On average, Scarborough Country received approximately 300,000 viewers per night (Source: Nielsen Media Research).

Frequent on-air contributors to Scarborough Country were Craig Crawford, Pat Buchanan, Brent Bozell, and Tony Perkins.

While remaining "extraordinarily conservative",[citation needed] Scarborough became more critical of President George W. Bush and some of his policies before the show ended in 2007.

In the summer of 2006, Scarborough Country was criticized for taking a "tabloid turn", covering mainly celebrity, entertainment, and crime stories.

One made fun of MSNBC's Dan Abrams, and another one featured Scarborough's swearing at reporters over a celebrity list.