Almost 9 Million Nobodies Tuned in to Watch Last Night's Debate

[MineralMan]

So, perhaps it's true that Nobody would watch it.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/01/18/tv-ratings-sunday-jan-17-2016/

That's a higher viewership than the previous debate. Not bad, I think.

[NorthCarolina]

1. Wonder WHO they tuned in to see...

LOL not really, I know who.

[MineralMan]

4. The candidates, I presume.

I imagine Iowa residents tuned in, since their caucuses are coming right up. That 9 million doesn't count those who DVRed the debate for later viewing, of course.

[daleanime]

2. Wow.....

half the people who saw the last republican debate.

[MineralMan]

5. The Democratic Debates aren't as entertaining as

the GOP clown show, I think. Even a lot of Democrats tune in on the Republican debates, just for the Lulz.

[1StrongBlackMan]

13. I suspect that is true ...

I wonder how many people that watched the republican debate were Democrats ... with bottles of adult beverages and talking point Bingo cards, at the ready, just waiting for the stupidest comment of the evening?

[MineralMan]

19. I don't know. I watched the first GOP debate,

but none of the later ones. I rarely laugh at the same jokes twice.

[daleanime]

39. Well, then it's a good thing that ours was held....

on an NFL sunday during a three day weekend. Don't want to distract any one from the clown car.

[anigbrowl]

30. I certainly watch every GOP debate as well as the Democratic ones

I admit that this is largely for the entertainment value of watching the GOP self-destruct. I have been known to abandon the Democratic debate and catch up the following day due to preferring to spend quality time on important things like sex and drugs.

[yeoman6987]

52. I just hope it doesn't have anything to do with enthusiasm

[Jim__]

26. 11 million people watched the last republican debate.

From Time:

Some 11 million viewers tuned into Thursday’s Republican presidential debate—the lowest total in the “Trump era,” but still not bad historically.

[daleanime]

37. Wonder why they differ so much?

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&ved=0ahUKEwjcr4nTlbTKAhWH_R4KHcudCxIQFggrMAM&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmoney.cnn.com%2F2015%2F12%2F16%2Fmedia%2Fgop-debate-ratings%2F&usg=AFQjCNGCFFQhrAwPi1v46Nn8M_usuH08Mw&sig2=a6Rp0EYBtqA8l55yFGy0kA&bvm=bv.112064104,d.dmo

[Jim__]

50. That article is from dec 16 - the last republic debate was on January 14.

[JI7]

51. a lot of people are tuning in to republican debates just for Trump

[Dr Hobbitstein]

3. It did better than The Simpsons or Family Guy. nt

[MineralMan]

8. It didn't do as well as "Madam Secretary," though.

I've never seen that show, so I can't comment on it.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

9. I haven't, either... It's pretty top rated, though.

I've heard good things, but it's not on my list.

[MineralMan]

11. Oddly enough, it's about a woman Secretary of State.

Sounds familiar, somehow. Maybe some viewers were confused by the coincidence.

[Karma13612]

35. top notch show. Have been watching since the first epi. eom

[jeff47]

6. Better than the previous, record-low viewership is our metric now?

SMH.

[MineralMan]

15. Well, I've watched them all, so far.

I've only watched one of the GOP debates.

We have three candidates, and our debates are serious. They have a baker's dozen or so, and it's a laugh a minute production. Lots of people tuning in for the laughs.

[anigbrowl]

31. I'd be embarrassed to lie so freely in public

As you have previously commented in threads on the subject I know you are well aware that viewership is up on previous election cycles.

[jeff47]

33. Yes, I was comparing entire cycles.

Tell me again how great it is that Republicans get 18M viewers and we get 9M.

[anigbrowl]

36. Tell me again how that is entirely down to the schedule

and not to the GOP debate so reliably being a complete shitshow that you can make a drinking game out of it.

[jeff47]

38. Well, are the debates on the same nights of the week at the same times?

No? Huh.

