You get the sense that at any minute now Bill O’Reilly will have a meltdown that will make people like Joe McCarthy and Morton Downey Jr. seem mild by comparison.
And it will be entertaining as hell.
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Every time I see Morton Downey Jr.’s name I think of Robert Downey Jr. “Okay, The Singing Detective was pretty bad, by why lump him in with McCarthy?”
It is May, you know. He’ll probably calm down after “Sweeps” month
“It is May, you know. He’ll probably calm down after “Sweeps” month”
Not when he sees his ratings.
You mean the ratings where he beats Olbermann Nearly 4 to 1?
Ratings, schmatings. American Idol consistently trumps everything in its time slot; it doesn’t mean it’s a good show or a fine example of American culture.
There should be a campaign to to ship a dump truck filled with falafel to Fox news during a taping of The Factor. That just might push his sorry ass over the edge.
Watch the clip of him arguing with Gen. Clark over Soros last night – Clark is calm and collected while Bill O looks like he might either strike Clark or explode into flames.
Every time I see Morton Downey Jr.’s name I think of Robert Downey Jr.
Well, Robert’s meltdown was pretty spectacular, as I recall.
I distrust schadenfreude–hubris tends to be a pendulum.
As much as I dislike the right wing schlock-star, I only hope that his audience declines either by the effects of old age, by waking up to his schtick, or by realizing that he’s an overused joke.
Could just be that not many folks wanted to watch it. Plus, Tweety’s a joke.
“You mean the ratings where he beats Olbermann Nearly 4 to 1?”
Take a look at the trends.
Olbermann’s ratings stopped growing almost a year ago. He’s held steady ever since. Yeah, he had the exponential jump, but there’s been no follow-up since.
Remember when “the trends” said Air America was going to overtake Rush? Good times…
“Olbermann’s ratings stopped growing almost a year ago.”
Really? Cause that’s not what I read.
Olbermann’s ratings peaked in Novemeber, which is about six months ago:
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/march_s_olbermann_zahn_trend_down_56276.asp
Hmmm. Why would a news organization peak in November of 2006. What could have happened then that caused a spike in viewers?
While the lastest numbers have Olbermann down barely more than 2 – 1 in the key demo:
http://mediabistro.com/tvnewser/
And O’Reilly was even beaten recently:
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/the_scoreboard_wednesday_april_18_57429.asp
The evidence is clear. O’Reilly’s domination is over while his lead is in serious trouble.
Nice of you to cherry pick the one night BOR is pre-taped while everyone else is live with the VATech latest. THAT’s a trend?!? Whatever…
The actual latest numbers have Olbermann losing in the demo by nearly 3 to 1. Heck, O’Reilly’s midnight repeat beats Olbermann LIVE 2 to 1 in the dmeo.
“Nice of you to cherry pick the one night BOR is pre-taped…”
Nice of you to ignore the rest of the links.
“The actual latest numbers have Olbermann losing…”
By less than 40% in the key demographic:
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/the_scoreboard_thursday_may_10_58909.asp
Also of note: 80% of Bill O’Reilly’s viewers are older than 55. Half are older than 71.
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