More than 56 Million in U.S. Watch President Obama’s Speech on Death of Bin Laden
On Sunday, May 1, 2011, President Obama announced that U.S. military forces killed Osama bin Laden in a targeted attack. The address was carried live from approximately 11:35 PM- 11:44 PM ET on 9 networks. The sum of the average audience for those networks was 56,512,179 viewers, with a combined household rating of 33.9. The networks carrying the address included ABC, CBS, NBC, TEL, UNI, CNN, FOXNC, HLN and MSNBC.
| U.S. Viewership of President Obama’s Address on Death of Osama Bin Laden | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Networks | # of Networks | Combined Household Rating | Combined Household Share | Number of Households | Number of Persons |
| ABC, CBS, NBC, TEL, UNI, CNN, FOXNC, HLN and MSNBC | 9 | 33.9 | 57 | 39,242,395 | 56,512,179 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company
*All viewing is based on Live+Same day data for closest Quarter Hour (11:30PM-11:45PM) |
| U.S. Viewership for Previous Speeches from President Obama | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | # of Networks | Combined Household Rating | Combined Household Share | Number of Households | Number of Persons |
| Address on Libya (3/28/11) | 8 | 16.9 | 30 | 19,543,951 | 25,636,310 |
| Address on Iraq (8/31/10) | 11 | 18.8 | 36 | 21,818,342 | 29,232,689 |
| Speech on Afghanistan (12/1/09) | 10 | 25.9 | 44 | 29,806,000 | 40,767,134 |
| Source: The Nielsen Company |
https://www.qa.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/article/2011/more-than-56-million-in-u-s-watch-president-obamas-speech-on-death-of-bin-laden/
