All three Fox News Channel prime time programs — Tucker Carlson Tonight, Hannity, and The Ingraham Angle — from Aug. 8 each drew audiences well above their regularly potent levels.
"The FBI -- somebody at the FBI/DOJ -- gets ahold of their media friends. 'Let me send a quick text message. No we didn't, he's lying!' Media immediately begins to run with the story."
The biggest example of hysterical reaction, according to O'Reilly, came from longtime ABC News reporter Sam Donaldson, who compared Trump to Al Capone.
Borrell Associates projects that figure will climb considerably over the next four years as the industry undergoes what it describes as a "great reshuffling."