President Joe Biden’s press conference on Thursday, when he directly addressed questions about his mental acuity, drew an audience of at least 25.1 million viewers — a big turnout for what’s usually a less-newsworthy event.
The telecast attracted 24.2 million viewers on eight cable and broadcast networks, according to data from Nielsen. When smaller outfits like NewsNation and Newsmax are added, the total is higher.
The conference was framed as a make-or-break moment for the Biden campaign following the president’s poor performance in a debate on June 27 with Donald Trump, the Republican candidate. He continues to face pressure from within the Democratic Party to withdraw.
The press conference drew half as many viewers as the debate, which attracted over 51 million, but came close to other events, such as two Biden previous State of the Union addresses that each pulled in more than 27 million.
Fox News said it led the coverage with an audience of 5.67 million, followed by ABC at 4.97 million and CBS at 3.6 million.
The telecast attracted 24.2 million viewers on eight cable and broadcast networks, according to data from Nielsen. When smaller outfits like NewsNation and Newsmax are added, the total is higher.
The conference was framed as a make-or-break moment for the Biden campaign following the president’s poor performance in a debate on June 27 with Donald Trump, the Republican candidate. He continues to face pressure from within the Democratic Party to withdraw.
The press conference drew half as many viewers as the debate, which attracted over 51 million, but came close to other events, such as two Biden previous State of the Union addresses that each pulled in more than 27 million.
Fox News said it led the coverage with an audience of 5.67 million, followed by ABC at 4.97 million and CBS at 3.6 million.
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