Comments on: 52.4 Million Watched McCain And Obama’s First Debate

By: Susan Boyle proves the Internet video is as influential as TV « The eOK .network

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:47:15 +0000

[...] First presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama: 52.4 million viewers [...]

By: Debate Debacle « Election 2008: UC Denver Political Science

Debate Debacle « Election 2008: UC Denver Political Science — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:04:52 +0000

[...] say that out loud.” Regardless of how I felt about McCain’s style, there were 52.4 million other viewers tuning in as [...]

By: Tristan Tom

Tristan Tom — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:27:04 +0000

Was it that people just do not care about this at all or was it a small portion of Americans choosing between forgetting about it because its in our faces ALL of the time and watching a ball game? Its sad when we get all of the information and then we don’t do anything about it. This is a serious situation. I wish everyone would be more aware.

By: October 1, 2008

October 1, 2008 — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:36:39 +0000

[...] Maybe Friday night is just a bad night for political television. The debate attracted only 52.4 million people. The second lowest was the 1976 debate between Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter—and even they pulled [...]

By: Presidential Debates: The Numbers Game | Building A Better Indiana

Presidential Debates: The Numbers Game | Building A Better Indiana — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:03:37 +0000

[...] according to Nielsen (the ratings system, not Leslie the slapstick actor), 52.4 million concerned Americans tuned in to watch John McCain and Barack Obama engage in some good old verbal [...]

By: Daisey

Daisey — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:48:35 +0000

I’m quite sure this doesn’t include people who watched it online. Which strikes me as odd, because on the SAME page as this article, is another article stating the low season premiere ratings… why? because people are turning to the internet for news, entertainment, movies, music, etc. Get with the Times, Nielsen!

By: Jerald

Jerald — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:00:17 +0000

The reason is simple, the idots didnt realize that friday nights across the US is high school football night. I am a high school football coach and I would have watched the debate had it been on any other night.

By: Nielsen Wire

Nielsen Wire — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:44:46 +0000

The 2004 Bush/Kerry debate fell on a Thursday night.

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:37:18 +0000

Maybe becuase it was at 9pm on a Friday during a time in which a few Friday night beverages is most needed by the common American

By: Proof Americans love George more than Barry O. « Stinson Lives!

Proof Americans love George more than Barry O. « Stinson Lives! — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:03:24 +0000

[...] Nielsen Final Rating [...]