Convention viewership: Dems beat GOP on Day 1
Philadelphia,
July
27:
The
viewers' turnout
on
the
first
night
(July
25)
at
the
Democratic
National
Convention
(DNC)
was
more
than
that
of
the
Republican
National
Convention
(RNC)
that
happened
last
week.
According to Nielsen data released on Tuesday (July 26), the broadcast and cable coverage of the DNC averaged 26 million viewers (10 pm to 11.30 pm Eastern Time on Monday which is 7.30 am to 9 am IST on Tuesday) and it was expected to go up once ratings for smaller channels were added up. The corresponding viewers' number on the inaugural night (July 18) of the RNC was 23 million.
It was also said that the CNN was the highest-rated channel with 6.2 million viewers during the DNC and it left behind other broadcast networks like the NBC, ABC and CBS.
The DNC's proceedings fetched even higher ratings than the inaugural night of the party convention held four years ago, when the combined viewership of the broadcast and cable coverage averaged 22 million.
The DNC's first night was studded with stars like First Lady Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren and their speeches gave the show that much boost, it was said.
On the first night of the RNC, the keynote speaker was Melania Trump, the wife of the GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. Her speech was, however, marred by the allegations of plagiarism of a presentation which was made by Michelle Obama at the DNC in 2008. Even Trump's acceptance speech delivered on July 21, the final day of the convention, did not meet the expectations of many channels.
The Nielsen ratings only take into account the traditional television viewership.
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