mattskramer
Senior Member
There is no accounting for taste.
I just happen to like Keiths show.
I don't think you can conclude that the ratings are a matter of taste. The ratings are a matter of substance. Olbermann's audience is mostly those who delight in having rightwingers of all stripes beat up on, no matter how much out of context he has to take stuff in order to do it, and that's pretty much all he does. However annoying O'Reilly's personality and/or mehods might be, he deals in current events and substantive issues in a way largely missing on Olbermann's show.
Wait. Did I have a discussion like this with George Costanza awhile back? That preferring school yard taunts, innuendo, and put downs IS a matter of taste? Maybe so. I can't remember.
But you can go right down the line on all of Fox's programming and find those current events and substantive issues explored at least sufficiently the audience knows what the issue is. Much of the time that is difficult to find on the other cable news programs.
So. . . .Fox continues to command more market share than CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, and HLN combined in almost all time slots.
Of course ratings are a matter of taste (personal preference). Do you prefer Pinheads and Patriots or the Worst Person in the World. Do you like topics that Keith talks about and/or Keiths style of speech or do you like topics that Bill talks about and/or Bills style of speech. You gave your opinion. As I see it, Bills audience is mostly those who delight in having left-wingers of all stripes beat up on, no matter how much out of context he has to take stuff in order to do it. A perfect example was the one in which Bill talked over the young man as the young man was trying to give a complete answer to Bills challenge. Also, they seem to have no problems with ambush journalistic attacks against those with whom Bill has issues. I think that some of Foxs audience consists of those who watch Fox just to find ways to make fun of the commentators. I sometimes watch Bill to see how pompous and self-righteous he acts.
Programs have bias-by-omission. Fox will choose to not cover topics that people might think to be important. MSNBC will do the same. Who is to say what a substantive issue is? Again, it is a matter of taste/opinion.
We at least agree that Fox continues to command more market share. I think that much of Foxs audience