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Record TV viewership for first Romney-Obama debate
Rush ^ | 10/4/2012 | Rush

Posted on 10/04/2012 11:02:01 AM PDT by AFPhys

Over 65 Million watched the debate yesterday! Fox Cable had more viewers than any other network including the ABCNNBCBS!

(Excerpt) Read more at marketwatch.com ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: 2012; 2012debates; debate; debates; tvratings
Easy record, beating the 45.8 million households watching the Reagan-Carter debate.
1 posted on 10/04/2012 11:02:03 AM PDT by AFPhys
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To: AFPhys

This is gonna leave a mark... what a great time for a super victory!

I see no articles about this yet. Got numbers from Rush 10 minutes ago or so.

Punch the link for marketwatch.com for historical debate figures


2 posted on 10/04/2012 11:04:05 AM PDT by AFPhys ((Praying for our troops, our citizens, that the Bible and Freedom become basis of the US law again))
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To: AFPhys

This debate will be a game-changer, as was the Reagan-Carter debate in Cleveland (and I was there).


3 posted on 10/04/2012 11:05:20 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh (Cogito, ergo armatum sum: "I think, therefore I am armed".)
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To: AFPhys

Ouch! Unlike that fustercluck of a convention, they won’t be able to say that nobody saw it.


4 posted on 10/04/2012 11:07:00 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: AFPhys

This incredible viewership as well as the CNN poll with Romney beating Obama 67-24, plus the just mentioned (on CBS radio news) of “People view Romney more favorably due to the debate” = 56%, “... Obama more favorably...” = 13%, ...

I believe this will may really move the needle more than the “pundits” have been stating.

There is only one reason that people were tuning in, and that is to see whether Romney might be up for the job, and they tuned in at record numbers.

Maximum “fire for effect”.


5 posted on 10/04/2012 11:08:47 AM PDT by AFPhys ((Praying for our troops, our citizens, that the Bible and Freedom become basis of the US law again))
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To: andy58-in-nh

I agree. However, a major gaffe in a future debate could erase previous gains. Americans have SHORT memories. Most have completely forgotten about 9/11 and WRONGLY believe the war on terror is over (0bama has disgustingly fostered that mindset too).


6 posted on 10/04/2012 11:10:46 AM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: AFPhys

Zap2it says:

NBC Presidential Debate (9-11PM) Live 3.4/8 9.91

CBS Presidential Debate (9-11PM) Live 3.0/7 10.18

ABC Presidential Debate (9-11PM) Live 3.0/7 10.12

FOX Presidential Debate (9-11PM) Live 2.8/7 6.98


7 posted on 10/04/2012 11:12:46 AM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: GeronL

Thanks for some of the numbers. I am surprised drudge doesn’t have it up yet - he’s usually really quick with this type of thing.

Add your numbers to FoxCable being near 11.M, and CNN and MSNBC again in the high single digit millions...

Rush pointed out he did not have telemundo and Univision yet, either...

Easily the greatest audience of all time... and now the Dems are out there trying to tell people that they didn’t see Obama annihilated with their own eyes.


8 posted on 10/04/2012 11:23:34 AM PDT by AFPhys ((Praying for our troops, our citizens, that the Bible and Freedom become basis of the US law again))
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To: AFPhys

They will now try to convince people it never happened


9 posted on 10/04/2012 11:33:13 AM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: AFPhys

Here’s the article Drudge is linking to:

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/debate-ratings-fox-news-tops-cable-news-for-first-debate-as-more-people-tune-in-than-2008_b148739


10 posted on 10/04/2012 11:40:28 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: GeronL

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2940195/posts

Here is a link to an article about this, now up.


11 posted on 10/04/2012 11:43:50 AM PDT by AFPhys ((Praying for our troops, our citizens, that the Bible and Freedom become basis of the US law again))
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To: AFPhys

So 65,000,000 Americans saw young Reagan mop the floor with Black Nixon? If the polls don’t move in Romney’s direction after this, we’ll know for sure that they’re pure crap.


12 posted on 10/04/2012 11:50:08 AM PDT by The Fop (Excuse me while I clean the saliva out of my racist dog whistle)
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