Chris Matthews

From DrudgeReport:

CABLE NEWS RACE
MON, JAN. 17, 2005

FNC O'REILLY 2,719,000 [VIEWERS]
FNC HANNITY/COLMES 1,730,000
FNC SHEP SMITH 1,626,000
FNC GRETA 1,470,000
FNC BRIT HUME 1,445,000
CNN LARRY KING 1,442,000
COMEDY DAILY SHOW 1,049,000
CNN ZAHN 535,000
MSNBC MATTHEWS 530,000
CNN AARON BROWN 467,000
CNN COOPER 363,000
MSNBC SCARBOROUGH 349,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 342,000

What strikes you about these ratings? The predominance of FOX or the fact that the alphabet networks can't score even as high as a comedy show? Twice as many people watch Jon Stewart than Chris Matthews. More people watch Paula Zahn than the viciously partisan, incredibly rude Chris Matthews. Roughly three times as many people watch Brit Hume than watch screaming Matthews. And a whopping 12 times more (plus) people watch Bill O'Reilly than watch Chris Matthews. So who does the MSM quote? Paula Zahn? Brit Hume? Bill O'Reilly? Not on your life.