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Harris Narrowly Tops Trump In Convention Speech Viewership—DNC’s Final Night Draws 26 Million Viewers

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Newest development Aug 23, 2024 · 3 reportsHarris Narrowly Tops Trump In Convention Speech Viewership—DNC’s Final Night Draws 26 Million Viewers

The DNC’s final night had roughly 6 million more viewers than its first installment Monday.

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  1. Democratic National Convention Retains Audience On Night 2, Averaging 20.6M Viewers

    Headline from Deadline ·

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    Harris Narrowly Tops Trump In Convention Speech Viewership—DNC’s Final Night Draws 26 Million Viewers

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  1. Variety

    Democratic National Convention Hits 20 Million Viewers on First Night (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    20 million viewers tuned in to watch the Democratic National Convention across networks on Monday, according to Nielsen.

  2. PoliticusUSA

    Kamala Harris Convention Drew 21% More Viewers Than Trump For Night One (opens PoliticusUSA)

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    PoliticusUSA's feed description

    Overnight ratings show that the first night of the Kamala Harris Democratic convention drew 21% more viewers than the first night of Trump's Republican convention.

  3. Deadline

    Democratic National Convention Draws 20 Million On First Night, Surpassing Ratings For RNC (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    The first night of the Democratic National Convention averaged 20 million viewers across 13 networks, surpassing the audience for the initial day of the Republican National Convention, according to Nielsen. The numbers are for the 10 p.m. ET to 12:30 a.

  4. Deadline

    Democratic National Convention Retains Audience On Night 2, Averaging 20.6M Viewers (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    The DNC managed about 20.6M viewers on its second night

  5. Deadline

    Democratic National Convention Audience Grows To 26.2M Viewers On Final Night As Kamala Harris Accepts Nomination (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Kamala Harris' acceptance speech helped boost the DNC to its most-watched night

  6. Forbes

    Harris Narrowly Tops Trump In Convention Speech Viewership—DNC’s Final Night Draws 26 Million Viewers (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The DNC’s final night had roughly 6 million more viewers than its first installment Monday.

  7. Variety

    Kamala Harris’ Speech Boosts DNC to 26.2 Million Viewers on Final Night (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    An average 26.2 million people tuned into the DNC on Thursday, per Nielsen, with viewership peaking at 28.9 million during Kamala Harris' speech.

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