Obama visit sets ratings record for 'The View'

[jezebel]

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/zontv/2010/07/obama_visit_sets_ratings_recor.html

President Barack Obama's visit to ABC's "the View" set a new ratings record for the daytime show with an audience of 6.59 million viewers. The previous high was 6.17 million viewers on the morning after the 2008 presidential election that brought Obama into office.

Here's some of the release from ABC:

• Thursday’s broadcast of “The View,” featuring President Barack Obama, qualified as the series’ most-watched broadcast ever in Total Viewers (6.59 million), exceeding its previous peak delivery achieved the day after the 2008 Presidential Election (6.17 million, 11/05/08).

• Thursday’s “The View” also qualified as the series’ most-watched broadcast in 17 months among the Key Women Demos 18-34 (516,000/1.5 rating) and Women 18-49 (1.33 million/2.0 rating) – since 3/2/09.

“We were honored to have President Obama on ‘The View.’ The ratings indicate that our show continues to break new ground. ‘The View’ has proven to be an important stop for political candidates and is appointment television for our loyal audience who value our opposing views,” said Barbara Walters.

[elleng]

1. SMART to get his face + out there!!!

[jenmito]

2. K&R. I wonder what the cable news pundits will say about this...

if anything (since it's positive).

[treestar]

4. going to be some tough spinning for rush and Glenn

but they'll think of something!

[jenmito]

11. They won't try to spin it. They'll just avoid the subject. n/t

[CurtEastPoint]

5. TDS had clips of Fox bashing his appearance.

Then he showed Dr. Phil interviewing Shrub and Laura. LOL!

[Drunken Irishman]

6. Do you like to spank?

:rofl:

[LiberalFighter]

8. Yep!! I saw that. Those pundits just don't know when to STFU.

[jenmito]

12. I saw that...

Jon Stewart then said that Faux is NEVER happy with what Obama does-if he would've skipped The View in favor of speaking to the Boy Scouts, they (especially Glenn Beck) would've compared Obama ro HITLER because Obama, like Hitler, would've been speaking to a "bunch of adoring fans all with the same uniform." Paraphrased, but that was the idea, and Stewart's exactly right.

[Clio the Leo]

3. I was amazed at how the room was so QUIET when he was speaking...

.... no banter back & forth from the hosts. It was if the entire room, Elizabeth included, was hanging off his every word.

[Ramulux]

7. It was like they were in a trance

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

10. They know a smart dude when they see it.

[impik]

13. Now i know why Pat Buchanan was scared to death

He knew that Obama will hit this thing out of the park. Which he did.

Plus, these ladies asked the president excellent questions, and for once, he was actually given the chance to answer. And this is the worst place you can have Obama - if you're Pat Buchanan.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

9. No surprise there given the O man's popularity with women. Smart politics.

[SunsetDreams]

14. K&R