Holy Sh!t
According to Nielson, 70 million people watched Palin and Biden debate Thursday night.
In 2004, 120 million people voted in the Presidential election, the most ever. So roughly 60% of the people who will vote this year watched the Vice Presidential debate.
OMFG.
The previous most watched VP debate was Ferraro-Bush, which 57 million people watched (92,653,233 voted).
The first McCain - Obama debate drew about 52 million viewers. So either Palin and Biden are 1 / 3 more interesting that McCain and Obama, or Friday night debates are a really bad idea.
The next Presidential debate is Tuesday. It will be interesting to see how many people watch. (No, I won't be one of the watchers. In fact, I can't remember ever having watched a Presidential Debate. IMHO they're about as exciting as watching paint dry.) Who wants to bet they'll draw more than 70 million viewers?
In 2004, 120 million people voted in the Presidential election, the most ever. So roughly 60% of the people who will vote this year watched the Vice Presidential debate.
OMFG.
The previous most watched VP debate was Ferraro-Bush, which 57 million people watched (92,653,233 voted).
The first McCain - Obama debate drew about 52 million viewers. So either Palin and Biden are 1 / 3 more interesting that McCain and Obama, or Friday night debates are a really bad idea.
The next Presidential debate is Tuesday. It will be interesting to see how many people watch. (No, I won't be one of the watchers. In fact, I can't remember ever having watched a Presidential Debate. IMHO they're about as exciting as watching paint dry.) Who wants to bet they'll draw more than 70 million viewers?