CNN’s YouTube debate scores big ratings
David Johnson July 25th, 2007
Lost Remoters have given their impressions about the YouTube CNN debate, but to the network executives, the real results are in. The format that some call ‘gimmicky’ delivered the highest viewership for a debate among adults 18-34 in cable news history. Overall, Nielsen says the debate averaged 2.6 million viewers, making it the second-most-watched debate so far this season.
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1. Richard | July 25th, 2007 at 11:25 am
From the Reuters story,
“Included in the latest viewership numbers were 407,000 viewers in the coveted adults 18-34 demographic, which topped the previous record of 368,000 for the New Hampshire debate.”
an extra 40,000 18-34 of the coveted bunch is hardly a grand slam for CNN.
A more interesting number would be the total draw for the various You Tube videos of the debate. Although I suspect they’ll be equally dismal.
2. Charles | July 25th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
Most of the video questions shown at the debate seem to have about an average of 1,000 views on YouTube.
Dramatic Chipmunk has 2,000,000+ views. ‘Nuff said.
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