Thursday, January 22, 2009

That is My President, Ronald Reagan

From TV by the numbers.
Updated: Will Obama break 1981 Reagan record for inauguration Nielsen ratings? No.

Posted on 20 January 2009 by Robert Seidman

Final Update: The Obama inauguration was watched by 37.8 million, second only to Reagan’s 41.8 million in 1981.

Another update: still haven’t seen the viewer numbers but James Hibberd reminded me that a household ratings point is larger today than it was in 1981, so Reagan’s record might not be safe after all. We’ll see!

Update: Reagan looks safe, but Obama appears headed for second most-watched inauguration.

Ronald Reagan’s inauguration twenty-eight years ago on January 20, 1981 set the inaugural ratings record, averaging almost forty-two million (41,800,260). Will Barack Obama break the record?" Updated: Will Obama break 1981 Reagan record for inauguration Nielsen ratings? No.

Will Obama break the record? Yes he will even if he is 4 million viewers less. No matter what the numbers, the MSM will lie through their teeth to show Obama the most watched inauguration. How long will the real Americans see through this?

Wait and see.

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