Guess how many TV viewers tuned into Hillary's speech Tuesday?

Vlad_the_Impaler · 08-28-2008, 01:32 PM

27,000,000!

To put this in perspective, the average nightly viewership for the DNC convention in 2004 was around 5MM.

I think the Dems figured out a way to convert that nervous energy related to the Clintons into something good!

Dr. Strangelove · 08-28-2008, 01:38 PM

You're wrong about the viewership levels in 2004 and wrong about the numbers for Hillary.

CORRECT: Hillary lifts convention ratings; CNN again leads cable - MarketWatch

She moved the needle from 22.3 million on Monday to 25.9 million on Tuesday. A nice gain of 13%, but not quite as dramatic as you posted.

NielsenWire » Historical TV Ratings: Democratic Conventions

15.5 million viewers on average watched the 2004 DNC.

Vlad_the_Impaler · 08-28-2008, 02:27 PM

Thanks Dr. S. My point wasn't so much to show the difference between Mon and Tue. I was more interested in the diference in viewership between 2004 and 2008. I thought I heard CNBC guys say an average of 5MM for Kerry, but maybe it was 15MM. Anyway, still a very notable increase.

Todd Farkman · 08-28-2008, 02:51 PM

WOW! That's LESS than 1 in 10 ppl. Must have been really important....Isn't that the same statistic for ppl in foreclosure?

Vlad_the_Impaler · 08-28-2008, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Todd Farkman

WOW! That's LESS than 1 in 10 ppl.

Todd, seriously, you're not very smart, are you???

Yes, if you were to divide the total US population by the number of viewers Tuesday night, it would be roughly 1 in 10 people. Very good Todd!

But that's really not how you evaluate the significance of the number of TV viewers watching a given event. 27,000,000 viewers is a ****LOAD of people for a political speech.

Todd Farkman · 08-28-2008, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Vlad_the_Impaler

Todd, seriously, you're not very smart, are you???

Yes, if you were to divide the total US population by the number of viewers Tuesday night, it would be roughly 1 in 10 people. Very good Todd!

But that's really not how you evaluate the significance of the number of TV viewers watching a given event. 27,000,000 viewers is a ****LOAD of people for a political speech.

why not? so it beat out a rerun of Everyone Loves Raymond, big ****ing deal.

the fact that MORE than 93% of the population didn't give a **** should say something about how significant it is in regards to the election.

Spartytruth · 08-28-2008, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Todd Farkman

WOW! That's LESS than 1 in 10 ppl. Must have been really important....Isn't that the same statistic for ppl in foreclosure?

Why don't you use the statistics that is relevant - like viewers vs registered voters.

Super Nintendo Chalmers · 08-28-2008, 03:19 PM

Yes, but how many of them were 55 year old ugly ******* on menopause? And I don't think they actually count as 'people'

Todd Farkman · 08-28-2008, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Spartytruth

Why don't you use the statistics that is relevant - like viewers vs registered voters.

or how many ppl actually watched and could care less, i.e. me.

i hate the b***** and i watched it. And i'm not going to vote for Obama. So fo the 10% that watched it, there's no gaurantees that that 10% will vote for OBAMA

SpartanStu · 08-28-2008, 03:44 PM

One generallity for everyone to keep in mind....

TELEVISION IS VERY, VERY RARELY, REALITY!

goState18 · 08-28-2008, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SpartanStu

One generallity for everyone to keep in mind....

TELEVISION IS VERY, VERY RARELY, REALITY!

So you're saying that Hillary really didn't give a speech last night? Or that she really said something else?

Thanks for the insight.

Gary in Bradenton · 08-28-2008, 11:49 PM

The 2 conventions are possibly the biggest waste of time, money and bluster that American politics has to offer. I have not watched a single moment of the Dem convention and despite being a Rep will not watch a single moment of that either. Why? Because its a bunch of bluster and horse**** that means nothing in the bigger picture of who is the best candidate.

Neither one of these guys is the better candidate because they have a better Convention speech or because their convention is more entertaining and "rah rah".

SpartanStu · 08-29-2008, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by goState18

So you're saying that Hillary really didn't give a speech last night? Or that she really said something else?

Thanks for the insight.

She gave a monolauge in a theater production.

IndoSpartan · 08-29-2008, 10:24 AM

Gee what could have prevented me from seeing this momentous event... hmm... anything? I am one of the supposed few that decided that it was non-event. She is not on the ticket and she is not from my state and I would never vote for her.