In Battle for Eyeballs: Dems' Response Beat Trump's Wall Speech in TV Ratings

[tulc]

In Battle for Eyeballs: Dems' Response Beat Trump's Wall Speech in TV Ratings

On the television ratings front, the Democrats’ response won the night over President Donald Trump’s wall speech. Ratings measured a slightly higher numbers of viewers watching the Democratic response following Trump’s Oval Office speech that attempted to justify the wall he promised throughout his campaign.

The Hollywood Reporter said early viewing figures showed 45% of people actively watching television tuned in during the time period of the president’s speech (9:00 to 9:15 p.m. Eastern) to one of the networks airing it, including ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox (broadcast), Fox News (cable), NBC, and MSBNC.

However, that number rose to about 47% in the next 15-minute block, during which Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi presented a response. Those viewership numbers correspond to 28.1% and 29.3% of all people who watch television, respectively, or about 35 to 40 million people across the time periods.

tulc(wonders if the President heard about this?)

 

[Hammster]

I guess some folks need to be told what to think.

 

[tulc]

I guess some folks need to be told what to think.

...or they don't.
tulc(just thought that also was a possibility)

 

[Hammster]

...or they don't.
tulc(just thought that also was a possibility)

The numbers don’t lie.

 

[tulc]

The numbers don’t lie.

...uhmm...actually numbers can be/are made to lie quite a lot. That's why we have to check them.
tulc(is a big fan of checking facts)

 

[Hammster]

...uhmm...actually numbers can be/are made to lie quite a lot. That's why we have to check them.
tulc(is a big fan of checking facts)

So...I shouldn’t believe your OP?

 

[tulc]

So...I shouldn’t believe your OP?

You are free to believe anything you want to believe. Or disbelieve for that matter.
tulc(that's what makes CF so much fun!)

 

[Tanj]

I find these numbers completely shocking and down right scary. It is inconceivable that that many people watch free-to-air tv.