Donald Trump’s (very long) speech on the final night of the 2016 Republican National Convention scored more cable news views than Mitt Romney’s comparable turn in 2012 — and even more than John McCain’s 2008 acceptance.
From 10:15 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. ET, when the current GOP presidential candidate’s speech actually happened, CNN soared 132 percent above 2012 in total viewers and 102 percent in the main 25-54 news demo. Big dog Fox News, which topped both cable news and broadcast TV coverage in total viewers and the main demo, was up slightly in its overall audience versus 2012, but down a hair in the demo — for the speech, at least.