Topic - The Nielsen Co.

The last time a party lost despite having a more popular convention was in 2016, although it was close: Democrat Hillary Clinton's nominating session beat Donald Trump by less than a million viewers per average, Nielsen said.

Do convention viewing numbers hint at who will win the election? Don't bet on it →

Fox's average July audience in prime-time was 3.45 million, up 66% from its average between January and June, Nielsen said.

Interest in U.S. presidential election perking up after an extraordinary run of political news →