The O'Reilly Factor
| The O'Reilly Factor | |
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| Also known as | 'The O'Reilly Report (1996–98) |
| Genre | Talk show |
| Created by | Bill O'Reilly |
| Presented by | Bill O'Reilly |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 17 |
| No. of episodes | 5,321 |
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| Location(s) |
Rockefeller Center New York City |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Fox News Channel |
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| Original network | Fox News Channel |
| Picture format | 720p (16:9 HDTV) |
| Original release | October 7, 1996 – present |
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| Website | |
The O'Reilly Factor, originally titled The O'Reilly Report from 1996 to 1998 and often called The Factor, is an American cable television news and talk show on Fox News hosted by political commentator Bill O'Reilly, who often discusses current controversial political issues with guests.
The O'Reilly Factor is generally pre-recorded, though on occasion it airs live if breaking news or special events are being covered (e.g. presidential addresses that occur during prime-time & debate coverage). It is usually taped between 5:00 and 7:00 PM Eastern Time and airs weekdays at 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM. The show is recorded "live to tape", meaning that the recording breaks for commercials as if the show was actually on the air while being recorded. Some guests are interviewed before the "live to tape" period and are slotted in the program as appropriate.
O'Reilly and his producers discuss potential topics twice a week. A producer will research the story and book guests for O'Reilly, and an information packet will be produced with possible angles for O'Reilly to explore.
For each show, O'Reilly, with the assistance of his staff, will produce a script with the words for the "Talking Points Memo" and "Tip of the Day" segments, and points of discussion and questions for the guests that will appear on the program.
On February 2, 2009, the show launched in high definition and moved to the studio previously used by the Fox Report.
Eric Bolling is the current regular guest host, though Jesse Watters, Chris Wallace, Juan Williams, Monica Crowley, Laura Ingraham, and Greg Gutfeld have also filled in.
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