Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity to Sign New Deals With FOX News

As first reported on Deadline.com, political talk show hosts Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity will continue their respective shows on FOX News Channel.  

Both have negotiated new multi-year, multi-million dollar agreements, which are expected to be finalized early next week. Both hosts have drawn strong ratings with viewers. 'The O'Reilly Factor' is the highest rated show in cable news, a title it has held on to for a remarkable 125 consecutive months. Coming in second is Hannity's show. On Monday, The O'Reilly Factor drew 2.8 million viewers and Hannity 2.1 million. 

Both O'Reilly and Hannity have been with Fox News Channel since it began in October 1996.  Hannity was originally paired with co-host Alan Colmes before scoring his own talk show three years ago. In February, O'Reilly was asked about the odds of him staying with Fox News. Said the host, "We'll see what happens. It's a matter of how I'm feeling physically and how the company sees my role going forward."