The ratings are in: Trump's speech was lower-rated than Biden's speech one week ago, per overnight Nielsen #'s. About 21.6 million for Trump, 23.6 million for Biden. The #'s may fluctuate a bit, but not enough to change the takeaway. Here's my full story https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/28/media/ratings-trump-vs-biden-convention-speeches/index.html
The Democratic convention was higher-rated than the GOP overall. Biden aides are embracing the #'s as a way to get under Trump's skin... https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/28/media/ratings-trump-vs-biden-convention-speeches/index.html
The final ratings are now in: About 23.8 million viewers watched Trump's big night across 13 networks, versus 24.6 million who watched Biden on 12 networks. (The #'s I reported earlier only included the 9 biggest networks.) Biden clearly outrated Trump. https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/28/media/ratings-trump-vs-biden-convention-speeches/index.html