2016 Postmortem

Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Sun Nov 15, 2015, 06:24 PM Nov 2015

TV Ratings: Dems Bring 8.5 Million in Broadcast's First Debate

Forced to shift at least some of its focus in the wake of Friday's devastating terrorist attacks in Paris, the second debate between the Democratic presidential candidates otherwise went ahead as scheduled on CBS.

The first debate, for either party, to take place on a broadcast network, it was also the first to not get a prime weeknight showcase — instead airing on Saturday night. Per early ratings, the two-hour affair between Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley brought 8.5 million viewers.

That's six debates down for the preliminary festivities to the 2016 election. Saturday followed 24 million, 23 million, 14 million and 13 million hauls for the GOP and one 15-million audience for the Dems.

It also came just a week after MSNBC's pseudo-debate, the Democratic Forum. That raked in a little more than 2 million viewers to the cable news net. (Clearly, the candidates need to be on the same stage at the same time to draw a substantial crowd.)

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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tv-ratings-dems-bring-85-840379

Turned out just as 'little Debbie' had hoped. Enjoy your gop dominated gov't come 2017...

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TV Ratings: Dems Bring 8.5 Million in Broadcast's First Debate (Original Post) Purveyor Nov 2015 OP

Guess the debates are important. I recorded since I was working, good move DNC. Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #1

Wow. That is some spin. Have you attended the Lanny Davis School for Professional Spinners? eom Purveyor Nov 2015 #2

No, I dont need to spin, the truth is good enough for me. I do read post which has a lot of spin, Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #4

Which debate got the fewest viewers out of all the GOP & Democratic debates? think Nov 2015 #6

I will say I am not interested, does not make a candidate. Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #7

I should know better. My apologies. Hope you have a great day.... think Nov 2015 #8

a Sardanapalus Strategy, perhaps? MisterP Nov 2015 #3

Some seek to destroy, I work hard to stay on the road, let the others run with their hair on fire. Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #5

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

1. Guess the debates are important. I recorded since I was working, good move DNC.

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sun Nov 15, 2015, 06:28 PM

Nov 2015

Purveyor

(29,876 posts)

2. Wow. That is some spin. Have you attended the Lanny Davis School for Professional Spinners? eom

Reply to Thinkingabout (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 15, 2015, 06:32 PM

Nov 2015

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

4. No, I dont need to spin, the truth is good enough for me. I do read post which has a lot of spin,

Reply to Purveyor (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 15, 2015, 06:36 PM

Nov 2015

It is easy to see the spin.

think

(11,641 posts)

6. Which debate got the fewest viewers out of all the GOP & Democratic debates?

Reply to Thinkingabout (Reply #4)

Sun Nov 15, 2015, 07:02 PM

Nov 2015

Which party has gotten total a grand total of 74 million viewers for their debates and which party has a grand total of 23 million viewers for it's debates?

We're getting creamed. Care to explain how this is a good thing?