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Obama Press Conference Ratings Drop

By: Ted Johnson
Published: Thu, April 30, 2009, 3:19 PM
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President Obama's press conference on Wednesday was watched by 28.8 million people, a 29% from the last such event on March 24.

According to Nielsen, ths event posted an 18.8 rating across 10 networks.

Obama's March 24 press conference drew 40.4 million viewers, and his first press conference on Feb. 9 was watched by 49.5 million.

Fox was the sole broadcast network not to air the press conference, opting instead for an episode of the drama "Lie to Me." Its 7.9 million viewers beat out each of the other networks.

Posted: Thu, April 30, 2009, 3:04 PM

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