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[[File:Oreilly.JPG|200px|thumb|right|An example of O'Reilly's ''Talking Points Memo'']]

[[File:Oreilly.JPG|200px|thumb|right|An example of O'Reilly's ''Talking Points Memo'']]

'''''The O'Reilly Factor''''' (also often known as ''The Factor'' or ''The No-Spin Zone'') was a [[Fox News]] television show hosted by political commentator [[Bill O'Reilly]]. This show was the highest-rated show in [[cable news]]. The show featured O'Reilly (or a guest host, usually [[Greg Gutfeld]], [[Eric Bolling]], [[Jesse Watters]], [[Laura Ingraham]], [[Mike Huckabee]], or [[Juan Williams]]) and guests discussing major issues of that day.

'''''The O'Reilly Factor''''' (also often known as ''The Factor'' or ''The No-Spin Zone'') was a [[Fox News]] television show hosted by political commentator [[Bill O'Reilly]]. This show was the highest-rated show in [[cable news]]. The show featured O'Reilly (or a guest host, usually [[Greg Gutfeld]], [[Eric Bolling]], [[Jesse Watters]], [[Laura Ingraham]], [[Mike Huckabee]], or [[Juan Williams]]) and guests discussing major issues of that day.

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). [http://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). [http://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"/>