Biden Draws Biggest Audience of 2020 Democratic Convention
- Candidate’s acceptance speech focuses on uniting the country
- TV ratings for virtual event have fallen below 2016 numbers
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Joe Biden’s formal acceptance of the Democratic Party’s nomination for president of the U.S. drew 24.6 million TV viewers Thursday night, a high for the four-night confab this year.
The audience, across 12 broadcast and cable news channels, rose from Wednesday’s tally of 22.8 million, which was based on 10 networks, according to Nielsen data. Comcast’s Corp.’s MSNBC once again led, with 6.15 million total viewers, with AT&T Inc.’s CNN coming in second with 5.57 million, according to data the networks released earlier. The broadcast began at 10 p.m. New York time.