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An estimated 29.8 million people watched Thursday night on 10
broadcast and cable networks when Clinton became the first woman
to accept a major U.S. party's nomination for president, Nielsen
said.
Trump's July 21 address at the Republican National Convention
drew 32.2 million viewers, according to Nielsen.
That reversed a pattern from earlier in the week. Ratings for
the Democratic convention beat the Republicans' event on each of
the first three nights.
CNN, owned by Time Warner Inc, pulled in the biggest audience -
7.5 million viewers - for Clinton's speech and the introduction
by her daughter, Chelsea. Comcast Corp's MSNBC cable channel
finished second with 5.3 million viewers.
Clinton, a former secretary of state and first lady, will face
New York businessman and reality television star Trump in the
Nov. 8 election.
Both candidates fell short of records for a political convention
television audience. The biggest convention ratings measured by
Nielsen came in 2008 when Republican John McCain pulled in 38.9
million viewers and Democrat Barack Obama had 38.4 million.
The Nielsen figures do not include viewership on digital
streaming platforms, which have jumped in popularity in recent
years and taken viewers away from traditional television.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Jonathan Oatis and
Leslie Adler)
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