32 Million Viewers in the U.S. Tune In to Watch President Obama’s Speech on Syria
On Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, President Obama addressed the nation, detailing his positions and strategies for how the U.S. might best handle the ongoing turmoil in Syria. The speech was carried live from approximately 9:00-9:15PM EST on 13 networks. The sum of the average audience for those networks was 32,301,139 viewers, with a combined household rating of 21.0. The following networks carried the address: NBC, ABC, AZA, CBS, Fox, MSNBC, Mun2, Gala, FXNC, FBN, CNBC, CNN and Al Jazeera.
Television Viewership for President Obama Speech on Syria
| Networks | Date | No. of Networks | Combined Household Rating | Number of Households | Number of Persons (P2+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBC, ABC, AZA, CBS, Fox, MSNBC, Mun2, Gala, FXNC, FBN, CNBC, CNN, Al Jazeera | 9/10/2013 | 13 | 21 | 24,428,865 | 32,301,139 |
| Note: All viewing based on Live+SD data Source: Nielsen |
Previous TV Viewership for Select President Obama Speeches
| Subject | Date | No. of Networks | Combined Household Rating | Number of Households | Number of Persons (P2+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job Creation | 9/8/2011 | 11 | 20.9 | 23,981,685 | 31,439,080 |
| Death of Bin Laden | 5/1/2011 | 9 | 33.9 | 39,242,395 | 56,512,179 |
| Address on Libya | 3/28/2011 | 8 | 16.9 | 19,543,951 | 25,636,310 |
| Speech on Iraq | 8/31/2010 | 11 | 18.8 | 21,818,342 | 29,232,689 |
| Note: All viewing based on Live+SD data Source: Nielsen |
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