Nielsen Wire » election night http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire Consumer Insights, News, Research & Reports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:19:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Top 10 Cable TV Rankings: Nov. 3 – Nov. 9, 2008 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-cable-tv-rankings-nov-3-nov-9-2008/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-cable-tv-rankings-nov-3-nov-9-2008/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:01:42 +0000 admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=4595 RANK PROGRAM NETWORK DAYS VIEWERS (P2+) 1 ELECTION NIGHT 08(S)-11/04/2008 CNN TUESDAY 15,209,000 2 NFL REGULAR SEASON – L (STEELERS/REDSKINS) ESPN MONDAY 14,205,000 3 ELECTION NIGHT 08(S)-11/04/2008 CNN TUESDAY 13,172,000 4 ELECTION NIGHT 08(S)-11/04/2008 CNN TUESDAY 12,409,000 5 ELECTION NIGHT 08(S)-11/04/2008 CNN TUESDAY 11,299,000 6 ELECTION NIGHT 08(S)-11/04/2008 CNN TUESDAY 11,039,000 7 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOXNC TUESDAY 9,454,000 8 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOXNC TUESDAY 9,322,000 9 ELECTION NIGHT 08(S)-11/04/2008 CNN TUESDAY 8,522,000 10 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOXNC TUESDAY 8,304,000 Source: The Nielsen Company (November 3 – 9, 2008). ]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-cable-tv-rankings-nov-3-nov-9-2008/feed/ 0 More Than 71 Million Tuned In For Election Night Coverage http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/more-than-71-million-tuned-in-for-election-night-coverage/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/more-than-71-million-tuned-in-for-election-night-coverage/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:01:08 +0000 admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=4273 TV coverage of the 2008 U.S. election results drew more than 71 million average viewers Tuesday night, according to Nielsen.

Live news coverage was carried on both broadcast and cable networks, including Spanish-language networks: ABC, CBS, FOX Broadcast, NBC, Telemundo, Univision, BBC America, BET, CNBC, CNN, FOX News Channel, MSNBC, and TV One.

Nielsen’s audience estimates include primetime coverage, from 8pm to 11pm, in the Eastern and Central Time Zones and live in Mountain and Pacific Time Zones.

Audience estimates for the 8pm to 12:30am time frame, which featured Sen. McCain’s concession speech and President-Elect Obama’s speech in Chicago, are also included below.

In 2004, almost 59.2 million viewers tuned in between 8pm and 11pm to watch Election Night TV coverage, as President Bush defeated Sen. John Kerry to win re-election.

On Election Night in 2000, almost 61.6 million viewers (excluding viewers of Spanish language networks) watched primetime TV coverage of President Bush and Former Vice President Al Gore’s embattled election contest.

Nielsen’s broadcast audience numbers include a combination of national and local news coverage.

View the full media alert.

Read coverage of Nielsen’s findings by the Associated Press and Reuters, as well as in The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Mediaweek, and Media Life magazine.

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