Donald Trump Speech Powers Most-Watched RNC Coverage, Peaking at 28.4 Million Viewers

The 2024 Republican National Convention hit its highest viewership on its final night, averaging 25.4 million viewers across networks on Thursday. Viewership peaked at 28.4 million from 10:45 to 11:00 p.m, on the early side of a 90-minute speech made by former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump.

As with the previous nights of the convention, Fox News Channel’s coverage was the most-watched, and in fact set a record for the most-watched cable news convention coverage in history. During the 10:30 p.m to 11:00 p.m. window, the channel averaged 10.9 million viewers on its own, not far behind the 11.7 million viewers that broadcasters NBC, ABC and CBS

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