Unconventional Polls: Obama's Speech Draws Record 38.4 Million Viewers
source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/29/AR2008082903177.html
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John McCain will have to do better than naming Tina Fey his vice presidential choice if he expects to attract 38.4 million people to watch his acceptance speech next week, as Barack Obama clocked Thursday night.
Obama's speech, delivered between 10 and 11 p.m. at the [Investment Management Company] Field in Denver, is the most-watched convention speech ever, according to Nielsen Media Research estimates.
More people tuned in to hear Obama's speech than watched the Olympic Opening Ceremonies in Beijing. That orgy of intimidating precision, with its cast of thousands, clocked 34.2 million U.S. viewers, remember?
Nearly one out of every five people who watched Obama's talk saw it on CNN.
The cable news network averaged more than 8 million viewers in that hour, making it far and away the network of choice for Obama-viewing.
Second-place ABC News clocked 6.6 million viewers, in a rare convention win over NBC News, which copped 6.1 million viewers. CBS News trailed with 4.6 million, barely edging out Fox News Channel (4.2 million) and MSNBC (4.1 million).
Obama's speech garnered nearly 60 percent more viewers than John Kerry's Dem acceptance speech four years ago.
Obama's speech, delivered between 10 and 11 p.m. at the [Investment Management Company] Field in Denver, is the most-watched convention speech ever, according to Nielsen Media Research estimates.
More people tuned in to hear Obama's speech than watched the Olympic Opening Ceremonies in Beijing. That orgy of intimidating precision, with its cast of thousands, clocked 34.2 million U.S. viewers, remember?
Nearly one out of every five people who watched Obama's talk saw it on CNN.
The cable news network averaged more than 8 million viewers in that hour, making it far and away the network of choice for Obama-viewing.
Second-place ABC News clocked 6.6 million viewers, in a rare convention win over NBC News, which copped 6.1 million viewers. CBS News trailed with 4.6 million, barely edging out Fox News Channel (4.2 million) and MSNBC (4.1 million).
Obama's speech garnered nearly 60 percent more viewers than John Kerry's Dem acceptance speech four years ago.
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