Just When I Think Things Are Getting Better . . .

. . . I read something like this:

It's program ranker time. FNC had 9 of the top 10 shows on cable news in November, with Bill O'Reilly averaging an impressive 2,552,000 viewers. H&C was #2, Greta was #3, Shep was #4 and Hume was #5.

CNN's Larry King was #7. He averaged 1,012,000 viewers in November. Notably, NewsNight with Aaron Brown averaged 795,000 viewers in November before it was yanked off the air; Anderson Cooper 360 averaged 632,000.

The #1 show on MSNBC was Countdown with Keith Olbermann. It averaged a strong 462,000 viewers for the month, beating HLN's top program, Nancy Grace. Hardball was MSNBC's #2 show, and Rita was #3.

This explains why Bush's approval rating hasn't fallen under 30% -- FauxNews has the top five cable news shows, meaning that a lot of people are still happily absorbing that channel's right wing propaganda.

On a positive note, Countdown with Keith Olbermann is the number one show on MSNBC (which, as Atrios suggests, will probably mean imminent cancellation).