Republican Convention Draws 21.5 Mil Viewers on Six Networks

An estimated 21.5 million people watched the second night of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. on six television networks, according to preliminary local data from Nielsen Media Research. That measurement -- which includes ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC -- is down from the nearly 26 million people who watched New York Sen. Hillary Clinton urge unity for the Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on night two of the Democrat's gathering last week in Denver. That 26 million figure took into account two additional networks, TV One and BET, which are not covering the Republican event. The 21.5 million also represents a drop from the 22.2 million watching the Republicans' event four years ago on Aug 31.