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NEW YORK - The folks at Comedy Central were annoyed when Fox News Channels Bill OReilly kept referring to The Daily Show audience as stoned slackers.
So they did a little research. And guess whose audience is more educated?
Viewers of Jon Stewarts show are more likely to have completed four years of college than people who watch The OReilly Factor, according to Nielsen Media Research.
OReillys teasing came when Stewart appeared on his show earlier this month.
You know whats really frightening? OReilly said. You actually have an influence on this presidential election. That is scary, but its true. Youve got stoned slackers watching your dopey show every night and they can vote.
Comedy Central executives realized, and OReilly acknowledged, that he was poking fun. But they said they didnt want a misconception to persist.
If the head of General Motors was watching OReillys show, that could be very important to us, said Doug Herzog, Comedy Central president.
If you listen to OReilly, you get the sense that it was crazy longhairs behind the show, he said. And its not. Its great, smart television that attracts a well-compensated audience, most of whom are voting age.
NEW YORK - The folks at Comedy Central were annoyed when Fox News Channels Bill OReilly kept referring to The Daily Show audience as stoned slackers.
So they did a little research. And guess whose audience is more educated?
Viewers of Jon Stewarts show are more likely to have completed four years of college than people who watch The OReilly Factor, according to Nielsen Media Research.
OReillys teasing came when Stewart appeared on his show earlier this month.
You know whats really frightening? OReilly said. You actually have an influence on this presidential election. That is scary, but its true. Youve got stoned slackers watching your dopey show every night and they can vote.
Comedy Central executives realized, and OReilly acknowledged, that he was poking fun. But they said they didnt want a misconception to persist.
If the head of General Motors was watching OReillys show, that could be very important to us, said Doug Herzog, Comedy Central president.
If you listen to OReilly, you get the sense that it was crazy longhairs behind the show, he said. And its not. Its great, smart television that attracts a well-compensated audience, most of whom are voting age.
