LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - more than 56 million Americans watched speech television President Barack Obama on the death of Osama bin Laden, according to ratings Tuesday.
Despite the time late Sunday - shortly before midnight, the coast is United States - and the short notice given before the address, the Obama speech attracted more viewers that either his status two of the Union addresses.
Some 56.5 million us $ to listen hear him announce that US forces had killed the Chief of al-Qaeda in Pakistan, 10 years after the attacks of September 11, 2001 on New York and Washington, Nielsen said in a statement.
The figure was more than double the 25.6 million who watched address throughout the country of Obama in March justifying the American military action against the Libya.
His first State of the Union, in January 2010, at 48 million viewers. This number fell by 11% to 42.8 million this year. By comparison, "american idol" - entertainment most highly rated show on American TV - draws currently about 25 million viewers per episode.
Announcement of Obama live nine networks of television Americans operated, sent thousands of Americans of rejoicing out in the streets outside of the White House, the site of the fallen World Trade Center in New York and Times Square.
(Reported by Jill Serjeant;) (Editing by Dean Goodman and Eric Walsh)
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