Cable News & Talking Heads: Who's On Top?

If you think you know the top rated news shows on cable, you may be surprised. 

I know I am.

Nielsen Media Research, the Bible of tv ratings, just announced Q1 results and here they are via Huff Post.

What does this tell us about the viewer profile who spends the most time watching these shows and being persuaded?

Face Off: Stewart vs O'Reilly

The complete Jon Stewart Bill O'Reilly interview from last Wed., Feb 3.  Surprisingly civilized, they still manage to zing one another in a low key sort of way.  Stewart says that O'Reilly is now "the Mr. Miyagi of Fox", i.e., he seems almost normal;  the others having  "metastasized" around him (O'Reilly).    O'Reilly refers to Jon Stewart's viewers as "stoned slackers" and his (Stewart's) writers as "pinheads."  It's long but worth the watch if you like either of them.  Great publicity too; not the first time they've been together.

But, hey!  Judge for yourself.