[O"reilly is still doing fine...]
But it's obvious that O'Reilly is doing what ever it takes to get the people on the left (e.g., Michael Moore, Bill & Hillary Clinton) on his show. (That's the softballing that someone else eluded to in another post.)
Anyway, Fox has, in my opinion, really done themselves a big disservice by way way way overdoing it on the Scott Peterson case.
The Peterson case has trumped big stories in the WOT on countless occasions. FNC is almost pure tabloid at this point -- a bad joke.
It's his show. He does what he wants, and measures his success by ratings. Plain and simple. His schtick includes antagonizing some viewers, which, not surprizingly, has them tune in to be further angered.
Anyway, Fox has, in my opinion, really done themselves a big disservice by way way way overdoing it on the Scott Peterson case.
My sense is that at any moment in time, there are a number of potentially "high profile" criminal cases underway. It's a never-ending source of programming, and the subject material is free. JUst the same, Jerry Springer had an audience, and if enough people tune in, then the network can make money selling ads.