Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agoRNC night one ratings down 5 million viewers compared to 2016www.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1215arrow-down111
arrow-up1204arrow-down1external-linkRNC night one ratings down 5 million viewers compared to 2016www.independent.co.ukRapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareFeathercrown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·edit-22 months agoBeing stupid on TV just doesn’t pull the same audience anymore. Also, use relative measurements for these headlines! “5 million” is useless without context. That’s over 20%!
minus-squarePronell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoBut that audience is the cult. If they aren’t tuning in to watch the cult leader, that’s potentially good news down the line for turnout. Maybe just hopium, but if their enthusiasm drops, we win.
Being stupid on TV just doesn’t pull the same audience anymore. Also, use relative measurements for these headlines! “5 million” is useless without context. That’s over 20%!
But that audience is the cult.
If they aren’t tuning in to watch the cult leader, that’s potentially good news down the line for turnout.
Maybe just hopium, but if their enthusiasm drops, we win.
Exactly