Sarah Palin Draws Huge Audiences As Fox Contributor

While mainstream media members continue to belittle her at every opportunity, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin attracted huge audiences in her first two official appearances as a Fox News Channel contributor.

Debuting on Tuesday's "O'Reilly Factor," the former vice presidential candidate drew almost 4 million viewers more than doubling the combined total of MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and CNN's Campbell Brown.

The following evening on "Glenn Beck," Palin attracted over 3 million -- at 5PM!

Regardless of what her detractors say, Palin was a smash hit (complete numbers below the fold courtesy TVBytheNumbers.com, Tuesday first):

8PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O’Reilly Factor – 3,954,000 viewers (993,000) (1,786,000)
Campbell Brown – 999,000 viewers (284,000) (363,000)
Countdown w/ K. Olbermann – 906,000 viewers (271,000) (510,000)
Coca-Cola: The Real Story – 179,000 viewers (116,000) (91,000)
Nancy Grace – 704,000 viewers (271,000) (351,000)

5PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Glenn Beck – 3,175,000 viewers (852,000) (1,413,000)
Situation Room—1,310,000 viewers (424,000) (610,000)
Hardball w/ C. Matthews —524,000 viewers (101,000) (249,000)
Fast Money —257,000 viewers (a scratch w/37,000) (100,000)
Prime News —288,000 viewers (126,000) (156,000)

Eat your hearts out liberal media!