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Jackson's Funeral Drew 31.1 Million Viewers In The U.S.
Posted on Thu Jul 9, 2009 07:20 AM PDT
image courtesy of AEG
Tuesday's Michael Jackson memorial was seen by 31.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. 18 cable and broadcast networks carried the three-hour special, and millions of additional viewers watched the coverage online.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, MSNBC.com (19 million streams) and MSN.com (9.7 million) broke their all-time streaming video records with Tuesday's event, and ABC's digital network delivered nearly 6 million streams for viewers all over the globe.
Here's the numbers breakdown for the networks: 5.3 million people tuned in to ABC and CNN, 5.1 million watched NBC's coverage, 3.9 million watched CBS, and Fox News and MSNBC had 2.2 and 1.4 million viewers respectively.
AEG Live told the LA Times that they expect 1 billion people watched worldwide, and the only publicly broadcast funerals that had more viewers were those of for Ronald Reagan in 2004 (35.1 million) and the funeral of Princess Diana in 1997 (33.3 million). The BBC estimated that Princess Diana's funeral attracted 2.5 billion viewers worldwide.
What did you think of the funeral?
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Comments
ok fine
enough with mj "news", please!
mj he's inocent like that senator said he's an angel that was here to save young children ''''LOOK THATS FINE IF YOU WANT TO GO THAT ROUTE but i think this woman and those ideas are unsounded THIS SENATOR LADY she s taking the mj bill all the way to capitol hill so congress sign it ?? congress is in shams right now LET THEM DO THEIR JOB
man they are swampt with things to do right now THEY ARE WORKING with a second STIMULUS package unemployment at all time high
and this woman wants stop congress from their duties
so they can all jump in the mj agenda ??
wich is mj is an angel that was here to save children right ?
you people lost your mind ''''
God I am sick of hearing about this child pervert. Glad he is gone. Soon all the dirt will come out on this stupid man/thing. He was not a God people. Get on with your sad pathic lives.
to the last comment...how sick can you be, innocent until proven guilty and he was found innocent!!! if you are sick of hearing about him why leave comments about him. looks like you have a pathetic life!!
he was someones father!
have some respect!!!!
to the last comment...how sick can you be, innocent until proven guilty and he was found innocent!!! if you are sick of hearing about him why leave comments about him. looks like you have a pathetic life!!
he was someones father!
have some respect!!!!
to the last comment...how sick can you be, innocent until proven guilty and he was found innocent!!! if you are sick of hearing about him why leave comments about him. looks like you have a pathetic life!!
he was someones father!
have some respect!!!!
THE PRINCESS"S DIANA FUNERALES DAYLIGHT ; I WAS (17) YEARS OLD !
8;56 some one in your family has fetus alcohol syndrome and THEY PAST IT ON 2 U
YOU can't get YOUR sentences in line sweetheart get well soon
i am from lebanon , and i want to say that the king of pop will always be in our heart i love u michael .
i am from lebanon , and i want to say that the king of pop will always be in our heart i love u michael .