Originally posted by Julie: Yeah, I really don't see the interest in Obama. I mean, I was more excited about the Clintons' speeches Tuesday and Wednesday than I was about Obamas. I just don't see it, and I'm a Democrat.
Now that McCain has picked Palin, though, I have no clue who I'm gonna be voting for. It's a tough election.
Fascinating how McCain's pick could mirror the setup in ABC's former series 'Commander in Chief'....
Primetime Broadcast Ratings, August 28, 2008 August 29th, 2008 Posted in Media & Entertainment, Politics
ABC’s primetime coverage of the final day of the Democratic National Convention led in viewership drawing an average audience of roughly 6.6 million viewers. The event featured the widely viewed acceptance speech by Sen. Barack Obama.
Convention coverage from NBC and CBS also made their way into the top 10.
RANK NAME
NETWORK VIEWERS (P2+)
1 VOTE2008 DEM NAT CONV-THU(S)-08/28/2008 ABC 6,584,000
2 DECISION ‘08 DEM CONV THU(S)-08/28/2008 NBC 6,100,000
3 BIG BROTHER 10-THU
CBS 5,969,000
4 CSI
CBS 5,297,000
5 MOMENT OF TRUTH 8/28-9P(S)-08/28/2008 FOX 5,179,000
6 AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS THU
UNI 5,127,000
7 CAMPAIGN 2008-DEM CONV-TH(S)-08/28/2008 CBS 4,722,000
8 FUEGO EN LA SANGRE THU
UNI 4,685,000
9 GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM
ABC 4,008,000
10 MOMENT OF TRUTH 8/28-8P(S)-08/28/2008 FOX 3,690,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (August 25, 2008)
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Primetime Broadcast Ratings, August 28, 2008 August 29th, 2008 Posted in Media & Entertainment, Politics
ABC’s primetime coverage of the final day of the Democratic National Convention led in viewership drawing an average audience of roughly 6.6 million viewers. The event featured the widely viewed acceptance speech by Sen. Barack Obama.
Convention coverage from NBC and CBS also made their way into the top 10.
RANK NAME NETWORK VIEWERS (P2+)
1 VOTE2008 DEM NAT CONV-THU(S)-08/28/2008 ABC 6,584,000
2 DECISION ‘08 DEM CONV THU(S)-08/28/2008 NBC 6,100,000
3 BIG BROTHER 10-THU CBS 5,969,000
4 CSI CBS 5,297,000
5 MOMENT OF TRUTH 8/28-9P(S)-08/28/2008 FOX 5,179,000
6 AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS THU UNI 5,127,000
7 CAMPAIGN 2008-DEM CONV-TH(S)-08/28/2008 CBS 4,722,000
8 FUEGO EN LA SANGRE THU UNI 4,685,000
9 GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM ABC 4,008,000
10 MOMENT OF TRUTH 8/28-8P(S)-08/28/2008 FOX 3,690,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (August 25, 2008)
Are those really final numbers? It seems every show except the DNC coverage took HUGE falls - Big Brother didn't even get 6 million viewers in finals, but got over 7 million in the overnights? Makes no sense.
Originally posted by Julie: Yeah, I really don't see the interest in Obama. I mean, I was more excited about the Clintons' speeches Tuesday and Wednesday than I was about Obamas. I just don't see it, and I'm a Democrat.
Now that McCain has picked Palin, though, I have no clue who I'm gonna be voting for. It's a tough election.
Fascinating how McCain's pick could mirror the setup in ABC's former series 'Commander in Chief'....
Primetime Broadcast Ratings, August 28, 2008 August 29th, 2008 Posted in Media & Entertainment, Politics
ABC’s primetime coverage of the final day of the Democratic National Convention led in viewership drawing an average audience of roughly 6.6 million viewers. The event featured the widely viewed acceptance speech by Sen. Barack Obama.
Convention coverage from NBC and CBS also made their way into the top 10.
RANK NAME NETWORK VIEWERS (P2+)
1 VOTE2008 DEM NAT CONV-THU(S)-08/28/2008 ABC 6,584,000
2 DECISION ‘08 DEM CONV THU(S)-08/28/2008 NBC 6,100,000
3 BIG BROTHER 10-THU CBS 5,969,000
4 CSI CBS 5,297,000
5 MOMENT OF TRUTH 8/28-9P(S)-08/28/2008 FOX 5,179,000
6 AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS THU UNI 5,127,000
7 CAMPAIGN 2008-DEM CONV-TH(S)-08/28/2008 CBS 4,722,000
8 FUEGO EN LA SANGRE THU UNI 4,685,000
9 GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM ABC 4,008,000
10 MOMENT OF TRUTH 8/28-8P(S)-08/28/2008 FOX 3,690,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (August 25, 2008)
Are those really final numbers? It seems every show except the DNC coverage took HUGE falls - Big Brother didn't even get 6 million viewers in finals, but got over 7 million in the overnights? Makes no sense.
