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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTV Ratings: Democrats' Response to Trump Speech Outdraws President in Early Numbers
President Trump's televised Oval Office address on immigration Tuesday drew a big audience. The response from Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer drew a slightly bigger audience, at least according to preliminary figures.
The quarter hour (9-9:15 p.m. ET) containing the president's speech drew a combined 28.1 household rating in metered markets on ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, CNN, Fox News and NBC. The following 15 minutes, including analysis and the Pelosi-Schumer rebuttal, averaged 29.3 across those same networks, a bump of about 4 percent.
Complete ratings for the speech and response will be available later in the day.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/trump-primetime-speech-tv-ratings-tuesday-jan-8-2019-1174810
The quarter hour (9-9:15 p.m. ET) containing the president's speech drew a combined 28.1 household rating in metered markets on ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, CNN, Fox News and NBC. The following 15 minutes, including analysis and the Pelosi-Schumer rebuttal, averaged 29.3 across those same networks, a bump of about 4 percent.
Complete ratings for the speech and response will be available later in the day.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/trump-primetime-speech-tv-ratings-tuesday-jan-8-2019-1174810
This is going to leave a mark on Forrest Trump's ego.
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TV Ratings: Democrats' Response to Trump Speech Outdraws President in Early Numbers (Original Post)
herding cats
Jan 2019
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bearsfootball516
(6,376 posts)1. Ha, that's pretty impressive. I wouldn't have guessed that.
Midnightwalk
(3,131 posts)2. Please ask about this
I would love to see every republican get asked this question over and over. Why did the Democratic reply get better ratings than the president?
This has to drive Donny nuts
smb
(3,471 posts)3. Just Picture The Dotard's Reaction To This News
StevieM
(10,500 posts)4. It's impressive that we were even competitive with him, but it seems like the final numbers might
be a little more weighted in Trump's direction. I seem to remember hearing that the overnights reflect the big cities and not the rural areas. Maybe I am remember wrong, or I heard wrong at the time. But if the rural areas come in last then that would probably push Trump's numbers up.
Still, it is amazing that we even came close to his level of viewership, given that he is in the White House.
herding cats
(19,559 posts)5. True, but I hope it gives Trump heartburn all the same.
It will be hilarious if when the final numberes are in it still gives an edge to the Dems.