With a 29.3/47 in metered markets results on CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News Channel and MSNBC, Pelosi and fellow Democrat and Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer’s live rebuttal topped Trump’s Oval Office speech on the government shutdown and his demand for a wall on the southern border. Across the seven nets and down 4 from the opposition, the “temper tantrum” accused POTUS pulled in a 28.1/45 rating in the overnight metrics in the 9 – 9:15 PM ET time period.

That may be the very first time the usual afterthought of an opposition party response has beaten a sitting President’s address to the nation.

In the unadjusted fast affiliates, CBS snagged the most viewers for Trump’s speech with an audience of 8.04 million. NBC took the adults 18-49 demo number #1 spot with a 1.7 rating, just after the new season debut of Ellen’s Game of Games (1.5/6)

Perhaps giving a better sense of how America gets its news, the Pelosi and Schumer double act crushed Trump by 26% on CNN and 15% on MSNBC. Interestingly, the Trump speech from the White House and the Democrats’ response from the Capital building were perfectly matched on FNC, which will not be good news to that frequent viewer at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. On NBC and Fox proper, the two were even also. ABC saw the Dems beat Trump by 3% while on CBS, he beat the Nancy and Chuck show by the same measure.