And who could have predicted that the Saturday before Christmas or the Sunday in the middle of a 3-day weekend would have low viewership?! Oh wait!! The networks did. But hey, clearly they know less about ratings than DWS.

Please stop pretending everyone around you is a moron. It does not reflect well upon you.

[anigbrowl]

41. Once again, that doesn't constitute proof of anything

Except to the gullible. I don't think everyone around me is a moron, only the ones that are satisfied with simplistic arguments.

[jeff47]

42. You need proof that 18M is greater than 9M.

You need proof that debates got similar viewership in both parties in 2008, yet we're getting half the Republican viewers this time. You need proof that it's a shitty schedule when everyone with the smallest bit of a clue is aware of and talking about the awful schedule.

Blind partisanship is not a virtue. Nor is it an effective means of making a reasonable discussion.

[anigbrowl]

59. That's all you

I don't talk to people who falsely put words in my mouth. Goodbye.

[yeoman6987]

53. Ours are on major networks

There's you have to really look to find them. Fox business is not the same channel as Fox News.

[99th_Monkey]

7. and 9 million nobodys tuned in, DESPITE the crappy scheduling

garnering only 1/2 of what the GOP got in their last debate.

[Autumn]

10. Not bad? Unless you compare it to the republican debates

But who cares if the democrats get their message out.

[MineralMan]

12. But I don't compare it to that.

The Democratic debates are serious. The Republican ones are comedy shows. Comedies always do better on TV, it seems.

[1StrongBlackMan]

16. Great point! eom.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

14. Well, statistically speaking, no party gets their message out until the general.

During the primaries, the Republicans watch the Republican debates, and the Democrats watch both debates. The independents usually don't start to tune in until the general.

[Delmette]

17. Will it count in the totals if

I watched it on You Tube this morning?

[MineralMan]

18. Nope. Ratings only measure viewers who watch things live at

the time they air. There's really no way to measure viewership of later watchers.

These days, people who timeshift viewing are very numerous. Lots of DVRs were set to record the debate. Others, like you, watched it in another way. The ratings don't reflect that.

However, YouTube says that 1,587,937 people have viewed the full debate recording on YouTube.

[Delmette]

25. Well!

1.5 million is pretty good.

Thanks

[MineralMan]

20. Add 1,587,937 YouTube viewers to that 9 million.

Think about this: About 35 Million people voted in all of the Democratic primaries in 2008. That means that roughly a third of that number tuned in to last night's debate. That's not bad at all, really.

Just saying...

[femmedem]

27. And that still undercounts the total. In my friends' living room there were four of us watching

but we would only be counted as one.

[restorefreedom]

21. yup. previous was 8.5 million

Last edited Mon Jan 18, 2016, 07:03 PM - Edit history (1)

this one
9 million plus 1.3 million online and 0.5 million watched the rerun

not bad at all

edit..this link has a great table of all the debate viewer numbers and streams.

thanks jeff47 for the clarification!



MSNBC | NBC | POLITICS
Democratic Debate Delivers 10.2 Million Viewers to NBC

By Mark Joyella on Jan. 18, 2016 - 1:56 PM53 Comments

NBCDemDebate
Nielsen ratings data released by NBC show Sunday night’s Democratic presidential debate delivered 10.2 million viewers–the second-largest audience for Democratic debates this season, behind CNN’s debate in October, which had an audience of 15.3 million (CNN’s debate aired on a Tuesday night, compared to NBC’s holiday weekend timeslot).

Another 1.2 million viewers streamed the event live via YouTube, NBCNews.com, and various apps.

The two-hour debate moderated by Lester Holt and Andrea Mitchell drew an additional 552,000 total viewers and 173,000 A25-54 viewers as it re-aired on MSNBC from 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. ET.

Here’s the 2016 debate ranker, which includes Nielsen viewership data, along with livestreaming information provided by the networks.

