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President Asks for Primetime Slot in May Sweeps

The President Obama Show will be making an appearance in the May sweeps. Officials from the Obama administration have asked the major broadcast networks for up to an hour of primetime next Wednesday at 8, according to sources familiar with the request...

Published Thu, Apr 23 2009 2:06 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Barack Obama, primetime, CNN, Presidential Address, Sweeps

52 Million Watched Obama’s Speech

More than 52 million viewers tuned in for President Barack Obama’s address to Congress Tuesday night, Nielsen Media Research said. Drawing 52.37 million, the speech pulled in more viewers than last year’s by nearly 15 million people. Although technically...

Published Wed, Feb 25 2009 6:00 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, Barack Obama, Univision, CNN, Fox News Channel, Telemundo, CNBC, TV Ratings, State of the Union

Inauguration Notebook: CNN's Birdseye View

Obama Team Takes Over White House Web Site It didn’t take long for the White House Web page to switch from one president to the next. By 12:10 p.m., minutes after Barack Obama took office as president, the Bush administration Web page was replaced with...

Published Tue, Jan 20 2009 11:38 AM by News

Filed under: Cable, Barack Obama, CNN, Wolf Blitzer, Inauguration

CNN’s Sanjay Gupta Eyed for Surgeon General Post

CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta is in the running to be named surgeon general of the United States, according to two reports. ABC News reported on its Web site that President-elect Barack Obama has made the decision to appoint Dr. Gupta...

Published Tue, Jan 6 2009 3:14 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Barack Obama, CNN, Politics, Sanjay Gupta

Nielsen Confirms Strong Turnout for Debate Telecast

The second of three presidential debates between Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain on Tuesday night was watched by 63.2 million people tuning in to 11 channels--27 million more people than saw their first debate Sept. 26, according to data from Nielsen...

Published Wed, Oct 8 2008 6:28 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, Barack Obama, Election, CNN, John McCain, Fox News Channel, Debate, TV Ratings

Record 38 Million Watched Obama Speech on 10 Networks

Sen. Barack Obama’s historic speech Thursday, accepting the presidential nomination during the Democratic National Convention, brought in 38 million viewers across 10 networks, setting a convention record. Last night’s speech bested its closest competitor...

Published Fri, Aug 29 2008 3:30 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, ABC, CBS, NBC, Ratings, MSNBC, BET, Barack Obama, Univision, CNN, TV One, Telemundo, Democratic National Convention, Fox News

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