Apr 30, 2009

Obama losing viewers as ratings slide

Is it overexposure or are people just getting tired of watching Obama for other reasons?

Audience interest in Barack Obama’s news conferences seems to be falling, with Wednesday’s press event drawing the president’s smallest primetime audience since his inauguration.

The telecast to mark Obama’s 100th day in office was viewed by 28.8 million people, according to Nielsen. That's a 29% drop from the president's last press conference, on March 24, and a 42% fall since his first, on Feb. 9.

I had a good excuse for not watching: I was a bit under the weather. Besides, there was this sock and underwear drawer that needed rearranging.

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