UPDATED Obama Inaugural Events Viewed By 30.1% In Top Markets
Updated 01/27: The updated %figures and chart reflect updated data relative to select West Coast markets.
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The combined overall household rating for the inauguration of President Barack Obama in the top 56 local television markets where Nielsen maintains TV meters was 30.1%.
The Raleigh-Durham market had the largest TV audience with more than 51% of households tuned in to the day’s events.
| Rank by HH Rating | Market Name | Market Rank by Number of TV Households |
Household Rating % of TV households in market tuned in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle) | 27 | 51.2 |
| 2 | Washington, DC (Hagrstwn) | 9 | 47.7 |
| 3 | Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws | 43 | 46.7 |
| 4 | Baltimore | 26 | 44.3 |
| 5 | Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem | 46 | 42.3 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 24 | 40.8 |
| 7 | West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce | 38 | 39.6 |
| 8 | Memphis | 48 | 39.4 |
| 9 | Richmond-Petersburg | 58 | 37.2 |
| 10 | Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And | 36 | 35.9 |
| 11 | Birmingham (Ann and Tusc) | 40 | 35.7 |
| 12 | Miami-Ft. Lauderdale | 16 | 35.5 |
| 13 | Knoxville | 59 | 35.3 |
| 14 | Ft. Myers-Naples | 62 | 33.8 |
| 15 | Las Vegas | 42 | 33.4 |
| 16 | Kansas City | 31 | 32.9 |
| 17 | Philadelphia | 4 | 32.5 |
| 18 | Nashville | 29 | 31.6 |
| 19 | Columbus, OH | 32 | 31.3 |
| 19 | New Orleans | 53 | 31.3 |
| 21 | Buffalo | 51 | 31.0 |
| 22 | Detroit | 11 | 30.8 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 23 | 30.8 |
| 24 | Providence-New Bedford | 52 | 30.0 |
| 25 | Dayton | 64 | 29.9 |
| 25 | Indianapolis | 25 | 29.9 |
| 25 | New York | 1 | 29.9 |
| 28 | Louisville | 50 | 29.7 |
| 29 | Atlanta | 8 | 29.3 |
| 29 | Hartford & New Haven | 30 | 29.3 |
| 31 | Oklahoma City | 45 | 29.2 |
| 32 | San Antonio | 37 | 28.9 |
| 33 | Cincinnati | 34 | 28.6 |
| 33 | Jacksonville | 47 | 28.6 |
| 35 | Albuquerque-Santa Fe | 44 | 28.5 |
| 36 | Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn | 19 | 28.3 |
| 37 | San Diego | 28 | 28.2 |
| 38 | Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota) | 13 | 28.0 |
| 39 | St. Louis | 21 | 27.9 |
| 40 | Chicago | 3 | 27.8 |
| 41 | Cleveland-Akron (Canton) | 17 | 27.2 |
| 42 | Houston | 10 | 26.9 |
| 43 | Los Angeles | 2 | 26.6 |
| 44 | Portland, OR | 22 | 25.9 |
| 44 | Sacramnto-Stkton-Modesto | 20 | 25.9 |
| 44 | San Francisco-Oak-San Jose | 6 | 25.9 |
| 47 | Tulsa | 61 | 25.8 |
| 48 | Milwaukee | 35 | 25.7 |
| 49 | Boston (Manchester) | 7 | 25.4 |
| 49 | Seattle-Tacoma | 14 | 25.4 |
| 51 | Austin | 49 | 25.1 |
| 52 | Dallas-Ft. Worth | 5 | 24.6 |
| 53 | Salt Lake City | 33 | 23.7 |
| 54 | Minneapolis-St. Paul | 15 | 23.6 |
| 55 | Phoenix (Prescott) | 12 | 22.4 |
| 56 | Denver | 18 | 21.8 |
| ©2009 The Nielsen Company |
See previous ratings for presidential elections here.
https://www.qa.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/article/2009/obama-inaugural-events-viewed-by-292-in-top-markets/
