	After five sexual harassment settlements by O'Reilly and Fox News were reported by "The New York Times", "The O'Reilly Factor" lost more than half its advertisers within a week; almost 60 companies withdrew their ads. Despite the loss of advertisers, "The O'Reilly Factor"'s ratings increased during the controversy. On April 11, 2017, O'Reilly announced he would take a two-week vacation and would return to the program on April 24, 2017.