Overnights were timeperiod ratings, not actual program. Therefore, pre-season football was included in the overnights which inflated the numbers.
Originally posted by Julie: Yeah, I really don't see the interest in Obama. I mean, I was more excited about the Clintons' speeches Tuesday and Wednesday than I was about Obamas. I just don't see it, and I'm a Democrat.
Now that McCain has picked Palin, though, I have no clue who I'm gonna be voting for. It's a tough election.
Fascinating how McCain's pick could mirror the setup in ABC's former series 'Commander in Chief'....
Wow, I never thought of that. It is kind of strange how it works out like that, though. Maybe McCain was a huge fan of the show . . .
Does that also mean if shes elected (because McCain dies) she will be out of a job in a year?
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Obama Speech, Final Day Of DNC Reaches A Quarter Of American Households August 29th, 2008 Posted in Media & Entertainment, Politics
Day four of the Democratic National Convention featured the acceptance speech by nominee Sen. Barack Obama. The convention was carried live during prime time on ten networks – ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX News Channel, MSNBC, BET, TV One, Univision and Telemundo. Coverage varied by network, all ten aired live coverage from approximately 10-11PM (ET). The final night drew the largest audience so far for the Democrats (24.5% of all American homes), eclipsing the audience reach the three previous evenings.
The speech by Sen. Obama was the fifth most-viewed, non-sports program among African American households in the last 11 years. Highest Rated Programs Among African Americans 1997-2008
Viewers age 2+ (Sports Not Included)
Rank Program Date Network African American Rating African American Rating
1 MICHAEL JACKSON 30TH ANN. 11/13/01 CBS 24.7 8,135,436
2 NBC MOVIE OF THE WEEK: The Temptations Pt. 2 11/2/98 NBC 23.6 7,539,709
3 PRIMETIME SP EDITION-12/4: Whitney Houston 12/4/02 ABC 22.1 7,443,277
4 OPRAH WINFREY PRESENTS: The Wedding Pt. 2 2/23/98 ABC 21.6 6,748,990
5 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION 8/28/08 10 Networks 21 7,752,424
* Persons ratings for African American, Hispanic are % of African American/ Hispanic persons age 2+ in TV homes watching the convention coverage. 2008 Networks Included: Days 1, 2, 3 - ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, BET, TV One Day 4 - ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, BET, TV One, Univision, Telemundo 2004 Networks Included: Days 1, 3, 4 – ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX News, MSNBC Day 2 - CNN, FOX News, MSNBC. ABC, CBS, NBC regularly scheduled programs.
Originally posted by Julie: Yeah, I really don't see the interest in Obama. I mean, I was more excited about the Clintons' speeches Tuesday and Wednesday than I was about Obamas. I just don't see it, and I'm a Democrat.
Now that McCain has picked Palin, though, I have no clue who I'm gonna be voting for. It's a tough election.
Fascinating how McCain's pick could mirror the setup in ABC's former series 'Commander in Chief'....
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Thanks for the data, Zedman2. Any chance Nielsen will release data on 'unique' viewers rather than the sometimes doubled 'viewership' that exists when people channel flip?
Aside from that, the most intereting note is that politics are definitely going to be a big deal for Fall TV...conventions, debates, and last minute commercial saturation.
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on that note, I'll go one better and ask that the Big Brother people make a bit more effort to keep the details of the show out of the ratings threads. Some people do not want to be spoiled. If you want to talk Big Brother, go to the Big Brother thread and post to your heart's content.
