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Fox Ratings Soar After Obama Tiff

Conservative station still trounces cable news competitors

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(Newser) – Maybe Roger Ailes is on Barack Obama’s Christmas list. His administration sure seems to have given Fox News a gift anyway; in the two weeks since Anita Dunn publicly slammed the network, its ratings are up 9% overall, and 14% among the all-important 25-to-54 demographic. Shepard Smith’s show may have had its best month of the year. And as usual Fox trounced its cable news competitors, sweeping the top 13 cable news timeslots.

“It must be depressing for folks like Olbermann and Chris Matthews, on MSNBC, how few people watch them,” opines Joe Weisenthal of Businessweek.

In this July 24, 2006 file photo, Roger Ailes, chairman and chief executive officer of Fox News, speaks during the Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif.
In this July 24, 2006 file photo, Roger Ailes, chairman and chief executive officer of Fox News, speaks during the Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif.   (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, FILE)
In this Jan. 18, 2007 file photo, Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly appears on the Fox News show,
In this Jan. 18, 2007 file photo, Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly appears on the Fox News show, "The O'Reilly Factor," in New York.   (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, File)
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ronimaca
Oct 27, 09 12:16 PM CDT
The Fox light wil go outand the USA will move on to age of enlightenment..where truth matters..very soon God very soon. Reply
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Doctor_Zaius
Oct 27, 09 12:34 PM CDT
The higher the ratings the more people will associate the GOP with Hannity, Beck and O'Reilly which drives away moderate voters. Long live Fox News....
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cornelison
Oct 27, 09 12:39 PM CDT
Dear Doctor Zaius. That's exactly how the Democrats plan to campaign in 2010. If the Republicans have no leader then the Dems will point out their "prophets."
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jamerican
Oct 27, 09 1:01 PM CDT
Thank God for Fox for being a beacon of truth and hope in America...if only more stupid liberals would watch and get educated so they would know how to effectively fight to keep this country great.
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pwnage
Oct 27, 09 1:02 PM CDT
May be true about more people associating the GOP w/ Hannity, et al. Apparently, the left already lumps all conservatives to be in love with these entertainers. Pretty simplistic view.
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