Posted by
Defend America on Friday, September 05, 2008 1:42:09 PM
McCain TV Ratings Beat Obama in Preliminary Numbers
By Andrew Krukowski
Presidential candidate John
McCain's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention drew
more television viewers than his rival Barack Obama attracted at the
Democratic party's event last week, according to preliminary ratings
from Nielsen Media Research.
Across all broadcast networks Thursday, Sen. McCain’s speech ended
the night with a 4.8 rating/7 share, compared to Sen. Obama’s 4.3/7
average, according to overnight numbers from metered households in 55
U.S. markets measured by Nielsen. These ratings are preliminary,
however, and are subject to change.
NBC’s coverage of Sen. McCain’s speech started directly at the tail
end of the opening game of NFL season, with the speech pulling in a 6.3
rating/10 share, topping Sen. Obama’s speech last week by 26%. That
lead-in may have boosted audiences who last night turned out in droves
to watch Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin introduce herself to the
country.
ABC’s showing of the McCain speech averaged a 4.5/7, down 2% from
the same night of the Democratic convention last week, while CBS’
coverage took in a 3.4/5, an increase of 3%.