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# 1 # 2 # 3 # 4 # 5
Time Net Program NY LA CHI PHI DAL
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8:00 NBC NFL Preseason: JAX @ WSH -.-/--& 1.7/ 4^ 1.0/ 2 1.1/ 2 2.2/ 4
CBS Big Brother 10 1.2/ 5* 2.3/ 4 1.6/ 3 3.8/ 6 3.6/ 6
FOX Moment of Truth 2.8/ 5 2.8/ 5 1.4/ 3# 2.7/ 4 2.8/ 5
ABC Ugly Betty (R) 3.4/ 6 3.7/ 6 3.3/ 6 1.4/ 5$ 3.3/ 6
CW Smallville (R) 1.3/ 2 1.7/ 3 2.0/ 5! 1.0/ 2 2.2/ 4
MNT Movie: I Witness (R) 0.7/ 1 1.9/ 3 1.2/ 2 1.3/ 2 0.8/ 1
ION Movie: Point of No Return 0.2/ 0 0.3/ 0 0.5/ 1 0.1/ 0 0.9/ 2
9:00 CBS CSI (R) 0.9/ 5* 3.2/ 5 3.5/ 5 4.9/ 7 5.8/ 9
FOX Moment of Truth 3.7/ 6 3.1/ 5 1.1/ 3# 3.1/ 5 3.8/ 6
ABC Grey's Anatomy (R) 3.2/ 5 3.7/ 6 3.8/ 6 1.2/ 5$ 3.2/ 5
CW Supernatural (R) 0.7/ 1 1.2/ 2 1.4/ 5! 1.1/ 2 1.8/ 3
10:00 NBC Democratic Convention 5.4/ 8 3.9/ 7^ 5.2/ 8 3.5/ 5 3.9/ 6
ABC Democratic Convention 4.4/ 6 5.9/11^ 9.8/15 5.5/ 8 3.9/ 6
CBS Democratic Convention 2.5/ 4 2.8/ 5^ 2.1/ 3 2.2/ 3 3.0/ 5
ION 48 Hours on ION 0.2/ 0 0.2/ 0 0.3/ 0 0.2/ 0 0.9/ 1
& Due to NFL Preseason: NE @ NYG (3.3/6), this NBC program never aired
* Due to NFL Preseason: NYJ @ PHI (2.1/4), this CBS program aired in late night
# Due to NFL Preseason: CHI @ CLE (8.9/15), this FOX program aired in late night
$ Due to NFL Preseason: NYJ @ PHI (10.5/18), this ABC program aired in late night
! Due to MLB: PHI @ CUBS (9.5/15), this CW program aired in late night
^ West Coast markets aired this event live, before primetime
# 6 # 7 # 8 # 9 #10
Time Net Program SF/OAK/SJ BOS ATL WSH DC HOU
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8:00 NBC NFL Preseason: JAX @ WSH 1.6/ 4^ 0.4/ 1 1.0/ 2 12.4/20 1.6/ 3
CBS Big Brother 10 4.1/ 8 4.1/ 7 3.3/ 6 4.0/ 7 4.4/ 8
FOX Moment of Truth 2.4/ 4 3.0/ 5 2.5/ 4 2.5/ 4 2.1/ 4
ABC Ugly Betty (R) 1.9/ 4 -.-/--~ 2.5/ 4 3.2/ 5 3.6/ 7
CW Smallville (R) 0.6/ 1 1.4/ 2 0.9/ 2 0.7/ 1 -.-/--"
MNT Movie: I Witness (R) 1.3/ 3 0.4/ 1`` 0.9/ 1 1.1/ 2
ION Movie: Point of No Return 0.3/ 1 0.7/ 1 0.2/ 0 0.5/ 1 0.4/ 1
9:00 CBS CSI (R) 3.6/ 7 5.2/ 8 3.0/ 5 3.4/ 5 5.6/ 9
FOX Moment of Truth 3.5/ 7 3.9/ 6 3.7/ 6 2.5/ 4 3.2/ 5
ABC Grey's Anatomy (R) 2.7/ 6 -.-/--~ 3.1/ 5 3.5/ 5 3.9/ 6
CW Supernatural (R) 0.5/ 1 0.4/ 1 1.1/ 2 1.2/ 2 -.-/--"
10:00 NBC Democratic Convention 3.1/ 6^ 3.7/ 6 1.6/ 3 8.9/13 3.0/ 5
ABC Democratic Convention 5.2/10^ 4.0/ 7 6.3/10 3.3/ 5 5.8/ 9
CBS Democratic Convention 2.9/ 5^ 2.5/ 4 1.1/ 2 3.2/ 5 3.2/ 5
ION 48 Hours on ION 0.0/ 0 0.0/ 0 0.1/ 0 0.2/ 0
~ Due to NFL Preseason: NE @ NYG (8.3/15), this ABC program never aired
`` Due to NFL Preseason: ATL @ BAL (4.5/8), this MNT program aired in late-night
" Due to NFL Preseason: TB @ HOU (5.3/9), this CW program aired in late-night
^ West Coast markets aired this event live, before primetime
#11 #12 #13 #14 #15
Time Net Program DET PHX TAM-StP SEA-Tac MIN-StPl
