[lbo-talk] Obama infomercial has higher ratings than World Series & Idol

[John Thornton]

Michael Pollak wrote:
>
>    Television networks needed a hit, and Barack Obama gave them one.
>
>     Mr. Obama's 30-minute commercial, which played on seven networks,
>    broadcast and cable, was seen by 33.55 million viewers, according to
>    figures released by Nielsen Media Research. On the three broadcast
>    networks that carried the special, the audience totaled more than 25
>    million, easily surpassing the number for the last World Series 
> game on
>    Fox, which averaged 19.8 million viewers.

Further evidence for an impending Obama landslide?

It looks like "real" Americans are not too far afield from this list, 
preferring to watch (and presumably discuss) Obama over the World Series.

John Thornton