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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts) Mon Aug 13, 2012, 12:14 PM Aug 2012

Olympics 18.45 million viewers; Romney/Ryan 60 Minutes 5.98 million

7 p.m. - Olympics coverage started primetime with 18.45 million viewers and a 5.0 rating among adults 18-49. CBS' "60 Minutes" got new juice from an interview with Republican candidates Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, averaging 5.98 million viewers and a 1.0 key demo rating. ABC's repeat of "America's Funniest Home Videos" averaged 4.24 million viewers and a 0.9 key demo rating, compared to the 1.99 million viewers and 0.9 key demo rating for FOX's repeats of "American Dad" and "The Cleveland Show."

http://www.hitfix.com/news/tv-ratings-nbcs-olympics-closing-ceremony-dominates-sunday

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Olympics 18.45 million viewers; Romney/Ryan 60 Minutes 5.98 million (Original Post) WI_DEM Aug 2012 OP

People who don't give a shit about either one, 290 million. CBGLuthier Aug 2012 #1

What the hell are his people thinking? Bonhomme Richard Aug 2012 #2

CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts)

1. People who don't give a shit about either one, 290 million.

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 12:17 PM

Aug 2012

just a guesstimate.

Bonhomme Richard

(8,998 posts)

2. What the hell are his people thinking?

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 01:16 PM

Aug 2012

Announcement in the middle of the night
Big Ryan intro at battleship drawing attention to lack of military service
Big Ryan intro at battleship while half the country is still sleeping
Set up 60 minutes interview while country watches Olympic Closing Ceremony

I don't get it.

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