DNC Draws 26.2M Viewers on Final Night

The final night of the Democratic National Convention, which included Vice President Kamala Harris’ acceptance speech as presidential nominee, attracted a US TV audience of 26.2 million viewers Thursday night.

According to Bloomberg, that’s 3.1% more than the nearly 25.4 million who watched Donald Trump accept his party’s nomination at the Republican convention last month, according to data from Nielsen.

The closing night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago culminated with a roughly 40-minute speech by Harris in which she talked about her childhood, took shots at Trump and gave hints of her policy priorities, including an “opportunity economy” that benefits the poor and middle class.

The Democratic convention drew more than 20 million TV viewers each over the first three nights. The highest audience for the first three nights of the Republican convention was 18.1 million on July 15 when Trump made his initial appearance.

Megyn Kelly thinks the false rumors about Beyoncé performing Thursday at the Democratic National Convention originated with the DNC itself as a ploy to boost the ratings.

Though there were persistent rumors and reports about the superstar, the DNC never actually made any announcement. But on Friday’s episode of “The Megyn Kelly Show,” the host poked fun at the media frenzy that built up when speculation began on who a rumored surprise guest for the final night of the Democratic National Convention could be.

“This is why I think they released the lie about Beyonce allegedly showing up at the event last night,” she said. “They wanted to boost ratings. That would be absolutely stupid to say she’s coming when you know she’s not coming, if it didn’t have a real purpose.”