According to Nielsen, the final night of the Republican National Convention, which aired Donald Trump’s acceptance speech, drew 25.38 million viewers on Thursday, up from the same night in 2020.
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According to Nielsen, the audience peaked at 28.4 million viewers between 10:45 and 11 p.m. Eastern Time, as Trump recounted the attempted assassination on his life.
The Nielsen numbers are split across 14 networks and are measured from 10:00 p.m. ET to 12:15 a.m. ET.
An estimated 23.81 million people watched the final night of the 2020 convention. However, the 2024 audience was smaller than in 2016, when Trump's acceptance speech drew 32.2 million people.
