A total of 18.7 million viewers tuned in to the first night of the Democratic National Convention, roughly a 27% drop from the 2016 convention
, which saw Michelle Obama deliver a rousing speech to steal the show, drew a total of around 18.7 million viewers across all the cable and broadcast networks. That represents roughly a 27% dip from day one of the 2016 convention, which totaled 25.7 million pairs of eyeballs.
MSNBC scored the largest audience on the night in the 10 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. window with 5.1 million viewers , followed closely by CNN with just under 4.8 million viewers . Fox News’ coverage of proceedings drew 2.1 million viewers, which represents a 1.2 million viewer drop from the previous convention.
ABC drew the largest total audience as far as the broadcast networks were concerned. The Disney-owned network drew 2.4 million total viewers to its 10 p.m. coverage of the convention, with NBC coming in second with 2.3 million. CBS lagged behind in the third with just under 2 million, and was also narrowly beaten by Fox News in the 25-54 demo.
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