Media Advisory
52.7 Million Watch President’s Address on Economy Rescue
Friday September 26, 2008 – On Wednesday September 24, 2008 President George W. Bush spoke to the nation about the economy and the administration’s rescue plan currently being discussed in Congress. The address was carried live from approximately 9:00 to 9:15 P.M. (ET) on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Telemundo, Univision, CNBC, CNN, FOX News Channel, MSNBC. The multi-network combined audience for the speech was 52,653,000.
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| Bush Address | Rating | Viewers 2+ |
| Households | 33.2 | 38,031,000 |
| Persons 2+ | 18.2 | 52,653,000 |
Note: Sum of audience estimates for ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Telemundo, Univision, CNBC, CNN, FOX News Channel and MSNBC.
