{"id":2306658,"date":"2024-07-23T10:17:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T14:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-conventions-final-night-viewership-beats-2020-fox-news-crushes-cnn-msnbc-abc-combined\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T10:20:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T14:20:30","slug":"gop-conventions-final-night-viewership-beats-2020-fox-news-crushes-cnn-msnbc-abc-combined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-conventions-final-night-viewership-beats-2020-fox-news-crushes-cnn-msnbc-abc-combined\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Convention&#8217;s Final Night Viewership Beats 2020 &#8211; Fox News Crushes CNN, MSNBC, ABC Combined"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-conventions-final-night-viewership-beats-2020-fox-news-crushes-cnn-msnbc-abc-combined%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2306658&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>7.5 million viewers, according to the release. This means that 7.5 million people watched the show or event, based on the information provided\u200c in the \u2063release. There could be more viewers \u200bwho watched the \u2063show through other platforms or at a later time, but \u200cbased on the data given \u2064in the release, 7.5 million viewers refers to the number of people \u2064who watched the show at the time it\u2062 aired. It is important to note\u2064 that viewership numbers\u2063 can vary and\u200d may be adjusted after initial reports \u200cdue\u2063 to factors such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/citizens-growing-angry-over-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Citizens enraged by border crisis\">time zone differences<\/a>, delayed viewing,\u2064 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-reject-measure-to-prevent-irs-from-collecting-americans-sensitive-banking-information\/\" title=\"Democrats Reject Measure To Prevent IRS From Collecting Americans\u2019 Sensitive Banking Information\">additional data collection<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>The Republican National Convention&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-conventions-final-night-viewership-surpasses-2020-with-fox-news-outperforming-cnn-msnbc-and-abc-combined\/\" title=\"GOP Convention&#039;s final night viewership surpasses 2020, with Fox News outperforming CNN, MSNBC, and ABC combined\">viewership topped 2020&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s total for the final night, which featured former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s nomination acceptance from Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/rnc-2024-tv-ratings-down-from-2020-1235953261\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> said, the number of viewers averaged 25.38 million people across 14 outlets on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That was up about 7 percent from the final night of the 2020 convention (23.81 million viewers across 13 channels). Nielsen says the audience peaked between 10:45 and 11 p.m. ET, early in Trump&rsquo;s speech,&rdquo; the Reporter noted.<\/p>\n<p>It was early in his speech when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-speaks-at-tpusa-event-in-phoenix-ariz\/\" title=\"President Trump speaks at TPUSA event in Phoenix, Ariz.\">45th president discussed<\/a> the July 13 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/official-report-trump-assassination-attempt-released-providing-chilling-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assassination attempt<\/a>, which he said he only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rnc-crowd-openly-disagrees-trump-breaks-chant-cant-ignore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">planned to tell once<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Viewership for this year&rsquo;s Republican National Convention averaged around 19 million viewers across all four nights, up slightly from 2020 but down around 22% from 2016.<\/p>\n<p>More than 25 million people tuned in live to the final night. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CgOVtQ0V76\">https:\/\/t.co\/CgOVtQ0V76<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y0u1thEJIF\">pic.twitter.com\/Y0u1thEJIF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Axios (@axios) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axios\/status\/1814458442943168713?\">July 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The average viewership of 19.07 million over the four nights was slightly below 2020 average of 19.39 million, but three of the four nights did beat the last convention&rsquo;s totals. However, Tuesday night saw a 24 percent decline from four years ago, bringing the entire average down.<\/p>\n<p>The Reporter pointed out that Major League Baseball&rsquo;s All-Star Game also aired Tuesday, which may have pulled away some viewers.<\/p>\n<p>About 72 percent of the audience &mdash; 18.36 million &mdash; Thursday night was 55 and over.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hunter-biden-sues-fox-news-miniseries-fox-fires-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> led all outlets in viewership totals.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/press.foxnews.com\/2024\/07\/fox-news-channel-makes-cable-news-history-with-highest-rated-primetime-convention-coverage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>, the outlet said it took in three-quarters of the prime-time audience among the outlets.<\/p>\n<p>Of the over 25 million who tuned in Thursday night, Fox attracted 10.3 million of them, making it the network&rsquo;s most watched program of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-broadening-pro-america-coalition\/\" title=\"The Broadening Pro-America Coalition\">previous high water mark<\/a> of the year had been the June 27 CNN presidential debate between Trump and President Joe Biden, with Fox News&rsquo; simulcast drawing approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/press.foxnews.com\/2024\/06\/fox-news-medias-simulcast-of-cnn-presidential-debate-was-the-highest-rated-program-in-all-of-television-with-nearly-13-million-viewers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9.3 million viewers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fox crushed its rivals in its Thursday night coverage of the RNC convention.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-nbcs-kristen-welker-pressed-network-downplays-shots-trump-popping-noises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a> drew the next largest audience with 3.89 million; followed by ABC at 2.79 million; CNN, 1.97 million; CBS, 1.91 million, and MSNBC, 1.19 million.<\/p>\n<p>Fox&rsquo;s coverage drew nearly double the viewership of ABC, CNN, and MSNBC&rsquo;s combined total of 5.95 million.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/19\/trump-rnc-speech-tv-viewership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> pointed out, &ldquo;While Nielsen includes data in its tally from those streaming the event on live TV, it does not include viewership data from those who may have watched the program on smaller devices or that tuned in via clips on social media.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This means that 7.5 million people watched the show or event, based on the information provided\u200c in the \u2063release. There could be more viewers \u200bwho watched the \u2063show through other platforms or at a later time, but \u200cbased on the data given \u2064in the release, 7.5 million viewers &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2306659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/RNC-Ratings.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7261,9373,32135,34806,3746],"class_list":["post-2306658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abc","tag-cnn","tag-fox-news","tag-gop-convention","tag-msnbc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/RNC-Ratings.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2306658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2306658"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2306658\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2306659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2306658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2306658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2306658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}