O'Reilly Follows Big Ratings Night with Slamming of "Evil Empire" GE

TV Newser ^ | August 11, 2009 | Allocca

[VWrynn]

Monday night's "O'Reilly Factor" was the leader of a big ratings night for FNC. Bill O'Reilly saw his first 1 million-plus viewer telecast in the A25-54 demographic for the year (1.07M A25-54, 3.81M Total Viewers). In prime-time Total Viewers, FNC averaged 3.107M with none of it's programs dipping below 1 million viewers between 5pmET and midnight (even the 11pm rebroadcast of O'Reilly had 1.657M Total). Interestingly, it was all on a night we noted for O'Reilly's trumpeting how strong the FNC ratings have been.

O'Reilly followed that up with today's show and heavy criticism of GE. First showing images and statistics of American soldiers injured by IEDs, O'Reilly then pointed to an FBI investigation into American companies who may have shipped parts to a foreign company called Corezing International, which were eventually used for roadside bombs. He then said, "The Factor has been told, but can't confirm that the General Electric corporation is under suspicion in the case," and summarized the previous reports he's made about Iran, GE, and CEO Jeffrey Immelt. (Video below.)

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

WelcomeTo FreeRepublic!

[org.whodat]

Why would reporting that the bastards at GE cooked the books , be called slamming the pond scum they are and were.

[theFIRMbss]

Didn't Howard Beale wreck his own ratings when he always talked about corporate politics? It boosts the ratings but then it gets boring fast.

[dfwgator]

“YOU HAVE MEDDLED WITH THE PRIMAL FORCES OF NATURE, MR O’REILLY!”

[mdk1960]

I rarely watch BOR, but happened to catch this one. If GE did sell these to Corezing as attested a massive lawsuit of epic proportions should follow. Although Immelt denies it, he appears to be just the sort of scum that would allow such to occur.

[freespirited]

It was reported here a few days ago that Immelt’s elderly parents, who live in Ohio, watch the Factor every night.