--- description: After Bill O'Reilly criticized CNN anchor Jake Tapper for having low ratings on his show, The Lead host was quick to fire back. title: Jake Tapper Fires Back After Bill O'Reilly Calls His Ratings 'Low as You Can Go' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfbe222fc47db5096/6988e2920a4a2283cf9d065b/gettyimages-653006690.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Television](/tag/television/) ## Television Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Jake Tapper Fires Back After Bill O'Reilly Calls His Ratings 'Low as You Can Go' by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 19, 2017 12:10 PM CUT  CNN Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Jake Tapper is interviewed during the SXSW Conference at the Austin Convention Center on March 10, 2017 in Austin, Texas. CNN Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Jake Tapper is interviewed during the SXSW Conference at the Austin Convention Center on March 10, 2017 in Austin, Texas.Jim Bennett—Getty by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 19, 2017 12:10 PM CUT After Bill O’Reilly called CNN anchor [Jake Tapper’s](http://time.com/4668085/jake-tapper-kate-mckinnon-kellyanne-conway-saturday-night-live-fatal-attraction/ "undefined") ratings “as low as you can go,” _The Lead_ host was quick to fire back. > [](https://twitter.com/billoreilly/status/920756450338787328) “‘Low’ would be sexually harassing staffers and then getting fired for it — humiliated in front of the world. Now THAT would be low,” Tapper tweeted minutes later. > [](https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/920759386431205376) It was announced that [O’Reilly would not return to Fox News](http://time.com/4746522/bill-oreilly-factor-fox-news-show/?iid=sr-link4 "undefined") in April after a series of sexual harassment allegations. _The Lead_ also had the highest ratings of its time block in August, [according to AdWeek.](http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/august-2017-ratings-cnn-is-the-go-to-cable-news-network-on-weekends/339766 "undefined") _Hannity_ also airs during prime time and Jake Tapper’s _The Lead_ is broadcast earlier, meaning they don’t actually compete against each other, [Business Insider](http://www.businessinsider.com/jake-tapper-bill-oreilly-sexual-harassment-ratings-2017-10 "undefined") pointed out. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4989110/jake-tapper-fires-back-after-bill-oreilly-calls-his-ratings-low-as-you-can-go/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4989110/jake-tapper-fires-back-after-bill-oreilly-calls-his-ratings-low-as-you-can-go/"},"headline":"Jake Tapper Fires Back After Bill O'Reilly Calls His Ratings 'Low as You Can Go'","datePublished":"2017-10-19T12:10:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T17:55:36.477Z","description":"\"Humiliated in front of the world. 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