C-SPAN’s livestream of the opening night of the Republican National Convention reportedly fetched nearly six times more viewers than the start of the Democratic National Convention.
Approximately 440,000 people tuned in to watch C-SPAN’s livestream of the convention Monday, which featured speeches by President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, The Hill’s Joe Concha reported Tuesday.
That’s compared to only 76,000 people who reportedly tuned in for the first night of the DNC, which featured appearances by former first lady Michelle Obama and Sen. Bernie Sanders, among others.
On TV, however, fewer people tuned into the RNC than the DNC for opening night and both events brought it far fewer viewers than in 2016.
Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NBC, and ABC averaged 15.9 million viewers for the RNC on Monday, compared to 18.7 million people for night one of the DNC, The Hill reported.
The RNC saw a 26% drop in viewership on opening night compared to 2016, the Los Angeles Times reported. The DNC reportedly experienced a 24% drop.
