Not 2008: Big Drop in Viewers for Day One of Dem Convention

BigGovernment.com ^ | 9/5/2012 | Mike Flynn

[GVnana]

The headline speeches last night in Charlotte were a mayor nobody has heard of and First Lady Michelle Obama. Last night and this morning, the media are tripping over each other to heap praise on Mrs. Obama's speech, which was mostly a rehash of her speech in 2008, albeit with newly remembered money struggles. She gave a strong performance, but, unfortunately for the Democrats, not many people saw it. Overall, the speech attracted around 11 million viewers on the three broadcast networks. That's about 400,000 fewer viewers than watch Ann Romney's speech. But, the really bad news for Obama, is the massive drop in viewers from 2008.

NBC won the coverage, as it did for the RNC last week. But, its viewership was down 24% from 08. For its RNC coverage on the first night, its viewership was actually 8% higher than 08. CBS and ABC have even starker declines, dropping 45% and 38% respectively, compared to 08. Their coverage of the RNC was down also, but a more modest 25% and 38% from 08.

[newzjunkey]

about 400,000 fewer viewers than watch Ann Romney's speech

This could be heartening news.

[Buckeye McFrog]

More conservatives seem to be watching the Dems this time, perhaps out of sheer morbid curiosity and disbelief.

I intend to watch Elizabeth Warren's speech in order to get a sense of the shock and horror that the average Russian must have felt when he heard Leon Trotsky speak in 1917.

[Buckeye McFrog]

The Messiah’s voterbase doesn’t watch TV’s; they steal them.

And then they watch Jersey Shore or Jerry Springer