Numbers from C-SPAN's livestream of the opening night of the Republican National Convention show that it attracted nearly 440,000 views, marking a substantial increase over the start of the Democratic National Convention, which drew a scant 76,000 views.
Those ratings numbers for the GOP's Monday night program come ahead of traditional TV ratings from Nielsen Media Research, which will be released on Tuesday afternoon.
Data from Nielsen research showed 18.7 million people tuned in to the first night of the virtual Democratic convention from Milwaukee and Wilmington, Del. last Monday night, which featured speeches from former first lady Michelle Obama and former Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio).
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