Democratic convention beats football in ratings

[PoliticalTiger]

The second night of the Democratic National Convention beat the Republicans in television ratings and, perhaps more impressively, beat pro football.

An estimated 25.1 million people watched the convention between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Wednesday, when former President Bill Clinton delivered an impassioned nomination speech for President Barack Obama, the Nielsen ratings company said.

During that hour, just over 20 million people were watching the second half of the Dallas Cowboys' season-opening victory over the New York Giants. Faced with competition from Clinton, ratings for football's first game were down from the past two years.
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Democratic convention ratings held up well compared to 2008, when interest was particularly high. The Democrats had a four-day convention then, with 25.9 million viewers on the second day and 24 million on the third. None of those nights faced competition from pro football.

http://news.yahoo.com/democratic-convent...33124.html

[jaxx]

That shows people are connecting, their future is at stake and they know the election is so important.

[pappy]

Well it was Dallas v Giants so naturally everyone chose to watch "America's Team" instead!

[SeattleGirl]

(09-06-2012 09:46 PM)pappy Wrote:  Well it was Dallas v Giants so naturally everyone chose to watch "America's Team" instead!