Debate Network Total Viewers Streams
Aug. 6 | GOP Fox News 24,000,000 2,400000**
Sept. 16 | GOP CNN 22,940,000 4,500,000
Oct. 13 | Dem CNN 15,791,000 4,300,000
Oct. 28 | GOP CNBC 3,900,000 ***
Nov. 10 | GOP FBN 13,500,000 2,580,000
Nov. 14 | Dem CBS 8,500,000 1,200,000
Dec. 15 | GOP CNN 18,165,000 3,100,000
Dec. 19 | Dem ABC 7,850,000 TBD
Jan. 14 | GOP FBN 11,094,000 TBD
Jan. 17 | Dem NBC 10,200,000 1,200,000

http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/democratic-debate-delivers-10-2-million-viewers-to-nbc/282426

[MineralMan]

22. The count on YouTube was 1,587,937 just a bit ago.

That's for the full debate. They also have a highlight video. I didn't look at the count on that.

Add that YouTube viewer count to the total.

Also, almost every Democrat who watched the debates will actually turn out and vote in the primaries or caucuses. They're reaching an excellent percentage of people who will actually vote.

[restorefreedom]

24. i think since its closer to voting

people are naturally going to start plugging in. reaching a lot of people for the dem message.

unfortunately, m$nbc has decided to be the trump channel. they cover his events live in full...even fox isn't doing that......

[jeff47]

44. You have to add online to both if you want to make a reasonable comparison. (nt)

[restorefreedom]

45. was the previous one streamed too?

i guess that would change the math a bit.

[jeff47]

48. Well, you weren't counting streamed in this one.

That 1.3M is YouTube viewers watching it after-the-fact. All of the debates are available online after-the-fact. Also, that 1.3M includes repeat viewers, not unique viewers.

If you want to discuss people who watched it live, you'll need to drop those. If you want to talk about people who ever saw the debates, you'll need to add similar numbers to the previous debate.

[restorefreedom]

49. got it, thanks. nt

[coyote]

23. Debbie blink blink: Mission Accompolished!

[YOHABLO]

28. There are so many ways now of seeing and listening to the debate at a later time.

Ratings don't mean shite.

[FailureToCommunicate]

29. Versus how many watched the -better placed, but god awful - Republican 'debates' ?

I think it was many more millions.

Thanks Debbie.

[anigbrowl]

32. The GOP debates are not exactly a good advert for the party

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[FailureToCommunicate]

43. Gee, the Republican debaters look WAY better on your TV set!

[anigbrowl]

61. I know, right :-/

[NoMoreRepugs]

34. so with the general understanding of people with brains that the MSM

is 100% in the bag to keep this electoral process as profitable for themselves as possible the viewership numbers are to be totally believed?? Just sayin'......

[libdem4life]

40. Is this your way of saying that DWS should keep her job? n/t

[MineralMan]

55. Had I wanted to say that, I would have.

No.

[libdem4life]

57. Just a question...thanks for your answer.

[Eric J in MN]

46. Last GOP debate: 11 million. GOP debate before that: 18 million.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/15/media/fox-business-republican-debate-ratings/

[Bradical79]

47. Broadcast tv + no sports event

Makes a Sunday Debate a much better decision had been. I was happy with it.

[Motown_Johnny]

54. Like most Clinton supporters, you have very low standards.

Go ahead and plug in 9 million for the last number. Only slightly higher than the 8.5 million from the last debate.





Most of us don't like that the (R)s are getting more viewers for their debates than we are. I wonder why you are satisfied the terrible numbers.



(Sorry about the source, but there is a reason the RW crazies are making these graphs while we aren't)

[riversedge]

56. that is nasty and uncalled for. Please take you post down. No need to claim MM and most

Clinton supporters have low standards. It is rude.

[Motown_Johnny]

58. Not gonna happen. You don't want to move to single payer..

because what we have is good enough.

You don't want a new Glass-Steagall because what we have is good enough.

To me that is low standards. I stand my my assertion.

[Live and Learn]

60. Yikes, I thought that was a Hillary quote given that she seems to think the base is made of

nobodies.