The chart presents the viewership of the U.S. presidential election night TV coverage on November 6, 2012. According to the source, the coverage was watched by 23 percent of the U.S. population, amounting to 66.84 million viewers aged 2 or older. The previous election night in 2008 attracted 24.5 percent of the population or 71.47 million persons.
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Viewership of the U.S. presidential election night TV coverage on November 6, 2012
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Nielsen. (November 7, 2012). Viewership of the U.S. presidential election night TV coverage on November 6, 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/245909/viewership-of-the-us-presidential-election-night-tv-coverage/
Nielsen. "Viewership of the U.S. presidential election night TV coverage on November 6, 2012." Chart. November 7, 2012. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245909/viewership-of-the-us-presidential-election-night-tv-coverage/
Nielsen. (2012). Viewership of the U.S. presidential election night TV coverage on November 6, 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245909/viewership-of-the-us-presidential-election-night-tv-coverage/
Nielsen. "Viewership of The U.S. Presidential Election Night Tv Coverage on November 6, 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245909/viewership-of-the-us-presidential-election-night-tv-coverage/
Nielsen, Viewership of the U.S. presidential election night TV coverage on November 6, 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245909/viewership-of-the-us-presidential-election-night-tv-coverage/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Viewership of the U.S. presidential election night TV coverage on November 6, 2012 [Graph], Nielsen, November 7, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/245909/viewership-of-the-us-presidential-election-night-tv-coverage/