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riversedge

(80,864 posts) Sun Jan 22, 2017, 07:01 AM Jan 2017

Trump inauguration earned a 20.1 Nielsen rating, 2nd worst for a new President in the last 50 years. [View all]

Donald et all will be out turning this number into the 'largest number of people ever" watched it. thingy. uga uga

Bryan Dawson
‏@BryanDawsonUSA

Well done, #TheResistance - Trump inauguration earned a 20.1 Nielsen rating, 2nd worst for a new President in the last 50 years.

http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/news/2017/nearly-31-million-americans-watch-president-donald-trumps-inauguration.html
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Bryan Dawson ‏@BryanDawsonUSA 4h4 hours ago

@rkfatheree @ShayInLa Trolls know!

Reagan: 37.4
Carter: 31.5
Nixon: 33.5
Obama: 25.5
Clinton: 24.5
W Bush: 20.8
> TRUMP: 20.1
HW Bush: 20.0

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Trump inauguration earned a 20.1 Nielsen rating, 2nd worst for a new President in the last 50 years. [View all] riversedge Jan 2017 OP

Hahaha! K&R myrna minx Jan 2017 #1

That has to be wrong Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2017 #2

okay rpannier Jan 2017 #12

Thanks rivers.. good to know. This makes me happy because Cha Jan 2017 #3

Blotus Norbert9 Jan 2017 #18

Yeah, someone actually said that.. he really is. mine was Cha Jan 2017 #19

They already have. Bold faced lies. yardwork Jan 2017 #22

They stupidly lie about facts in your face.. about Cha Jan 2017 #26

Snort! His ego is going to be livid. lololololol Solly Mack Jan 2017 #4

Waiting for the press rant (not conference) TNNurse Jan 2017 #15

It's coming Solly Mack Jan 2017 #16

Nielsen: Totally biased GetRidOfThem Jan 2017 #20

Nielsen: inaccurate, outdated methodology Dream Girl Jan 2017 #31

I bet some of the viewers were like me... half-expecting some kind of weird drama. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #5

We spent the day gardening and with friends, who Hortensis Jan 2017 #6

It's a lie dammit!! Horse with no Name Jan 2017 #7

Pretty bad when even a freak circus doesn't attract viewers n/t n2doc Jan 2017 #8

Dishonest meters. dalton99a Jan 2017 #9

Didn't get any coverage in our house. eom dae Jan 2017 #10

Ha. W is vindicated. mountain grammy Jan 2017 #11

Not surprising rpannier Jan 2017 #13

LAMOW NT retrowire Jan 2017 #14

Good to know! llmart Jan 2017 #17

Is he a registered Democrat... or the enemy? Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #23

LOL llmart Jan 2017 #28

Dayton area for me. Yeah, he's brilliant! Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #32

No, no, no. FAKE NEWS leftyladyfrommo Jan 2017 #21

he's already LYING about it.... spanone Jan 2017 #24

TV ratings are a matter of national importance dalton99a Jan 2017 #25

My God, he's a pathetic individual... llmart Jan 2017 #30

sad Achilleaze Jan 2017 #27

One comment about Nixon's numbers rurallib Jan 2017 #29

That is going to hurt Gothmog Jan 2017 #33

Mission accomplished. lindysalsagal Jan 2017 #34

We live in D.C., but bailed town to escape the spectacle GetRidOfThem Jan 2017 #35