"Countdown" Beats "O'Reilly Factor" In Ratings Demo For First Time Ever

MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" beat Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor" in the key Adults 25-54 demographic for the first time ever last week.

"Countdown" averaged 477,000 viewers (A25-54) vs. O'Reilly's 472,000 (excluding Tuesday's primary coverage). This marks the first time that MSNBC has beaten Fox News in O'Reilly's 8pm time slot since June 2001.

Comments

[helenwiells]

I've always said that O'Reilly reminds me of my mean Irish uncles...h­e's becoming desperate now...send­ing his minions to sandbag Bill Moyers? Wow. What a tough guy.

[slope142]

Helen, me darlin', there are no such creatures in all of nature as, "mean Irish uncles." There are horribly misunderstood and temporarily unsober Irish uncles to be sure, but mean? Go light some candles dear.

[mydoglucky]

I love Keith. His show is biased but honestly, I don't care. His show is smart, well written and well produced. I never miss it! O'Reilly, can't even stand to look at him.
The country is changing, and slowly but surely, they will move about from Faux news. It will take time, but, it will happen.

[1proudinfidel]

rah rah rah!....ya­wn..

[BigBen]

Keith broke the first rule of gentlemen. Never wrestle with a pig.You end up covered in s....

[zacher2005]

*fox

You should all be ashamed. You want chaneg, blame people for twisting facts, an dyet you do it yourself. Partisan BS is what is ruining our culture, and peopel Like Olbermann, Hannity, and Huffington are all making a $ off of all you people.

[jrldev]

Your vitriolic language is stronger than your spelling. You will benefit by going to night school

[zacher2005]

and yet you can not prove me wrong. huffington, hannity, olbermann, they all are using you people to make $, and all of you who think you are creating change, in all reality are just following the trend.

I hoe Barrack stops people like you all from even being a factor.

[idest]

Oh my god! You mean to tell me that people who work in the news business are making money off of people who watch/read/listen to the news?? THOSE SCOUNDRELS

[zacher2005]

Wow this sire throws spin like Foz, gotta love leading by example.

[rjlwis]

Eventually, truth finds its way to those who wish to hear it. For those, unwilling to accept the truth, it's time to go back in the corner and whine...

[shelobo]

Over time folks get a bit tired of the ranting ,radical and fanatical B/S that several Fox 'commentators' spew.Now Hannity and Dobbs need to be knocked off their thrones of hatred and misleading rants.

[BigBen]

Rants and cants .Get over it. Yes we can.

[nyboomer]

O'Reilly has been KO'd. It was a nice left jab at the right side of O'Reilly's lying mouth.

[CitizenGeek]

Wow, this is fabulous news. Bill O'Reilly brings bile to my throat, so ANYONE beating him at the ratings game is awesome, but the fact it's Olbermann is even better!

[DontBeFoolish]

Good, another dagger to FOX. Your hands are dirty FOX, better get to washing them real fast.

[1differentdrummer]

Fade to black.

[westreal]

Yeah, Baby!!!!

[Boboday555]

I think what we're seeing is Mr. O'Reilly's base is beginning to stir form their self imposed FOX-KIDS Coma.
Sure people who watch FOX-KIDS ain't the sharpest knives in the drawer and those who do watch FOX probably put our AWOL President and War Deferments Vice President in power (with a little help from their confederatres on the bench) but sooner or later everyone wakes up to the childishness that is FOX.
O'Reilly is a sexual deviant yet that little maggot tries to act like some bastion of purity?
Even simple BUSHIEs see that kind of blatant hypocricy.

[michie62]

i absolutely concur!!

[Taschend]

I really like him, but I hope Keith Olbermann doesn't become the next Bill O'reilly.

[frankifrost]

WHAT A COUP !!!
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT AMERICA
HAS FINALLY CHOSEN
TRUTH
OVER
TRASH.
CONGRATULATIONS
KEITH
AND
AMERICA !!!!!!!!!

[michie62]

In order for Keith to become the next O'R he would need a frontal labotomy.

[debrouillard]

Change is coming to America in very department. Obama said it is the mind set that needs to change and sure it is changing. Americans dont wanna tune in to watch as Tv Presenters try to tear down other Americans,sell them an unjust war,etc.

Americans are starting to put their well being and interest before bigotry. To summarise,America is no longer interested in O'Reilly products.

[1differentdrummer]

Exit stage right.

[goodtomeetyou]

Good job Keith. Too bad O'loofah.

[nanton29]

Olbermann over O'Reilly is a no brainer. What took you so long America? Now if there is only a way we can get riddddd of Sean Hannity forever. Well, that might be too much to ask for. We have survived inspite of satan, so we'll get over him as well.

[BigRube]

Give it another year.I think the American people has had enough of all of these so call conservative talk show host and the end is coming.

[nonofyabusiness]

You mean SlantTitty­....

[YellowPanties]

Hey O'Reilly: suck it!