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8:00 NBC NFL Preseason: JAX @ WSH 1.5/ 3 2.2/ 5^ -.-/--"" 3.1/ 7^ 1.6/ 3
CBS Big Brother 10 0.7/ 3** 3.0/ 5 2.9/ 5 3.5/ 6 4.8/11
FOX Moment of Truth 2.1/ 4 1.7/ 3 3.4/ 6 1.9/ 3 3.2/ 7
ABC Ugly Betty (R) 5.0/ 9 3.1/ 5 1.7/ 3^^ 3.9/ 7 1.7/ 4
CW Smallville (R) 1.8/ 3 1.8/ 3 2.4/ 4 0.8/ 1 0.7/ 2
MNT Movie: I Witness (R) 1.3/ 2 1.5/ 3 0.5/ 1 0.2/ 0 1.2/ 2
ION Movie: Point of No Return 0.6/ 1 0.3/ 0 0.2/ 0 0.7/ 1 0.2/ 0
9:00 CBS CSI (R) 0.3/ 2** 4.0/ 7 4.1/ 6 2.8/ 6 5.7/11
FOX Moment of Truth 3.7/ 6 2.7/ 4 3.8/ 6 2.3/ 4 5.3/10
ABC Grey's Anatomy (R) 4.8/ 8 2.5/ 5 1.6/ 2^^ 4.0/ 7 3.0/ 5
CW Supernatural (R) 1.9/ 3 1.4/ 2 1.8/ 3 0.7/ 1 1.2/ 2
10:00 NBC Democratic Convention 6.2/10 4.3/ 7^ 5.9/11^ 6.0/10
ABC Democratic Convention 4.9/ 8 3.9/ 7^ 4.8/ 7^^ 5.3/10^ 3.3/ 5
CBS Democratic Convention 1.4/ 2 2.3/ 4^ 2.8/ 4 2.6/ 5^ 1.9/ 3
ION 48 Hours on ION 0.4/ 1 0.2/ 0 0.3/ 0 0.1/ 0 0.3/ 0
** Due to NFL Preseason: DET @ BUF (7.9/15), this CBS program aired in late night
"" Due to NFL Preseason: TB @ HOU (9.5/15), this NBC program never aired
^ West Coast markets aired this event live, before primetime
^^ Combined rating of this market's two ABC affilates
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Time Net Program MIA-FtL CLE-Akr DEN ORL-Dyta SAC-Stkn IND
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8:00 NBC NFL Preseason: JAX @ WSH 1.9/ 3 16.9/25 3.3/ 6 4.1/ 6 3.0/ 6^ 3.9/ 6
CBS Big Brother 10 3.6/ 5 3.6/ 5 2.9/ 5 3.7/ 6 6.4/10 6.9/11
FOX Moment of Truth 4.5/ 7 5.0/ 7 2.5/ 4 3.4/ 5 4.1/ 6 2.9/ 5
ABC Ugly Betty (R) 2.5/ 4 2.8/ 4 2.3/ 4 3.1/ 5 3.1/ 5 2.9/ 5
CW Smallville (R) 0.7/ 1 2.0/ 3 1.2/ 2 2.8/ 4 2.3/ 4 3.0/ 5!!
MNT Movie: I Witness (R) 0.4/ 1## 1.4/ 2 0.9/ 2 1.1/ 2 1.1/ 2 1.8/ 3
ION Movie: Point of No Return 0.5/ 1 0.7/ 0 0.5/ 1 1.2/ 2 1.1/ 2 0.3/ 0
9:00 CBS CSI (R) 3.6/ 5 3.9/ 6 0.7/ 3$$ 6.1/ 9 6.8/11 8.0/12
FOX Moment of Truth 4.9/ 7 5.3/ 7 2.5/ 4 4.3/ 6 4.7/ 7 3.1/ 4
ABC Grey's Anatomy (R) 2.6/ 4 3.4/ 5 4.1/ 7 3.4/ 5 4.7/ 7 4.3/ 6
CW Supernatural (R) 1.0/ 1 1.3/ 2 -.-/--~~ 2.2/ 3 1.5/ 2 1.6/ 3!!
10:00 NBC Democratic Convention 3.8/ 5 6.3/10 10.7/16 3.7/ 5 5.1/ 9^ 7.3/11
ABC Democratic Convention 5.4/ 8 5.5/ 8 5.7/ 9 3.7/ 5 2.8/ 5^ 4.1/ 6
CBS Democratic Convention 3.9/ 5 2.3/ 4 3.2/ 5 2.0/ 3 5.1/ 9^ 2.5/ 4
ION 48 Hours on ION 0.0/ 0 0.3/ 0 0.5/ 1 0.2/ 0 0.3/ 1 0.4/ 1
## Due to NFL Preseason: MIA @ NO (6.3/9), this MNT program aired in late night
$$ Due to KCNC News Special on the DNC (3.0/5), this CBS program aired in late night
~~ Due to KWGN News Special on the DNC (0.8/1), this CW program never aired
!! Due to NFL Preseason: IND @ CIN (8.8/14), this CW program aired in late night
^ West Coast markets aired this event live, before primetime
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