`Live Earth' Concerts No Big TV Draw - (They told us 2 billion watched)

KAALTV ^ | 7/11/07 | David Bauder - AP

[GeorgiaDawg32]

NEW YORK (AP) -- Given a choice among the Police, John Mayer and Madonna on television or a summer's night out, millions of Americans chose the latter.

The Live Earth concert, Al Gore's sprawling worldwide effort to raise environmental awareness, wasn't a big television draw. NBC's Saturday-night highlights show was seen by 2.75 million people, according to Nielsen Media Research, or fewer people than watched the soccer match between Argentina and Peru that night on Univision.

[Red Badger]

The 2 billion number is already entrenched in liberals minds. Therefore its real. Don’t confuse them with facts.........

[cripplecreek]

Kinda like the million moms.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

I guess as long as they FEEL 2 billion watched, that’s the number..

[KarlInOhio]

I think you only had to watch six minutes to be counted as watching by Nielsen.

[Catholic Canadian]

The 2 billion number is already entrenched in liberals minds. Therefore its real. Don’t confuse them with facts.........

It's amazing how willing they are to believe the lies......I personally do not know anyone who watched any of this. Most people I know didn't have a clue it was happening.

[DeFault User]

fewer people than watched the soccer match between Argentina and Peru that night on Univision.

You mean they took "Sâbado Gigante" off for that. Millions left without a "babe" fix.

[dead]

fewer people than watched the soccer match between Argentina and Peru that night on Univision

That's embarrasing.

They lost the ratings battle to third world grass hockey on shortwave frequency.

[Red Badger]

They couldn’t reach 2 billion even if they counted children and pets..........

[Red Badger]

Just wait and see how many MSM reporters and Algore himself tout this 2 billion number......

[RightWhale]

One thing I wonder is how a concert can have any effect on scientists or much of an effect on politicians. In reality most politicians are highly astute in evaluating the effectiveness of a campaign and they are not associating themselves with this one. The musicians themselves have sold out and everybody knows it.

[MsLady]

I read the article, what a bunch of cry babies. WAAAA, it was a holiday, that's why not many people watched, they say. PHEW, they didn't watch because it's a bunch of hogwash. Spewed out by a lot of misguided, hypocritical, egotistical, elites.

This reminds me of years ago (1980's?), when actors (can't remember which ones) did a tv ad about how everyone should be carpooling. Many of these people may be smart, I say may. But, they have absolutely no wisdom. Power and lack of wisdom makes them a dangerous bunch.

[dfwgator]

Test patterns had better ratings.

[lowbridge]

bump

[gov_bean_ counter]

I switched back and forth between FR and Intellicast Weather Radar. Made for an interesting evening.

[smith288]

It was on TV? Im usually pretty tuned into what’s on the boob tube but i didnt know this was on. I heard something about LiveEarth but thought it was some website and thats it.

Nice marketing AlGore

[Sir Hailstone]

"fewer people than watched the soccer match between Argentina and Peru that night on Univision.

You mean they took "Sâbado Gigante" off for that. Millions left without a "babe" fix."

Actually that's all the illegals here checking on their fookball scores from back home.

Unrelated note, I have no idea what product it is but it's humorous to see the fookball jerseys with the "BIMBO" logo on them.

[gov_bean_ counter]

I have a hard time listening to a bunch of people who have spent their entire lives pretending to be someone else.

[CougarGA7]

When was it on? I dont even know that.

If it was primetime I’ll bet I was watch old reruns of American Gladiator on ESPN Classic.

[N. Theknow]

NBC's Saturday-night highlights show was seen by 2.75 million people, according to Nielsen Media Research

Want to know how bad that number really is?

Katie Couric draws almost twice that number for her pathetic CBS Evening Snews.