The O’Reilly Factor: 100 Months In A Row #1
Bill O’Reilly, my favorite conservative talk show host, has accomplished the impossible: his show The O’Reilly Factor is the number 1 in cable news for 100 consecutive months.
He has consistently defeated MSNBC and CNN during his timeslot (8PM). In fact, O’Reilly is so popular that he has more than the other shows at the same time combined.
The O’Reilly Factor led all programs with an average of 3,434,000 viewers in March. It posted a 29% year to year growth in viewership and a 43% increase in the 25-54 demo with an average of 755,000. The first quarter of 2009 was yet again a major success: he continued to beat all the competitors combined.
The man himself explained his success as follows: “I think it’s because we give stuff away or maybe folks just find the hour honest and fun to watch.”
What I like most about The Factor is O’Reilly’s honesty and his understanding of politics and conservatism. Unlike certain other talking heads, O’Reilly cannot be possibly called a “loon” or even an “ideological partisan hack.” He is conservative, sure, but he takes responsibility for mistakes, and he criticizes Republicans as well as Democrats.
I think that millions agree with me when I say that when you listen to O’Reilly, you know that he believes what he says, that he does not ’spin’ the news (much), but that he is a conservative who looks at politics from a conservative perspective. He’s honest, intelligent, passionate yet reasonable: and that’s exactly why his show been the number one in cable news for 100 months in a row already.
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O’Reilly isn’t perfect, but he’s better than a lot of the other talking heads on Fox by a long shot. I take issue with his preferred method of interviewing and some of his first amendment knowledge, but other than that, he’s a good guy.
this success deserves to have legislation put upon it to allow failed programs to have equal (or more) airtime.