Prediction: The ratings for tonight won't match media hype

[GrizzlyMan]

Nobody I know is talking about it. Local quasi-right wing morning radio station hosts were talking about how they turned on the TV last night and were surprised, thinking the convention had been cancelled. Wed. night is a church night in Bible Land.

[Seen the light]

1. Disagree, tonight will get even better ratings than tomorrow night with McCain

EVERYBODY is fascinated in this freakshow. I'm tuning in just to see if Palin does something stupid like trip off the stage at this point.

[mwb970]

7. I'd like to see Palin draw more viewers than McCain.

After all that criticism of Obama as an "inexperienced celebrity", McCain chooses an inexperienced VP who becomes an instant celebrity (cover stories in People and US Weekly to come this week). Crazy!

[snacker]

2. And I was just thinking the opposite...

that EVERYTHING in the news is about Palin in order to get big ratings. I hope you're right on this one.

[RichGirl]

14. She'll attract the same people...

...that watched Anna Nicole Smith's funeral. People who slow down and crane their necks as they drive by an accident.

[Quixote1818]

3. It's getting all kinds of free advertising on the News channels

It will get at lest 25 Million viewers. Don't worry, if it's a great speech the aura will wear off in a couple of days then all the scandals will be front and center again.

[GrizzlyMan]

4. 25 million? Not a chance

[Cush]

5. I think CBS said "20 million viewers"

[Erin Elizabeth]

6. Oooo you're right, it is church night.

They could DVR it, but still. People around here don't usually miss Wednesday night church.

[mwb970]

8. They probably don't have DVR access.

These are people who can barely manage to forward all those lying e-mails to each other.

[GrizzlyMan]

11. DVR = scientific witchcraft in Fundie Land

[stevil]

9. Someone over at Free Republic

Said it would be 100,000,000, the rest of them thought that it was just a bit too high. Whatever

[Zenmaster]

10. Tonight will get big ratings. I'm going to watch. Aren't you?

Tonight will be big. Make no mistake about it.

I think it will outdraw McCain, as well.

[PBS Poll-435]

12. Disagree. There isn't shit on TV tonight.

And it's Sarah's favorite day of the week...


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[JBoy]

13. Do ratings capture people watching with the sound off? Palin's voice will do that.

[PolNewf]

15. The ratings will be very high

Google trends shows Palin going through the roof

[Johonny]

16. ratings will be higher than tomorrow for sure

cause who the heck won't be watching football come Thursday