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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 04:43 PM Oct 2012

Reports: Last Night Debate may be more watched than the first

Hollywood Reporter: "Early ratings for cable network coverage of Tuesday's presidential debate have numbers surging ahead of the first showdown between President Obama and Mitt Romney earlier this month..."

"Nielsen figures have FNC's telecast of the town hall debate matching its highest ratings ever (Sarah Palin and Joe Biden's 2008 vice presidential debate) with 11.1 million viewers. On par with that record, FNC also scored a demo win with 3.46 million adults 25-54. Though its returns are shy of broadcast competition in NBC and ABC, it also topped CBS."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/10/17/more_watched_second_debate.html

God I hope so! and I hope that a lot of people who have been flirting with Mitt (yuck) will come back to Obama.

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Reports: Last Night Debate may be more watched than the first (Original Post) WI_DEM Oct 2012 OP
I thought it would be and the third one will even be more still_one Oct 2012 #1
hehe barbtries Oct 2012 #2
I have watched it two times! LOL Love seeing Obama kick Romney's helpisontheway Oct 2012 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Oct 2012 #3
So, I read there were 67 Millionish who watched the Cha Oct 2012 #5
At least one in West LA! abumbyanyothername Oct 2012 #6
I watched last night--but didn't the first one. mnhtnbb Oct 2012 #7

barbtries

(28,702 posts)
2. hehe
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 04:48 PM
Oct 2012

it's going to be watched more by me anyway: i'm actually planning to watch it, now that the reviews are in. talking to a man at work today i became convinced it would be worth it. and now the stress is gone.

helpisontheway

(5,004 posts)
4. I have watched it two times! LOL Love seeing Obama kick Romney's
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:07 PM
Oct 2012

@ss! Best part was when Romney thought he had Obama on Libya and Crowley fact checked him! LOL Obama said could you say that a little louder Candy! hahahahahaha

Response to WI_DEM (Original post)

Cha

(295,899 posts)
5. So, I read there were 67 Millionish who watched the
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:08 PM
Oct 2012

the first debate.. how many appox watched last night's?

abumbyanyothername

(2,711 posts)
6. At least one in West LA!
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:10 PM
Oct 2012

And other than a few tense moments at the open, I enjoyed every minute of it.

mnhtnbb

(31,318 posts)
7. I watched last night--but didn't the first one.
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:19 PM
Oct 2012

I had been to see Kathleen Turner in "Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins"
in DC at the Arena Stage the night of the first debate and didn't want to spoil the moment after a really good
evening of theatre to listen to Mitt lie. I had the chance to duck into a bar on Connecticut Ave
on the way back from DuPont Circle metro to my hotel--all the restaurants/bars had the debate turned on--but didn't. Turned out to be a good decision!

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