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Over 29M watched Supreme Court announcement
Nielsen Media Research calculates that 29.3 million people 2+ watched Tuesday night as President George W. Bush nominated John Roberts to the US Supreme Court. The speech from the White House was carried live on nine English language commercial networks - - ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, CNN, Court TV, Fox News Channel, Headline News and MSNBC. But while the audience draw was impressive, it still didn't make the all-time top 20 for presidential addresses on TV. Here's the list.
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TV audiences for historical presidential speeches
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# of
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Combined
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Combined
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Persons 2+
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Date
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President
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Topic
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Networks
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Avg. Rating%
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Share
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(000)
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9/20/01
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GW Bush
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Address to Congress -- War on Terrorism
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9
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50.8
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72
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82,055
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3/17/03
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GW Bush
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Ultimatum to Suddam Hussein
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8
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46.8
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71
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73,363
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8/17/98
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Clinton
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Apology re: Monica
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8
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46.9
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69
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67,600
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12/13/00
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(VP) Gore
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2000 Election
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7
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44.6
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64
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66,245
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10/11/01
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GW Bush
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Press Conference on Terrorism
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7
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42.0
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61
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64,813
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2/15/93
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Clinton
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Economy
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4
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42.1
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--
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64,300
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12/13/00
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(Gov.) Bush
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2000 Election
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7
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42.7
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61
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63,489
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3/6/03
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GW Bush
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Press Conference on Terrorism
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8
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36.5
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58
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55,843
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5/1/91
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Bush
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Los Angeles Riots
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5
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37.1
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--
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54,600
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9/15/94
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Clinton
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Haiti
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4
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34.6
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--
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49,700
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5/1/2003
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GW Bush
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Major Combat in Iraq -- Completed
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8
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32.2
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53
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48,425
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9/22/93
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Clinton
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Health Care
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4
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32.8
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--
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47,700
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1/18/01
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Clinton
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Farewell
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6
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32.0
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52
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42,827
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4/13/04
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GW Bush
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Bush's News Conference
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8
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27.4
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42
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41,039
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12/16/98
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Clinton
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Iraq Bombing
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5
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28.9
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40,200
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3/24/99
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Clinton
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Bombing Kosovo
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5
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28.0
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40,000
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4/28/05
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GW Bush
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Social Security and Energy
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8
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22.3
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38
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32,717
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8/3/93
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Clinton
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Budget
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4
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24.2
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--
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32,500
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9/7/03
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GW Bush
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Iraq and Afghan Developments
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7
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20.8
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36
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31,694
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8/9/01
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GW Bush
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Stem Cell Research
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6
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22.4
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41
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31,627
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7/19/05
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GW Bush
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Supreme Court Nomination
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9
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20.2
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36
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29,246
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4/20/99
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Clinton
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Colombine HS Shooting
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4
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19.8
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27,700
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9/18/98
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Clinton
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Afghanistan/Sudan Bombing
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5
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18.1
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23,500
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6/28/05
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GW Bush
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Strategy for War in Iraq
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7
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16.1
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29
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23,059
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9/21/98
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Clinton
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Grand Jury Testimony
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6
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18.8
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--
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22,500
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4/20/93
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Clinton
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Waco Fire
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4
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18.0
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22,000
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8/8/74
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Nixon
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Resignation
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3
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Source: Nielsen Media Research
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