Fox News’ hothead Billy O’Reilly will finally be able to interview Barack Obama, as the Democratic presidential nominee is scheduled to appear on “The O’Reilly Factor” tonight at 8 p.m., just a couple of hours before Sen. John McCain officially accepts the presidential nomination on the final night of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.

Fox News released a press statement saying that the interview will tape Thursday afternoon and will air over multiple episodes.

The move is one step further in resolving the differences between Barack Obama and Fox News, a network that had to manage without Obama for months, since the Democratic presidential candidate has had a tense history with the cabler owned by Rupert Murdoch.

However, the so-called quarrel technically ended in April, when Barack Obama appeared on “Fox News Sunday,” although several invitations from Billy O’Reilly were not answered.

The O’Reilly interview may come in consequence of a direct confrontation that took place three months ago between Obama and Fox Television chairman and former GOP campaign strategist advisor Roger Ailes to solve “a tentative truce,” according to a Vanity Fair report. Nonetheless, the meeting was arranged by Rupert Murdoch himself, reportedly fed up with having his network rejected by Obama.

Fox News continues to lure most viewers, especially during the Republican Convention. Moreover, the network has the strongest potential lead-in to John McCain’s acceptance speech due to be delivered tonight. Barack Obama may as well make the best of the O’Reilly interview, as he has the possibility to outshine his opponent’s grand night.