RNC Ratings Night Two: Networks Lose 17 Million Viewers Compared To Night Two Of 2008 RNC

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Source: Media Bistro

2012 CONVENTIONS, POLITICS, RATINGS
RNC Ratings Night Two: Networks Lose 17 Million Viewers Compared To Night Two Of 2008 RNC
By Alex Weprin on August 30, 2012 2:22 PM

On night two of the Republican National Convention, Fox News Channel was once again the network more people went to to get their political fix. That said, every network was down substantially from the same night in 2008, when Sarah Palin made her RNC debut.

From 10-(just after) 11PM, when the broadcasters were live, FNC averaged 7.70 million total viewers, including 2.07 million in the key adults 25-54 demo. NBC was next with 4.15 million viewers, including 1.49 million adults 25-54, followed by ABC with 2.86 million viewers including 993,941 A25-54 and CBS with 2.56 million viewers, including 943,519 A25-54. MSNBC drew 1.44 million viewers during the hour, including 402,044 A25-54, while CNN brought in 1.34 million viewers, including 451,270 A25-54.

Only FNC and ABC improved their 10-11PM viewership compared to day one of the RNC. Every other network was down. Every network was also down from 2008, with FNC down 1.5 viewers, NBC down 3.5 million viewers, CNN down nearly five million viewers, ABC down three million viewers, CBS down two million viewers and MSNBC down about two million viewers. It is worth noting that night two of the RNC in 2008 saw a speech delivered by Palin, who at the time was still a relative unknown.

All told, just over 20 million people were watching last night on the Nielsen-rated networks, compared to 37 million for night two of the RNC in 2008. Night one of the 2012 RNC was roughly on par with night one of the 2008 RNC ratings-wise, making the gap all the more dramatic.

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[Thrill]

1. They'll lose more today with College Football starting

[muntrv]

27. I'm watching pre-season NFL on channel 7 in Detroit.

[berni_mccoy]

2. Yep, no one really wants to hear bullshit from a guy who can't even define what he stands for.

[warrant46]

4. Pure Bullshit

Piled Higher and Deeper

[still_one]

3. interesting since the MSM is pushing the "wonder" of it all. I guess that only applies to them

[Doctor Jack]

6. Look at the Balloons!

Oh my god!

[Horse with no Name]

23. Not only that

But the obvious is that there is a large contingent of republicans that will vote for him, no matter what.

Palin excited them...they couldn't get enough of her. Romney? Not so much.

[ailsagirl]

5. BWAHAHAHAHA!!

No comment needed!!!

[nanabugg]

7. Sara Palin was a fluke no one knew. They know Romney/Ryan and will vote for them anyway.

They already know the Romney will be lying and they don't care but they can't stomach it anymore either.

[sofa king]

8. Please. Casablanca was on TCM.

If I want to watch an unduly charming, totally corrupt liar, I'll watch Claude Rains, thank you very much.

Here's a condensed version of what happened to the Paul delegates at the convention:

[spooky3]

9. I caught the last half hour. Love it.

[heaven05]

20. yeah

I watched that last night and the classic before it, jekyll and hyde with spencer tracy. Ingrid Bergman was just beautiful in both

[OKNancy]

10. I watched the weather channel and

home and garden... lol

[davidpdx]

31. I think watching "snow" (no reception) on the TV

would be better than watching the RNC convention.

[leveymg]

11. Most of those watching on Night One were just tuning to see the freak show.

Even the most gruesome chainsaw slasher movie gets kinda tedious. No reason to watch after that display of simulated guts and projected glory.

[Berlum]

12. I am shocked, shocked I tell you

To learn that other Americans are at last seeing through the vast miasma of Republican lies and occult manipulations...

[truthisfreedom]

13. Republican national what now?

Huh?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. Chris Christie couldn't bully them into staying

[Yavin4]

15. I Watched "Newsroom" Last Night

Love the show, but the female characters act like they're 14 years old. Also, where are the GLBT characters at?

[Mz Pip]

16. I watched "Dead Again."

Much more entertaining than anyting the GOP could put out.

[eyewall]

17. Millions of Democrats watched in 2008

That just can't stomach another one.

Obama won, he'll win again. I'm sparing myself the disgust this time around, just picking up the news-bites and op-eds.

[LynneSin]

21. We watched to see how badly Sarah Palin would fuck things up

Palin may know shit about foreign policies and government but she does have that homey speaking candor that appeals to a certain type of voter.

[eyewall]

22. She was entertaining in a train-wreck sort of way.

I was appalled by the blatant lies at the 2008 convention, especially in all the brief interviews. It seemed to be some sort of initiation ritual that republicans had to go through in public. Overall it was an experience I don't care to repeat. I'll watch from a safe distance this time. I'm sure millions of Democrats feel the same way.

and as you say, there's no Sarah to punctuate the idiocy, just a lot of mean-spirited lies.

[Politicalboi]

18. This is why Clint is going to be there

They're too afraid of the ratings on Rmoney alone.

[LynneSin]

19. I'm sure people will slam me for this but the difference - Sarah Palin

I just rewatched 'Game Change' again on HBO last week. It's the book written by Steve Schmidt about how the McCain/Palin campaign back in 2008 and how Palin was picked to help boost McCain for the general election.

Sure, Caribou Barbie is about as intelligent as a lump of coal but she does have an appeal that reaches out to the type of small town voters out there that commonly vote republican. And it wasn't that these folks turned in to watch her at the convention but many of us turned in just to see what to expect from Palin as a VP Candidate. One of the things brought up in the book and shown in the movie was that at the end of the 2008 election it really was Palin that the crowds wanted to see and not McCain.

Problem with Romney/Ryan is that you have too very boring 'white bread' candidates that aren't bringing any inspiration to the ticket. Romney has been running for president all of his life and Ryan isn't some unheard of governor of a small population remote state like Palin was.

This is why no one is watching the RNC convention.

[Jennicut]

24. She even got Dems to watch.

She was shrill and grating but actually had more energy then Ryan. Romney and Ryan are not bringing the excitement at all in my opinion.

[smirkymonkey]

25. Personally, I would rather watch paint dry.

[MFM008]

28. or rain fall

or grass grow
watch cat sleep
watch blue screen of death
tweeze eyebrows
do dishes
.........................................................................

snooze fest 2012 is almost over....

[Warpy]

26. All the real energy has gone out of the far right

and all they have left is the inertia that keeps them touting the policies that have been such dismal failures for over 30 years.

All the energy is now on the left. Whether that's enough this time is anyone's guess.

[postulater]

29. The Packer game is on tonight.

The repubs just lost Wisconsin viewers.

[and-justice-for-all]

30. They are a minority...

and will continue to be reduced to ash too. The only way they can every win anything is by stealing it.

[Historic NY]

32. That means no one gives a rats ass about the vaunted RNC...

its a bunch of old white losers trying to convince people they'll all be rich.