Keith Olbermann’s Ratings up 88% Over Last Year.
Posted in H.L. News, Main Blog (All Posts) on August 20th, 2007 6:33 am by HL
NY Times
“Countdown With Keith Olbermann” the highly rated cable news program, will be shown on network television on Sunday before a preseason NBC football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Since Mr. Olbermann will have a regular role in NBC’s football coverage once the season begins — appearing as a co-host on the pregame show “Football Night in America” on Sundays — this weekend’s appearance of his cable show will give a wider audience a look at what he has been up for the last four years. “ ‘Countdown’ is rocketing right now over at MSNBC — its ratings are going through the roof,” said Phil Griffin, senior vice president of NBC News. (In July Mr. Olbermann’s show averaged 721,000 viewers, an increase of 88 percent over last July, according to MSNBC.) Mr. Griffin added, “The world has changed, and I think people have come in line with the smart, focused approach he has on the show.” No immediate plans for additional network appearances of “Countdown” have been made, but Mr. Griffen did not rule them out. “It may be the first of several times you see Olbermann on the network,” he said.
August 20th, 2007 at 7:07 am
Bill O Reilly is still beating Olbermann in the ratings. Olbermann is nothing but a lib coward. He NEVER has anyone on his show who disagrees with him. Olbermann is nothing but a water carrier for the NY Times and Daily Kos. Say what you want about O Reilly but at least he has higher ratings and has people on the show with opposing viewpoints. Olbermann is a hack who got lucky with his own show
August 20th, 2007 at 7:25 am
People on his show with opposing viewpoints. OF course O’reilly has people with opposing viewpoints. Everyone has opposing viewpoints from O’rielly. Also as I have pointed out on the site. O’riellys viewers are in the 70+ age range. Not exactly relevant viewers for anything important.
August 20th, 2007 at 7:40 am
Olbermann has yet to have a conservative on his show
August 20th, 2007 at 8:39 am
If he did, should he shut off the mic of the conservative as soon as he said anything that he disagrees with the O’rielly does?
August 20th, 2007 at 9:13 am
O Reilly is fair to all of his guests
August 21st, 2007 at 10:02 pm
I’m just glad he keeps that felafel loofah thingie under the desk when he interviews a hottie and the talk turns dirty.
August 23rd, 2007 at 4:26 am
“The world has changed, and I think people have come in line with the smart, focused approach he has on the show.” Is this for real? Everything on TV is set at the level of a fourth grade underdtanding. It matters none whatsoever whether it be “liberal” or “conservative.”
August 25th, 2007 at 6:54 am
Rock on Keith