Bill O'Reilly and his network, it doesn't seem to be working. In fact, rather than deserting O'Reilly, his viewers are tuning in, in droves. "The O'Reilly Factor" averaged 3.2 million viewers per night for the first three nights after the suit was announced, reports the New York Post. That's a 34 percent increase over the TV talker's ratings for last quarter. Among older viewers, who might be expected to be offended by the controversy, O'Reilly is doing even better. Nielsen ratings show a 42 percent improvement among adults ages 25-54, who may be having trouble buying Mackris' claim that she was "forced" to have phone sex with the cable star. While the publicity over Mackris' accusations no doubt accounts for some of the increase, the solid numbers show that the scandal may have ultimately backfired on O'Reilly's enemies.
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| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #10 No cause and effect relationship here. O'Reilly was given an interview with President Bush and, since Kerry begged off, he has been more favorable to him. |
| Posted by: Capt America 2004-10-22 9:54:26 PM |
| #9 DRUDGE has siren.... "Settlement imminent" |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-10-22 1:58:57 PM |
| #8 You did have an "I" instead of an ell. But I just emptied the tank and am off to bed. 'Niters! |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-10-22 1:49:26 AM |
| #7 Tried to post a story - I guess they are all being embargoed in the trap for some reason. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-10-22 1:43:14 AM |
| #6 Its the same as I always type it - just cleared my cookies on Firefox and had to retype it. The letters you show both come in as lower case L (ell) to me. But I just now retyped it just in case. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2004-10-22 1:36:18 AM |
| #5 Something like "The Factor for Kids" I don't recall the title off hand and I'm just too, um... well let's call it "lazy" or "tired" rather than |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-10-22 1:18:46 AM |
| #4 O'Reilly had a childrens book out? Pshaw... who knew - and if they did know - who on earth would buy it???? maybe this all just a ploy by O'Reilly and his love mistress to get his ratings up. No such thing as bad publicity and all that....jk |
| Posted by: 2b 2004-10-22 12:58:13 AM |
| #3 But how are the sales of his children's book coming? Maybe the attack was more focused than just on his TV ratings. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-10-22 12:49:44 AM |
| #2 OIDSpook? Why the "I" instead of an 'l'? |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2004-10-22 12:49:31 AM |
| #1 Finally - a post by someone other than Fred! Fred goes on a Posting Spree! Go FRED! |
| Posted by: OIdSpook 2004-10-22 12:19:44 AM |