TOPLINE
An estimated 17.3 million people voted on television Wednesday to watch the third night of the 2020 Republican National Convention, according to Nielsen, which is 19.4 million the night before.
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KEY FACTS
The Wednesday part of the RNC, where Vice President Mike Pence spoke, saw 2.1 million fewer viewers than the second night of the convention on Tuesday.
Ratings for the third night of the RNC were below the third night of DNC, which attracted 22.8 million viewers last week, according to Nielsen.
The second night of the RNC, with First Lady Melania Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as speakers, ran the DNC’s second night of 19.2 million TV viewing.
Important background
Overall, this year’s conventions of both parties saw fewer viewers than the events of 2016. For example, the third night of 2016 RNC and DNC brought in 23.4 million and 24.4 million viewers, respectively, who are both higher as the third night of the convention this year.
