McCain’s acceptance speech beats Obama’s for TV viewers
John McCain’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul Thursday night was watched by more television viewers than Barack Obama’s speech a week earlier.
More than 38.9 million people watched McCain on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, Telemundo or Univision, according to The Nielsen Co. results. A week earlier, Obama’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver was watched by 38.4 million viewers.
McCain’s speech also beat that of his controversial running mate, Alaska Gov guaranteed payday loans. Sarah Palin, whose speech Wednesday night attracted 37.2 million viewers, Nielsen reported.