Olbermann's ratings pass his nemesis

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Thursday July 06, 2006 · 7:39 AM PDT

2006/07/06 · 07:39

As we Kossacks are well aware, Keith Olbermann's show Countdown has been increasing steadily in ratings for over a year. He slowly sneaked past Paula Zahn on CNN and now regularly surpasses her ratings. Who can resist his combination of hard hitting headlines combined with snark and silliness?

Guess who Olbermann finally surpassed in the key demographics on Friday?

Bill ~~O'Reilly~~ O'Falafel!

Olbermann's Countdown on MSNBC had 244,000 viewers age 25-54 from 8:45 - 9:00pm while Bill ~~O'Reilly~~ O'Falafel's show had only 240,000. Loofa Boy's ratings steadily dropped thoughout his Friday show while Keith's increased every 15 minutes.

TVNewser has the scoop as always:

So, with that said, a tipster writes: "Call it a fluke, say it means nothing, but for 15 minutes on Friday night, Keith Olbermann beat Bill O'Reilly in the 25-54 demo."
SNIP
"They used to call it a fluke when Countdown started taking 15 minute chunks from Paula Zahn too," the tipster added...

It isn't only the ratings of O'Falafal that have taken a hit. Ratings at FNC have dropped so much that Roger Ailes took out a 'help wanted' ad in a trade magazine that was a cattle call for new talent, but some employees felt it was a job threat to everyone at the network for the ratings drop.

I guess neither Ailes or O'Reilly realize that when you tie your entire show and network to a president, you become as popular or unpopular as Bush has. Or as Nickolas D. Kristof said in the NYTimes:

"The real victims of Fox News weren't the liberals it attacked, but the conservatives who believed it....."

PS:For those of you who maybe unfamiliar with the reason we call BORe "O'Falafel" and "Loofa Boy", here is the victim's complaint that you may want to pass around to any of your O'Reilly watching family and friends.

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