There were no technical snafus, dropped video feeds or any of the other on-air nightmares that had kept Democratic officials up at night. Besides a few mistimed cues here and there, the country’s first virtual convention on Monday — equal parts telethon, pep rally and Zoom therapy session — made its way smoothly to TV sets around the nation. Fewer TV sets than four years ago, though. Four years ago, about 26 million people tuned in for the Democrats’ first night in Philadelphia. The Nielsen figures do not include online and streaming viewers, a rapidly growing chunk of the American mass media audience.

Source: New York Times August 18, 2020 22:19 UTC