The O’Reilly Factor - Is it a Factor?

The O’Reilly Factor (8-9PM ET) uncovers news items from the established wisdom and goes against the grain of the more traditional interview style programs.

The O’Reilly Factor is an American talk show on the Fox News Channel hosted by commentator Bill O’Reilly, who discusses current political and social issues with guests from opposing ends of the political spectrum.

The O’Reilly Factor is the highest rated show on cable news.

Although some consider him to be a conservative and/ or Republican, he is a registered independent and considers himself a moderate, traditional American.

The program is done “live to tape”, meaning that unlike other Fox News Channel programs at night, The O’Reilly Factor is prerecorded. The program is live for breaking news or special events.

Pushing beyond just the headlines, The O’Reilly Factor also features issues from local markets that do not find the national spotlight on other newscasts.

O’Reilly rose to national fame as anchor of the highly successful syndicated program “Inside Edition” and as a correspondent for ABC’s World News Tonight. Never afraid to assert his opinions on the news, O’Reilly’s

Impact: O’Reilly focuses on issues of crime and the law in this segment.

Unresolved Problem: O’Reilly focuses on an issue that he feels is not sufficiently covered by other media.

Personal Story: O’Reilly invites an author of a best selling book, a newsmaker thrust into the spotlight, someone who has experienced an event currently in the news, or someone who has interviewed a newsmaker.

Factor Follow-Up: O’Reilly revisits an issue discussed in a previous edition of the Factor.

Back of the Book: Various topics will be placed in this segment, which is one of the last segments (hence the name).

Pinheads and Patriots: a segment where he praises someone whom he feels has done good for the United States while chastising someone else whom he feels harms the country or simply commits some sort of embarrassing blunder.