President Donald Trump's acceptance of his party's nomination closed the 2020 Republican convention on a TV-viewer high for the GOP in what has been a ratings-challenged year for the campaigns.[WASHINGTON] President Donald Trump's acceptance of his party's nomination closed the 2020 Republican convention on a TV-viewer high for the GOP in what has been a ratings-challenged year for the campaigns.
An audience of 23.8 million watched the president deliver his remarks on 13 networks, the TV-measurement firm Nielsen said Friday. That was down from 32.2 million who watched Mr Trump four years ago and also trailed the 24.6 million who tuned in for Joe Biden's acceptance speech at the Democratic convention a week ago.
The Fox News Channel led the ratings, with an audience of 9.18 million. ABC was No 2 at 2.58 million. The numbers are based on programming that began at 10pm New York time. Convention planners have had to struggle with the coronavirus, which prevented them from hosting the typically teeming crowds inside auditoriums. Traditional TV watching has also fallen in favor of online options and both parties have seen viewer numbers decline from 2016.
Mr Trump sought to infuse more excitement into the event by speaking before a live outdoor audience at the White House, leading to accusations that he allowed White House staff to violate the Hatch Act by using federal property for a political event. The president spoke for more than an hour, the second-longest acceptance speech ever. It's a record that Mr Trump holds himself: The longest speech was his four years ago.
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