The Factor: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Factor, originally titled The O'Reilly Report from 1996 to 1998 and often called The O'Reilly Factor, is an American cable television news and talk show on the Fox News Channel hosted by political commentator Bill O'Reilly, who often discusses current controversial political issues with guests. The Factor is generally prerecorded, though on rare occasions it airs live if breaking news or special events are being covered (e.g. presidential addresses that occur during prime-time). 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.

Series details

• Title: The Factor
• Format: News
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1996-10-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-04-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fox News Channel
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 3.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 9066
• IMDb ID: tt0284767
• TVDB ID: 70656

Cast and credited roles

• Bill O'Reilly — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1996: premiered 1996-10-07; final listed air date 1996-10-07.
• Season 2013: premiered 2013-12-23; final listed air date 2013-12-23.
• Season 2014: premiered 2014-01-17; final listed air date 2014-09-28.
• Season 2015: premiered 2015-01-02; final listed air date 2015-12-29.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-01-04; final listed air date 2016-12-30; episode order: 261.
• Season 2017: premiered 2017-01-03; final listed air date 2017-04-21; episode order: 261.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Factor on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.