Bill O’Reilly Dominates Tuesday Ratings Despite Sexual Harassment Claims

“The O’Reilly Factor” averaged 3.8 million viewers, beating CNN and MSNBC combined

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Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly continued to dominate from a ratings standpoint as advertisers have dropped him amid sexual harassment allegations.

On Tuesday night, “The O’Reilly Factor” was the most-watched cable news program on cable news in both total viewers and the key demographic of adults age 25-54. O’Reilly averaged 3.8 million total viewers and 628,000 among the demo.

During the same 8 p.m. ET timeslot, CNN averaged 1 million viewers and 375,000 in the demo, while MSNBC averaged 1.6 million viewers and tied 375,000 among the demo. O’Reilly beat his cable news rivals combined among total viewers.

On Saturday, The New York Times reported that Fox News and O’Reilly have ponied up a whopping $13 million to settle five sexual harassment settlements against the TV host.

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