[shibumi]

If FreeRepublic had only page view per day, from an informed, intelligent Conservative, it would still be “bigger” than anything Olberdork could ever imagine.

[ken21]

lol!

[Dante3]

Gore apparently was just looking for an excuse to reward Olberman. Surely the station was so stupid as to believe Olberman would attract viewers.

[RobertClark]

46k viewers is beyond deplorable. I think our local public access station averages more through the evening.

Put into perspective, Drudge averages 1.3 million hits an hour. More people go to Drudge every 2 minutes than have been viewing Doperman.

[Night Hides Not]

It was no surprise that Olbermann drew a big audience for its early shows - averaging 106,000 viewers a night.

Allow me to draw a perspective on the size of Olberman's audience...admittedly, it may be apples and oranges, but I'm not here to talk about last night's debate. ;^)

On 12/3/2010, the Coppell Cowboys played the Euless Trinity Trojans in a Texas Regional Final game. Because the game sold out more than 48 hours before game time, it was broadcast on local TV.

Trinity won 41-40, scoring a touchdown on the final play of the game. According to the Dallas Morning News, "The game garnered 99,030 total viewers, which, in the target audience of 25-to-54-year-olds, meant a 1.5 rating and a 4 share locally. Males in the same demographic had higher viewership, with a 1.8 rating and 5 share."

In terms of personal anguish, that game ranks right up there with Franco Harris' "Immaculate Reception."