i think that there's something to be said about how high ratings are lately. even during the olympics - more people tuned in than EVER before.

i think that it's pretty impressive that more people were watching mccain...but that's also probably due to the fact that people don't know as much about palin and wanted to hear more. i think that it's a great thing

i'm very happy to hear about the premier of 90210 too. i had started to lose faith in the show but i guess it did really well huh? and the same for GG

i'm also thrilled that MPG's show raising the bar did so nicely too. that's a good thing for them.

The "new" 90210 started already? Oh boy.... *rolls eyes*

I certainly watched McCain, and so did most of my friends who are Democrats. We watched it to 1) scare ourselves 2) rally our party 3) gather our counter-arguments.

On the other hand, I didn't watch the DNC / Obama. I only read the important speeches online after.

(It was my first week of college at a new school, okay?? )

I think ratings might be tied to gas prices (like everything else). Seems like people stayed closer to home this year instead of burning fuel and when you are home, you watch TV.

JaeB -- I watched McCain for the same reason and I'm sure we weren't the only ones.

Finally, I watched Raising the Bar and it was just not good. Maybe it was just a slow start, but I think the ratings are going to take a hit next week.

I also am a Democrat and I watched the John McCain speech, only because I wanted to see what his plans are for America if he becomes president and what he had to say about Barack Obama. But I watched several speeches from both the DNC and the RNC, McCain's was just one of them.

John McCain looks ridiculous in that picture above.

Good to know the +500,000 were probably fellow Democrats!

John DOES look ridiculous in that pic. I've had to show a few people that one.

Please, please use that picture in a Caption It! contest.