Posted on 09/01/2004 11:05:37 AM PDT by GAGOPSWEEPTOVICTORY
As for coverage of The Republican Convention at 10 p.m., take a look:
-Overnights: NBC: 4.3/ 6, ABC and CBS: 3.4/ 5 each
-Viewers: CBS: 5.80 million, NBC: 5.50, ABC: 4.12
-Adults 18-49: NBC: 2.4/ 6, CBS: 2.2/ 6, ABC: 1.4/ 4
Source: Nielsen Media Research data
John / Billybob
We havent seen todays cable ratings yet, if they come out similar to yesterday then we can cheer.
He cited the Tuesday night keynote speech by Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama, the son of an immigrant from Kenya, who is poised to become the only black member of the U.S. Senate. All three broadcast networks skipped the convention completely on Tuesday, so Obama's emergence on the national political stage was largely overlooked.Meanwhile, TV Tracker reports extremely high ratings for the RNC Tuesday night. (View 9/1/04)
15.42 MILLION TO ZERO.-Overnights: NBC: 4.3/ 6, ABC and CBS: 3.4/ 5 each
-Viewers: CBS: 5.80 million, NBC: 5.50, ABC: 4.12
-Adults 18-49: NBC: 2.4/ 6, CBS: 2.2/ 6, ABC: 1.4/ 4 Source: Nielsen Media Research data
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles Schumer, initially expected to headline the Democratic response to the Republican convention, are both missing in action this week -- leaving the job to lesser-known lawmakers.
The low-key Democratic response at the GOP convention is a sharp contrast from the Republican counterattack in Boston, where party luminaries included Rudy Giuliani.
Drudge just posted the Cable numbers:
FLASH: FOXNEWS primetime convention coverage Tuesday night avg 4,113,000 viewers from 8p-11:15p, CNN's coverage awas 1,165,000; MSNBC's 1,268,000... FOXNEWS peak came during Laura Bush's speech with 5,216,000 viewers... [5,124,000 during Schwarzenegger]...
All I can say is WOW!
dnc numbers
Prime time (8-11 p.m. ET)
CNN FXNC MSNBC
Mon 2004k 1641k 1144k
Tues 2362k 2340k 1404k
Wed 2169k 1770k 1068k
3 Day Avg. 2178k 1917k 1205k
10-11 p.m. ET (Keynote Hour)
Mon 2563k 1443k 1049k
Tues 2935k 1845k 1854k
Wed 2890k 1640k 1393k
3 Day Avg 2796k 1643k 1432k
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