On August 26, 2007, Keith Olbermann’s Countdown was broadcast on NBC. Despite a scattered schedule wherein the program was delayed or preempted in many markets, it performed respectably, delivering 4.1 million viewers. But what I was waiting for, was to see if there would be any afterglow that reflected on his MSNBC airing. There was:

http://www.newscorpse.com/ncWP/


For the week ending August 31, Countdown averaged 278,000 viewers in the key 25-54 demo. That’s a 17% increase over the program average for the 2nd quarter of 2007. It is fair to conclude that this spike was due almost entirely to the promotional value of the NBC broadcast. None of the other programs on MSNBC’s schedule enjoyed a comparable bounce. Olbermann’s numbers exceeded his 2nd quarter average (230K) as well as his prior week average (242K).

At the same time, The O’Reilly Factor suffered a rather severe slump. For the same week, it was off its 2nd quarter average by 51%. As result, Countdown came close to beating the Factor on Monday and Wednesday. But the piece de resistance came Thursday when Countdown actually fractured the Factor, topping it by a whopping 94,000 demo viewers. That’s not merely a win, it’s a rout.

It should be noted that Bill O’Reilly was on vacation last week and that explains at least part of the weakness in his ratings. But even comparing last week’s Countdown to the Factor’s 2nd quarter average shows that Olbermann cut a good 10% off of O’Reilly’s lead in just five days.

Hopefully NBC will recognize what’s happening here. And it isn’t just that Olbermann is a phenomenon who warrants additional network attention (although that’s true). It is also that there is a vastly underserved market for mainstream progressive news that is factual and compelling. That is a message that all of the media should heed and act on.

Harp your like the reverse ann coulter of this board

Everything you ever wanted to know about
"MSLSD's Keith Overbite: Countdown to No Ratings"...Sieg Heil

FLASH: Last night's New Hampshire debate on FOXNEWS was most watched debate of '07 election season..3.1 million viewers tuned in (854,000 in the 25-54 demo) ... Debate blows out CNN's Bill Clinton appearance on KING which averaged just 1.4 million viewers...

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It should be noted that Bill O’Reilly was on vacation last week and that explains at least part of the weakness in his ratings

BWWWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Harp is bragging about a TV show beating O Reilly and Oreilly wasn't even there

Nothing Harpdawg won't put out there

what a joke

You are so narrow minded. It is not like I omitted that fact. I presented that in the first place.

Just keep on. BillO no longer brags that he gets 5/6 times the audience as KO.

In time Marine, in time....

He who laughs last, laughs best....

Harpdawg- Keith (poor fellow) is mentally unstable and is as full of himself as you appear to be full of yourself. KO is a raving maniac ..and part of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy to boot!!!

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Harpdawg- Keith (poor fellow) is mentally unstable and is as full of himself as you appear to be full of yourself. KO is a raving maniac ..and part of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy to boot!!!

We are all part of it....

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You are so narrow minded. It is not like I omitted that fact. I presented that in the first place.

LOL just imagine the headline

The Philidelphia Eagles almost beat the Carolina Panthers , and as a sidenote The Panthers never showed up to play

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You are so narrow minded. It is not like I omitted that fact. I presented that in the first place.

LOL just imagine the headline

The Philidelphia Eagles almost beat the Carolina Panthers , and as a sidenote The Panthers never showed up to play

You republicans sounded the same way in the last election. Got your @ss handed to you 35-0 in congress.

I see that nothing much has changed with you. Good.

Report: Bin Laden Already Dead

Usama bin Laden has died a peaceful death due to an untreated lung complication, the Pakistan Observer reported, citing a Taliban leader who allegedly attended the funeral of the Al Qaeda leader.

"The Coalition troops are engaged in a mad search operation but they would never be able to fulfill their cherished goal of getting Usama alive or dead," the source said.

Bin Laden, according to the source, was suffering from a serious lung complication and succumbed to the disease in mid-December, in the vicinity of the Tora Bora mountains. The source claimed that bin Laden was laid to rest honorably in his last abode and his grave was made as per his Wahabi belief.

About 30 close associates of bin Laden in Al Qaeda, including his most trusted and personal bodyguards, his family members and some "Taliban friends," attended the funeral rites. A volley of bullets was also fired to pay final tribute to the "great leader."

The Taliban source who claims to have seen bin Laden's face before burial said "he looked pale ... but calm, relaxed and confident."

