Ew, this sucks.

[fencesitter]

I have Direct TV. There is a menu option called "what's Hot" which shows the top ten shows being watched at a given moment. It changes constantly, they can track this I guess. You can choose the regional (eastern in my case) or national readings. On the eastern viewing area, the top show is Americas got talent. Oreilly is number 3. The convention does not show up at all. Number 10 is the 2008 world series of poker. So, I check "national". Convention shows up in the number 7 slot behind SCI FI's Eureka. The nuber one spot? O'Reilly!. Of course this is just Satelite, and one of the many providers. Wonder how it shows up in the neilsen's?

[GrizzlyMan]

1. I'd be interested in you posting this info on Sept. 26 as well

The day of the first debate which will be watched by more people than both of the conventions combined.

[bidenista]

2. there's no excuse for watching o'reilly

But I don't think America's. Most. Rehearsed. Town. Hall. Ever. is necessarily a big loss.

[Joe the Revelator]

3. How do you access that? I just looked through my menu and didn't see it

[fencesitter]

6. You have Direct TV?

Push the ACTIVE button on your remote. Wait for the menu to load, choose "What's Hot."

[Joe the Revelator]

10. Oh, thats kind of fun.

I've never hit the active button before, thanks. :)

[greguganus]

4. But OReilly's at the convention and he was interviewing Lanny Davis when I flipped by. n/t

[tridim]

5. The convention spans what, 5 channels?

That's probably why it's not showing up higher than 7th.

[fencesitter]

8. It shows CNN as the one being watched.

I wonder how accurate this is. I don't know if O'reilly is really on, I don't know how to tune to Fox! Ha.

[MercutioATC]

7. I realize it's a silly thing, but "America HAS Talent" would be the correct form.

Call me a fanatic, but this is the perfect example of how we're dumbing down America.


...which is kinda supported by another top-rated show, "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"

[fencesitter]

11. I just tried to wipe your bug off my monitor!

owned!

[MercutioATC]

13. My bug is my assault on conventional society!

...not really, I just thought he was annoying...

:)

[leveymg]

9. A lot of bars keep their TV sets tuned permanently to FoxNews. I ask them to change

the channel, and they usually do.

Fox's viewership and ad revenues are way down. Reasons to be cheerful.

[grannie4peace]

12. rupert murdock owns directv

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[leveymg]

14. A form of push-polling, perhaps? Couldn't be that Mudoch would try to deceive?

N-o-o-o-o, n-e-v-e-r.

[fencesitter]

15. OOOhhh... really?

I got DTV to escape from the Comcast beast.

[leveymg]

17. No, O'Reilly. ;-)

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

16. I'd guess that direct tv customers skew towards rural areas.

[greguganus]

18. Where does "The First 48" rank? That's what I'm watching. n/t