Democrats drew more viewers than GOP on first convention night

[mfcorey1]

THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED:

Michelle Obama was a bigger draw than Ann Romney in the Orlando TV market.

The first lady’s speech Tuesday night averaged 375,000 viewers on the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.

Romney’s speech last week on the first night of the Republican National Convention in Tampa drew 279,200 viewers.

Fox News Channel was the big winner last week during the GOP conclave. But Tuesday, Fox News was down while other major outlets were up.

Here were the audiences when Obama spoke: CNN with 93,600 viewers, MSNBC with 91,800, NBC with 58,600, Fox News with 56,200, ABC with 52,900 and CBS with 21,900.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2012/09/democrats-drew-more-viewers-than-gop-on-first-convention-night.html

[pinto]

1. Wish they'd include PBS in the data, fwiw.

[dawg]

2. Those numbers sound pitifully small.

CNN's national audience could fit comfortably in a large college football stadium.

[cyberswede]

4. Are those the Orlando market numbers?

I thought that's what the article said...

[mfcorey1]

6. Yes

[dawg]

7. Okay. Maybe if I would actually read I would learn something!

[Brainstormy]

3. MSNBC did great!

I think Rachel is going mainstream.

[goodword]

5. I Enjoyed It

I like that they brought in speakers from all walks of life. That was great.