RTE reveal how many people stayed up late to watch the US Election coverage last night

There are a lot of sleepy heads in Ireland today after thousands of people opted to stay up late to watch RTE’s coverage of the US Election.

At the time of writing, the US Election is still finely-balanced as Joe Biden and Donald Trump battle to take the top job in the White House. People are watching events unfold from all over the world and Ireland is no different, according to RTE’s viewing figures from last night.

The national broadcaster shared an update today which shows that over 543,000 viewers tuned in at some point during their four-hour Election Results Special on Tuesday night. This is up 55% compared to the equivalent programme for the 2016 Election and a massive 120% on the numbers for 2012 when Barack Obama got re-elected.

📺 TV audiences to RTE's special US Presidential #Election2020 results programme increased by:
⬆️55% compared to 2016 and over ⬆️120% since Barak Obama's re-election in 2012. Over 543,000 viewers tuned in to @rteone at some point, with 109,000 on average watching nearly 4 hr show pic.twitter.com/mNo9Ik33AD

— RTÉ Communications (@RTEPress) November 4, 2020

As it could take a few days before we know an official result (more on that here), there could be another couple of long nights ahead for Irish Election-watchers. Who’s your money on?

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