TV Ratings: Early Numbers Show Significant Drop From First Presidential Debate

[TomCADem]

Source: MSN/Variety

Viewership of Sunday’s second presidential debate fell significantly in major markets from the turnout for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s first meeting on Sept. 26.

In Nielsen’s overnight metered markets, Sunday’s 9-10:40 p.m. ET debate averaged a 37.2 household rating and 53 share. That’s down 19% from the 46.2/63 overnight rating for their first debate. That contest wound up setting a record for presidential debate viewership with 84 million viewers.

Nielsen’s 56 overnight metered markets reach about 70% of TV households in the U.S.

However Sunday’s overnight ratings exclude markets that were battered this weekend by Hurricane Matthew: Jacksonville and Orlando in Florida, Norfolk, Va., and Raleigh-Durham, N.C.

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/tv-ratings-early-numbers-show-significant-drop-from-first-presidential-debate/ar-BBxf9i6

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Well, a much smaller audience got to see Trump stalk Hillary Clinton, threaten to throw her in jail, and throw Pence under the bus by pleading to form a new evil alliance with Russia, Iran and Syria to complete the genocide in Aleppo.

[Chicago1980]

1. It was a shit show

There's a new NBC/WSJ Poll, but I wasn't sure where the proper place was to post it, so...

https://twitter.com/samsteinhp

SIREN
NBC/WSJ poll
Clinton Trump (4-way)
46%-35%

Clinton Trump (2-way)
52%-38%

[4lbs]

2. Well, if it's a 19% drop, then 81% of 84 million is still 68 million viewers.

That's about average for a second debate.

In 2012, the second debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney got 65.6 million viewers.

http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/news/2012/65-6-million-viewers-watched-the-second-presidential-debate.html

[elmac]

3. Town hall type debates generally are more tame

and most of the record # viewers tune in to watch a WWA wrestling match, they could care less about the politics, they have already made up their minds.

[louis-t]

4. I think people were afraid they would throw up on the carpet

they just had cleaned. I know I was.

[exboyfil]

5. This time the NFL had teams

on that fans care about.

Packers are No. 2 most popular (tied with New England)
Giants are No. 13

The first game had the Falcons at 27 and Saints at 14.

[LanternWaste]

6. The debate still outdrew SNF for audience share.

The debate still outdrew SNF for audience share.

The debate combined for 29.77 million viewers and an 8.6 rating in adults 18-49, pending updates, on CBS, ABC and FOX. Univision’s Spanish-language coverage added another 2.16 million viewers and a 1.1 in adults 18-49. That’s well ahead of the 15 million viewers and 5.2 (also pending updates) for “SNF,” which is currently down 0.9 in adults 18-49 vs. the prior week

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/tv-ratings-sunday-oct-9-2016/

[alphafemale]

7. After Matthew there are very many of us that still do not have powet.

I sat in my car to listen.

[YOHABLO]

8. Wasn't this a 'debate' for undecideds? I mean by this time if you

haven't made up your mind then you must be living in la la land. Bill Maher said it was as if having to decide between Santa Claus and Dracula. I just don't get watching this crap unless of course it's just for pure entertainment.