An estimated 35.7 million people watched the third and final night of the 2012 Democratic National Convention on Thursday, September 6. The closing night of the DNC was carried live from Charlotte, North Carolina across thirteen networks and featured a speech by President Barack Obama.
While coverage varied by network, all thirteen aired live coverage from approximately 10:00 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. The chart below highlights the sum of the average audience for these networks during common coverage.
| Sum of Networks Live + Same Day | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1-Sept 4 2012 | Day 2-Sept 5, 2012 | Day 3-Sept 6, 2012 | ||||
| Rating | Number of Viewers | Rating | Number of Viewers | Rating | Number of Viewers | |
| All Households | 17.3 | 19,707,000 | 16.7 | 19,050,000 | 22.7 | 25,901,000 |
| Persons 2+ | 9.1 | 26,245,000 | 8.8 | 25,121,000 | 12.3 | 35,716,000 |
| Persons 18-34 | 4.7 | 3,163,000 | 4.1 | 2,790,000 | 8.0 | 5,424,000 |
| Persons 35-54 | 8.6 | 6,923,000 | 8.3 | 6,710,000 | 13.1 | 10,491,000 |
| Persons 55+ | 19.5 | 15,219,000 | 19 | 14,807,000 | 23.0 | 17,970,000 |
Networks Included:
Day 1 – ABC, CBS, NBC, BET, CNN, Current TV, FOX News, MSNBC and PBS
Day 2 – ABC, CBS, CNN, Current TV, FOX News, MSNBC and PBS
Day 3 – ABC, CBS, NBC, BET, CNN, CNBC, Current TV, FOX News, MSNBC, MUN2, PBS, TV One and Univision
| Sum of Networks Live + Same Day | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 Aug 25, 2008 |
Day 2 Aug 26, 2008 |
Day 3 Aug 27, 2008 |
Day 4 Aug 28, 2008 |
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| Rating | Number of Viewers | Rating | Number of Viewers | Rating | Number of Viewers | Rating | Number of Viewers | |
| Persons 2+ | 7.8 | 22,297,000 | 9 | 25,974,000 | 8.4 | 24,029,000 | 13.4 | 38,379,000 |
2008 Networks Included:
Days 1, 2, 3 – ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, BET, TV One
Day 4 – ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, BET, TV One, Univision, Telemundo
Click here for a historical look at past Republican and Democratic conventions.
