Posted on 07/09/2007 7:22:38 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
NEW YORK - Nineteen million people tuned in to watch the Live Earth concerts on NBC and cable channels affiliated with the network, according to Nielsen Media Research.
The total audience of 18.995 million includes viewers who watched at least six minutes of the telecasts on NBC, CNBC, Telemundo, the Sundance Channel, Bravo, MSNBC and Universal HD.
NBC's Saturday-evening telecast which featured three hours of highlights from the 24-hour global concert series to raise awareness of climate change captured 2.7 million viewers. The event was also broadcast online at LiveEarth.MSN.com and on XM satellite radio.
Organizers for Live Earth, backed by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, were hoping live broadcasts on cable television and the Internet would reach up to 2 billion people. Concerts were held in London; Sydney, Australia; Tokyo; Shanghai, China; Johannesburg, South Africa; Hamburg, Germany; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and New Jersey and Washington.
Live Earth will send proceeds to the Alliance for Climate Protection, a nonprofit organization chaired by Gore. Figures for the money raised will be available later in the week.
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the winner! too funny
The difference represents the amount by which these egotistical elites over-inflate their own ego.
I may have “watched” 6 minutes, I was flipping channels and when I got to this show I had to go barf and it may have taken me that long before I got back to continue my surfing :-)
“Organizers for Live Earth, backed by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, were hoping live broadcasts on cable television and the Internet would reach up to 2 billion people”
Yeah right. They never hoped for 2 billion they BRAGGED about 2 billion. Love how the pre-concert sentiment changed after the debacle.
That little time qualifies as an NBC viewer? Watch 1 song performed ..and I'm outta here!
I demand TV Guide, and my remote be remade.
I was watching "Ice Road Truckers",(a GREAT show BTW), on History channel.
But, I meant to be watching "Live Earth".
The listings in TV Guide were soo confusing to read!
I couldn't understand the numbers on my remote control!!
I wasn't counted in the ratings for "Live Earth"!!! WAAAAAAAA!!! WAAAAA!!! THE INJUSTICE!!!
I demand TV Guide, and my remote be remade.
I was watching "Ice Road Truckers",(a GREAT show BTW), on History channel.
But, I meant to be watching "Live Earth".
The listings in TV Guide were soo confusing to read!
I couldn't understand the numbers on my remote control!!
I wasn't counted in the ratings for "Live Earth"!!! WAAAAAAAA!!! WAAAAA!!! THE INJUSTICE!!!
I taped it. Duran Duran were good and so were the Police. Then they had that dope Kanye West come out and rap during “Message in a Bottle”. What lame sh!t that was.
Melissa Ethrige was a true believer zealot who introduced the AlGore. Leonard DiCaprio introduced the AlGore. Multiple performers introduced the AlGore as he made multiple appearances on stage to talk global warming blah blah blah
I even saw some clowns playing in Antarctica
But I taped it and zipped past all that rubbish
That one got me - lol!
“AlGore as he made multiple appearances on stage to talk global warming “
That is when the bathroom lines went from a 1 hour wait to a 2 hour wait.
Rebels without a cause!
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