Olbermann Ratings Up, O'Reilly's Down Since Election Day

Countdown with Keith Olbermann is receiving significantly higher ratings since election day, and Fox News' Bill O'Reilly's are down since the same day.

Media Matters has the transcript from the November 10 edition of Countdown.

OLBERMANN: Its masterminds would argue just how connected or how intentional, but even they would agree the fates of Fox News Channel and the Republican Party are inextricably intertwined. So, guess who else is having a crappy week? Not counting Tuesday's election coverage, Bill Orally's ratings are down another five percent just from last week. Countdown's, coincidentally, are up another 32 percent. A look at that clichéd but coveted 25-to-54-year-old audience from last night: The O'Really Factor, 405,000; Countdown, 321,000; CNN, 210,000; Nancy "I Know What You Did Last Summer" Grace, 200,000. That's right -- we were doing 79 percent of Bill O's business. And it was worse the hour before at 7 o'clock. Wolf Blitzer, 327,000; Chris Matthews, 302,000; Shepard Smith on Fox, 262,000. Fox, third place. He will be punished severely!

I think the most telling point is "the fates of Fox News Channel and the Republican Party are inextricably intertwined." Fox News has been an important ally and megaphone of Republican talking points. If Fox News' ratings go down, the Republican party will suffer. After the Republican party went down in flames Tuesday night, Fox News suffered.

Maybe people are finally growing tired of the 'news' from Fox News' perspective.

And speaking of Olbermann, there is an arrest in the white powder case. Don't remember this? Read my post here.

Olbermann wasn't the only public figure targeted.

According to a federal search warrant, among those who received threatening letters were Jon Stewart of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show;" talk show host David Letterman; Keith Olbermann of MSNBC; Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, who is set to become Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Sen. Charles Schumer of New York, both Democrats.