Could this be the start of O'Reilly's Demise

[Always Randy]

Megyn Kelly beats Bill O'Reilly for the whole week

Source: Deadline Hollywood

It might be known as the week that saw an earthquake at Fox News Channel as Megyn Kelly beat the almost unbeatable Bill O’Reilly in the key news demo last week. Yes, the 9 PM The Kelly File has topped 8 PM’s The O’Reilly Factor on FNC before both on individual nights and even for a full week. However, those single nights were mainly around the time Kelly’s show debuted in early October last year and on Election Night 2013. The Kelly File beat The Factor during the week of May 5, but O’Reilly himself wasn’t hosting that week. Last week’s victory was the first host-to-host face-off where Kelly came out the winner. From June 2-June 6, Kelly File drew 413,000 adults 25-54. That’s a hair ahead of the 402,000 that O’Reilly pulled in among the demo, but in ratings as in horse races, a win is still a win. Both shows were up from the 344,000 and 370,000 among the 24-54s that they had the previous week, respectively. O’Reilly remained No. 1 with 2.528 million viewers overall compared to Kelly’s 2.434 million. Last week was Kelly’s second best week of the year among the demo so far. For the week of January 27, the host had 440,000 viewers on average among Adults 25-54. With Kelly at No. 1, O’Reilly at No. 2 and Hannity at No. 3 with 340,000 in the demo.

Read more: http://www.deadline.com/2014/06/megyn-kelly-beats-bill-oreilly-ratings-fox-news-channel/

[Always Randy]

1. this was blocked as off topic for Latest Breaking --please give me your thoughts on this

Before anyone thinks I am cheering for any part of Fox News please understand that I do not even have TV coming into my house, but that I do pay close attention to the ratings. When you see Bill O'Reilly take a back seat to Megyn Kelly it means that he has been outsmarted (which isn't that hard to do) but it usually doesn't happen by a fellow Fox newscaster, especially during the prime time. My own belief is that Megyn Kelly is a very shrewd journalist who has figured out how to get ahead in this particular misogynist network.

Megyn Kelly‘s interview with Dick Cheney propelled “The Kelly File” to be the #1 show in cable news among the A25-54 demographic Wednesday night. The program delivered 2,378,000 total viewers and 389,000 A25-54 viewers. My belief is that she blindsided both of the Cheneys with her questions about how Cheney was so wrong. That is not the de riguer of a Fox reporter.

Of course her other big coup was on election night when she commandeered the camera for 3 full minutes with a walk down to the Fox election center -

--she totally controlled the camera and had it focused on her while Karl Rove and Chris Wallace were left off camera and off mike for the entire time. She did this with the largest audience Fox had that year, and the ratings for that segment went through the roof.

I don't watch Megyn Kelly---Rachel Maddow is my favorite and I see her on a web podcast. But I do study all network and cable tv to try to gauge what is going on.




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[EEO]

10. NOT a news organization. No credible new organization would perform an "interrogation"

on their own numbers people unless it had a horse in the election. Disgusting.

[randys1]

2. The vid reminds me how dangerous republicans are, they will steal Ohio in 2016 if allowed

As far as oreilly, i will never forgive him for polluting a close family members brain, he spews nothing but hate and ignorance but in a way that certain demographics just eat it up

punk

[Always Randy]

3. do you think that he is on his way out?

it seems as the old white dudes are watching her more than him now

[randys1]

4. I dont know, I wish they would both disappear...

[packman]

5. Like to believe it's eye candy

vs. turd drying on a hot sidewalk. But, watching her gut Cheney was satisfying. Hoping that it signals a fresh breeze and with Neil Cavuto (barf) tough interview with Michelle Bachman , I do believe there might be something stirring in the winds.

[Always Randy]

12. I think Fox ownership realizes that their audience is literally dying off

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they desperately need to get to the critical "money demographic" much younger and worth more to advertisers. For all of the media , if they can't get the viewer ---they are out of business--thank you Packman

[Sunlei]

7. perhaps if 'Anonymous' hadn't given the warning they were watching for vote-machine fraud

republicans would have 'stolen' another election.

[Sunlei]

6. the start? his 'Demise' happened when he had exclusive with Pres. O & grilled him on birther crap!

How hard it must be for any reporter to get an exclusive interview with the President?

And then he spent that time on their fox-republican propaganda birther crap.

[Always Randy]

8. I feel the same way .......

but these numbers that show him losing audience are more more important to him than anything else in the world-----Kelly is the enemy to him----everybody else including Obama take second place -----bill's ego is being bruised -----Hannity is already relegated to the 10pm slot---Kelly trounced him long ago

[Sunlei]

9. who knows maybe he will go the way of breibart, drop-out in a flash of light! far as fox-lies goes-

The republicans will probably change the name of their TV station if enough 'viewers' finally realize they are ignorant pawns, manipulated for the benefit of several dozen extremely wealthy people.

[Always Randy]

13. you are exactly right Sunlei---I love your take on this

Bill blew a chance to build audience and market share -----he could have been much more engaging with Obama---it's not like he would lose audience ----the old white guys have no place else to go so he would not have lost them-------

[Bluenorthwest]

11. First, make note of the tiny in demo numbers both have. Add them up, you still have shitty numbers

Less than a million people, two hours of TV. Not impressive. More people watch reruns of Friends.
Second, this is exactly how on air talent of a certain age start the downfall. All politics aside. Bill is in his twilight time.