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Nielsen: More people watched McCain than Obama

By Douglas Burns 9/6/08

More Americans watched GOP presidential candidate John McCain’s acceptance speech Thursday than the one by his Democratic opponent Barack Obama a week earlier. What’s more, McCain drew significantly more men in front of television sets, the Nielsen company reports.
On Thursday night, John McCain’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention bested Barack Obama’s record-breaking viewership [...]

Nielsen: More women watched Palin than Clinton

By Douglas Burns 9/4/08

The second night of the GOP National Convention featuring vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin drew a larger audience of women than Hillary Clinton’s night at the DNC last week. What’s more, the VP night in St. Paul trailed only Barack Obama’s historic night last week in terms of total viewers, the Nielsen Company reports:

Seniors dominate convention TV viewers, Nielsen reports

By Douglas Burns 8/28/08

Twenty percent of television viewers 55 and over tuned in to the Democratic National Convention coverage Tuesday night as the demographic has been the dominant viewership so far, the Nielsen Company reports in its ratings.
Nielsen also reported the Hillary Clinton pulled a bigger TV audience than Michelle Obama and that a higher percentage of African-Americans [...]

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