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The median age of viewers of the O'Reilly Factor was 72 years old, with half his audience even older than that.

The median age of viewers of the O'Reilly Factor was 72 years old, with half his audience even older than that.

Despite claims that O'Reilly was a conservative, a 2011 study showed that compared to the American population as a whole (which actually was relatively conservative), O'Reilly's views were actually in the political center of the population.<ref name="Pollak">Pollak, Joel B. (April 19, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/04/19/bill-oreilly-secret-centrist-not-conservative/ Bill O’Reilly’s Secret: He Was a Centrist, Not a Conservative]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 19, 2017.</ref> Interestingly, this was likely the reason his show was so popular.<ref name="Pollak"/>

Despite claims that O'Reilly was a conservative, a 2011 study showed that compared to the American population as a whole (which actually was relatively conservative), O'Reilly's views were actually in the political center of the population.<ref name="Pollak">Pollak, Joel B. (April 19, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/04/19/bill-oreilly-secret-centrist-not-conservative/ Bill O’Reilly’s Secret: He Was a Centrist, Not a Conservative]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 19, 2017.</ref> Interestingly, this was likely the reason this show was so popular.<ref name="Pollak"/>

On April 19, 2017, Fox News broke ties with O'Reilly due to an alleged sex abuse scandal revolving around him.<ref>Steel, Emily; Schmidt, Michael S. (April 19, 2017). [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/19/business/media/bill-oreilly-fox-news-allegations.html?_r=0 Bill O’Reilly Is Forced Out at Fox News]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 19, 2017.</ref> The show was renamed ''The Factor'' until April 21, 2017, after the final episode starring guest host Gutfeld aired. The show was replaced by ''[[Tucker Carlson Tonight]]'', which was in the 9PM EST slot and was moved to the 8PM EST slot formerly held by O'Reilly. ''The Five'', with newly minted co-host Jesse Watters, replaced Carlson in the 9PM slot, and former ''Five'' co-host Bolling was given a solo show in the 5PM EST slot.

On April 19, 2017, Fox News broke ties with O'Reilly due to an alleged sex abuse scandal revolving around him.<ref>Steel, Emily; Schmidt, Michael S. (April 19, 2017). [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/19/business/media/bill-oreilly-fox-news-allegations.html?_r=0 Bill O’Reilly Is Forced Out at Fox News]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 19, 2017.</ref> The show was renamed ''The Factor'' until April 21, 2017, after the final episode starring guest host Gutfeld aired. The show was replaced by ''[[Tucker Carlson Tonight]]'', which was in the 9PM EST slot and was moved to the 8PM EST slot formerly held by O'Reilly. ''The Five'', with newly minted co-host Jesse Watters, replaced Carlson in the 9PM slot, and former ''Five'' co-host Bolling was given a solo show in the 5PM EST slot.