Comments on: Who’s Watching the 2008 U.S. Election Debates?

By: Still peeking at the future… « Marisacat

Still peeking at the future… « Marisacat — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:27:26 +0000

[...] FWIW… snagged from Chicago Trib’s Swamp: Forty-one percent of all households tuned into the vice presidential debate, Nielsen has found – the second-most-watched of any presidential or vice presidential debate. And today, Nielsen reports that 61 percent of all households have watched at least one of the debates so far – the first one between presidential nominees Barack Obama and John McCain or the only one between Palin and Biden. Nielsen also has found that 30 percent tuned in to both debates. [...]

By: decidedly lukewarm” about John McCain’s health care proposals | NewsMesh

decidedly lukewarm” about John McCain’s health care proposals | NewsMesh — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:11:34 +0000

[...] one of the two 2008 election debates aired so far,” according to Nielsen. “Homes headed by African Americans made up a larger portion of the presidential debate audience (14.0%) than the V.P. debate audience (12.3%). African American [...]

By: Nielsen Wire

Nielsen Wire — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:37:52 +0000

You can see more historical debate info here:
http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-ten-presidential-debates-1960-to-present/

By: WATCH US EXPLODE

WATCH US EXPLODE — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:26:32 +0000

Interesting. Would be nice to see a comparison with previous presidential debates! I’d guess that there is more interest this election than in previous election years, which could also reflect in the polls.