22.3M Viewers Watch Republican Convention

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

More than 22.3 million people tuned in to the Republican
National Convention in primetime on Tuesday night, according to an estimate
from Nielsen.

Tuesday became the first day of the convention in Tampa,
Fla., after Hurricane Isaac prompted the Republicans to push back the start of
their convention.

Four years ago, the Tuesday events of the Republican's
nominating convention was watched by 21.5 million people, according to Nielsen.

The convention session was covered by nine networks and
featured speeches by Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey and Ann Romney, wife of
GOP nominee Mitt Romney.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.