Trump's worst nightmare: DNC trounces RNC in TV ratings

Donald Trump’s worst nightmare has come true: He lost—in TV ratings.

The Democratic National Convention, which ended on Thursday, smashed the Republican National Convention in viewership, according to data released by Nielsen. The DNC averaged 21.8 million viewers across its four nights, compared with the RNC’s average of roughly 19.1 million per night. That’s an average of 2.7 million more viewers per night for the DNC.

Trump’s speech scored the RNC its best ratings all week, with an average of about 25.4 million viewers tuning in that night. “We will press forward, and together, we will win, win, win,” Trump declared on stage in Milwaukee. 

Unfortunately for him, he lost, lost, lost. On Thursday, the DNC pulled in nearly a million more viewers, with an average of 26.2 million. Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ speech even beat Trump’s in peak viewership, with 28.9 million watching her and 28.4 million watching him.

And digging into the data further only highlights the RNC’s weaker engagement.