Comments on: 42% Of Households In Top Local TV Markets Watched McCain and Obama’s Second Debate http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/42-of-households-in-top-local-tv-markets-watched-mccain-and-obamas-second-debate/ Consumer Insights, News, Research & Reports Sun, 09 Jan 2011 14:10:54 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Don Surber » Blog Archive » Daily scoreboard http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/42-of-households-in-top-local-tv-markets-watched-mccain-and-obamas-second-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-12135 Don Surber » Blog Archive » Daily scoreboard Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:56:45 +0000 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=2225#comment-12135 [...] 13. The debate’s ratings were up 8 points from last time. Hmm. Maybe Don Meredith shouldn’t be singing yet. The story is here. [...] [...] 13. The debate’s ratings were up 8 points from last time. Hmm. Maybe Don Meredith shouldn’t be singing yet. The story is here. [...]

]]> By: Bart http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/42-of-households-in-top-local-tv-markets-watched-mccain-and-obamas-second-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-1310 Bart Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:20:53 +0000 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=2225#comment-1310 'Great news for Obama, since the snap polls all showed that he won the debate handily.' Really? I saw quite a few that said the opposite. Let me fix that for you: 'Great news for Obama, since the snap polls I looked at all showed that he won the debate handily.' There you go. No charge. ‘Great news for Obama, since the snap polls all showed that he won the debate handily.’

Really? I saw quite a few that said the opposite. Let me fix that for you:

‘Great news for Obama, since the snap polls I looked at all showed that he won the debate handily.’

There you go. No charge.

]]> By: Nielsen Wire http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/42-of-households-in-top-local-tv-markets-watched-mccain-and-obamas-second-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-1304 Nielsen Wire Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:10:53 +0000 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=2225#comment-1304 Some 2004 numbers: http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/obama-mccain-first-debate/ 1960-present: http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-ten-presidential-debates-1960-to-present/ (there's a full Excel chart at the end of that post) Some 2004 numbers:
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/obama-mccain-first-debate/

1960-present:
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-ten-presidential-debates-1960-to-present/
(there’s a full Excel chart at the end of that post)

]]> By: Andrew Golis » Blog Archive » links for 2008-10-08 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/42-of-households-in-top-local-tv-markets-watched-mccain-and-obamas-second-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-1302 Andrew Golis » Blog Archive » links for 2008-10-08 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:00:48 +0000 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=2225#comment-1302 [...] NielsenWire » 42% Of Households In Top Local TV Markets Watched McCain and Obama’s Second Debate That is a lot of people. (tags: metrics nielsen television debates) [...] [...] NielsenWire » 42% Of Households In Top Local TV Markets Watched McCain and Obama’s Second Debate That is a lot of people. (tags: metrics nielsen television debates) [...]

]]> By: Ken http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/42-of-households-in-top-local-tv-markets-watched-mccain-and-obamas-second-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-1297 Ken Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:02:34 +0000 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=2225#comment-1297 Can we please have some historical context? What were the debate ratings in 2000 and 2004? Can we please have some historical context? What were the debate ratings in 2000 and 2004?

]]> By: Harry Angstrom http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/42-of-households-in-top-local-tv-markets-watched-mccain-and-obamas-second-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-1294 Harry Angstrom Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:25:36 +0000 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=2225#comment-1294 Great news for Obama, since the snap polls all showed that he won the debate handily. Great news for Obama, since the snap polls all showed that he won the debate handily.

]]> By: AtheistAcolyte http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/42-of-households-in-top-local-tv-markets-watched-mccain-and-obamas-second-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-1293 AtheistAcolyte Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:22:52 +0000 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=2225#comment-1293 Do you have any evidence for the claims that Sen. Obama is being "helped" rather than Sen. McCain just being hammered by the media for waging war on them (through no Gov. Palin press conferences in 6 weeks, canceling interviews on antagonistic news channels and railing against the "mainstream media filter") and that polls are oversampling democrats, or are you just making stuff up to make yourself feel better? Do you have any evidence for the claims that Sen. Obama is being “helped” rather than Sen. McCain just being hammered by the media for waging war on them (through no Gov. Palin press conferences in 6 weeks, canceling interviews on antagonistic news channels and railing against the “mainstream media filter”) and that polls are oversampling democrats, or are you just making stuff up to make yourself feel better?

]]> By: Kdizzydaze http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/42-of-households-in-top-local-tv-markets-watched-mccain-and-obamas-second-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-1290 Kdizzydaze Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:01:42 +0000 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=2225#comment-1290 This is a very interesting trend. I was to understand that nobody watched the second and third debates because the first one would tell them what they needed to know and most voters will have made up their mind. Something tells me that this election is far from over. With all the help Barack has been receiving from the MSM, Hollywood and democrat oversampled polls, he should be out of reach. He isn't - not even close. The October surprise might be the electorate waking up to realize that Obama is not "the one". This is a very interesting trend. I was to understand that nobody watched the second and third debates because the first one would tell them what they needed to know and most voters will have made up their mind.
Something tells me that this election is far from over. With all the help Barack has been receiving from the MSM, Hollywood and democrat oversampled polls, he should be out of reach. He isn’t – not even close.
The October surprise might be the electorate waking up to realize that Obama is not “the one”.

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