PostHeaderIcon Fox News tops viewership ratings: Glenn Beck & Bill O’ Reilly rank high with the audience

8/28/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post


The liberal cable TV stations which show partisan politics and make fun of personalities like Sen. Sarah Palin have their disappointment. Hubris, bias and inane programming among possible causes, their cable TV ratings have been going down while Fox has reached new highs. The dominance of Fox News over the mainstream media is clear.

Of all surprises, controversial Glenn Beck’s TV program which is a subject of hateful criticisms from rival stations raked an astounding number of viewers----more than 3 million viewers in its Fox 5PM time slot on August 26, 2009. Despite withdrawal of support from advertisers because of Beck’s charged comments against Pres. Obama, his program with a novel social thought recruited more watchers----rising to the level of popular O’Reilly Factor which airs at 8 PM in the same station.

There is a message here for those who want to crush free speech in this country. Just like what Glenn tackles in his thought-provoking show, people want to be informed and hear ideas other than those drummed up by the government and its minions in the media. From http://www.tvbynumbers.com here below is a sampling of viewership results to compare which programs have sway on the attention of most of TV’s audience.

5PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Glenn Beck– 3,040,000 viewers (888,000) (1,385,000)
Situation Room—688,000 viewers (141,000) (271,000)
Hardball w/ Chris Matthews—536,000 viewers (139,000) (217,000)
Fast Money—215,000 viewers (55,000) (80,000)
Prime News–267,000 viewers (97,000) (109,000)

6PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Special Report with Bret Baier– 2,067,000 viewers (463,000) (881,000)
Situation Room—739,000 viewers (155,000) (317,000)
Ed Show—541,000 viewers (211,000) (262,000)
Mad Money—186,000 viewers (73,000) (114,000)
Prime News — 259,000 viewers (94,000) (139,000)

7PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Fox Report w/Shep Smith–1,590,000 viewers (454,000) (729,000)
Teddy: In His Own Words—1,104,000 viewers (293,000) (547,000)
Hardball w Chris Matthews—778,000 viewers (265,000) (380,000)
Kudlow Report —a scratch w/112,000 viewers (a scratch w/42,000) (54,000)
Issues– 403,000 viewers (124,000) (217,000)

8PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O’Reilly Factor– 3,303,000 viewers (876,000) (1,468,000)
Teddy: In His Own Words- 1,104,000 viewers (293,000) (547,000)
Countdown w/ K. Olbermann– 1,091,000 viewers (320,000) (504,000)
Secrets of the Knight – 181,000 viewers (68,000) (95,000)
Nancy Grace – 757,000 viewers (239,000) (315,000)

9 PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Hannity –2,592,000 viewers (752,000) (1,158,000)
Larry King Live—1,182,000 viewers (299,000) (473,000)
Hardball w Chris Matthews—1123,000 viewers (381,000) (583,000)
American Greed – 242,000 viewers (108,000) (124


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