If A Tree Falls ... Poor Ratings For Health Care Special
A sign of Obama fatigue? Or maybe a case of bad promotion, a late time slot, and people preferring a warm summer night to the boob tube. Whatever the reason, ABC News' prime time health care town hall forum with President Obama fared poorly in the ratings.
The one-hour ABC News special "Primetime: Questions for the President: Prescription for America" (4.7 million viewers, 1.1 preliminary adults 18-49 rating) had the fewest viewers in the 10 p.m. hour. The special tied some 8 p.m. comedy repeats as the lowest-rated program on a major broadcast network.
(h/t Ben Smith).