• Current claims Countdown pulled 179K demo viewers.
• Monday’s numbers: O’Reilly-Hannity-Baier 1-2-3.
• Bias Bash videos: Africa/Afghanistan and NBC’s pledge edit.
• Bloomberg/Comcast channel spat marches on.
• Julie Banderas back in the anchor chair?  Weekend numbers.
• Video: Juan Williams with Don Imus on Jon Stewart, Libya, etc.
• That was fast: Media Matters launches instant war against Ed Henry.
• Video: Bernard Goldberg on NBC’s pledge, CBS’s Norah O’Donnell.
• ICN: Why 63 minutes means Olby’s declared war on MSNBC; more.
• Countdown reax: Zurawik: ruined by Markos; EW: fawning; LA TImes: effective; Perpetual Post: glad he’s back; The Cable Game: yawn; WaPost: sleepy; Salon: welcome back; Daily Beast: marred by nastiness; The Wrap: boring, pompous.

Tags: ratings 2011, olbermann, mediamatters