Trump Says RNC TV Ratings 'Beat the NFL'—What the Data Shows
Summary
President Donald Trump said the Republican National Committee’s convention TV ratings were higher than NFL game ratings. However, early data shows fewer people watched Trump’s speech on Fox News compared to those who watched the NFL season opener.Key Facts
- President Trump spoke for almost two hours at the RNC convention in Dallas.
- He claimed that the convention’s TV ratings “beat the NFL.”
- Fox News was the only major cable channel that showed Trump’s full speech.
- Fox News averaged about 2.5 million viewers from 9 to 11 p.m. ET during Trump’s speech.
- The NFL season opener had about 28.3 million viewers, much higher than Trump’s speech audience.
- The Nielsen ratings for the NFL game are not fully available yet.
- Trump made his ratings claim on his social media platform, Truth Social.
- The data cited comes from preliminary reports by Mediaite and NBC Sports.
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