Asked whether bin Laden had any feelings of remorse before death, the source vehemently said "no." Instead, he said, bin Laden was proud that he succeeded in his mission of igniting awareness amongst Muslims about hegemonistic designs and conspiracies of "pagans" against Islam. Bin Laden, he said, held the view that the sacrifice of a few hundred people in Afghanistan was nothing, as those who laid their lives in creating an atmosphere of resistance will be adequately rewarded by Almighty Allah.

When asked where bin Laden was buried, the source said, "I am sure that like other places in Tora Bora, that particular place too must have vanished."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,41576,00.html

FOX reported, You Decide

Hey you forgot the very 1st paragraph

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Usama bin Laden has died a peaceful death due to an untreated lung complication, the Pakistan Observer reported, citing a Taliban leader who allegedly attended the funeral of the Al Qaeda leader.

dman how can you just leave off a whole leading paragrapgh????

Oh wait it didn't fit with your attack on Foxnews

and by deleting it , you wanted others to think that it was a fox news reporter making it up

and what prrof do you have that your hero Bin laden is not dead

I don't watch O'Reilly anymore. Nor do I watch Hannity and Colmes. The only Fox News program I watch is The Fox Report. I want objective news and nothing else. I don't want to see raving lunatics, left or riight.

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Hey you forgot the very 1st paragraph

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Usama bin Laden has died a peaceful death due to an untreated lung complication, the Pakistan Observer reported, citing a Taliban leader who allegedly attended the funeral of the Al Qaeda leader.

dman how can you just leave off a whole leading paragrapgh????

Oh wait it didn't fit with your attack on Foxnews

and by deleting it , you wanted others to think that it was a fox news reporter making it up

and what prrof do you have that your hero Bin laden is not dead

Damn, I posted the link. It's not that I was trying to hide anything. You defend FOX for publishing something like that?

That's right up there (in credibility) with

1. New York Times
2. NBC News
3. Keith Overbite
4. Harry Reid
5. CNN
6. Jane Fonda

so what's the beef????

Please present such a representation as I have.

Made up facts by republicans don't count

Harp-0 ...you seem to be having trouble with your grammar... I call you out again!!!!

You are not an American... your poor use of english grammar gives you away as a......... Belso-Russian!!!

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Harp-0 ...you seem to be having trouble with your grammar... I call you out again!!!!

You are not an American... your poor use of english grammar gives you away as a......... Belso-Russian!!!

Hey Einstein, guess what, this is a message board not a grammar class...Dwrooopp!!!

Nice picture Harp-0.... Grammar is the glue that holds all rational thought together. Without the adhesive of grammar all written thought would be jumbled... an example would be many of your sentences...they seem to meander accross the landscape looking for a cohesive thought to latch onto...

Did you say you were an Engineer???... Electrical, Civil or train?

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Originally posted by Hawk46:
Nice picture Harp-0.... Grammar is the glue that holds all rational thought together. Without the adhesive of grammar all written thought would be jumbled... an example would be many of your sentences...they seem to meander accross the landscape looking for a cohesive thought to latch onto...

Did you say you were an Engineer???... Electrical, Civil or train?

Telecommunications Network Engineer

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Did you say you were an Engineer???... Electrical, Civil or train?

Telecommunications Network Engineer

Your F'ing sh itting me right. You've gone on about being an Engineer and this whole time your a phone tech, ha, ha Jesus H, I knew I had the narcissism complex right.

Let's see how many vice-presidents at my fortune 500, $260 million dollar in revenues, 1500 employees, 50 years of DoD contacting company are or were telecommunications engineers.......0, basically you are the network b i t c h peon.

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Originally posted by Harpdawg:

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Originally posted by Hawk46:


Did you say you were an Engineer???... Electrical, Civil or train?

Telecommunications Network Engineer

Your F'ing sh itting me right. You've gone on about being an Engineer and this whole time your a phone tech, ha, ha Jesus H, I knew I had the narcissism complex right.

Let's see how many vice-presidents at my fortune 500, $260 million dollar in revenues, 1500 employees, 50 years of DoD contacting company are or were telecommunications engineers.......0, basically you are the network b i t c h peon.

I am the owner of a company about to engage on a five year project for the Gov't. I have other govt contracts (fed and local) that I have implemented with success many products and services.

I am competent to do this for myself and not rely on a Fortune 500 company. It figures that you think that I am a tech as you think small.

You are an idiot. And it shows badly.