30 Million Watched Verdict

(From The New York Post -- By Michael Starr)

More than 30 million people watched THE MICHAEL JACKSON VERDICT Monday afternoon, according to NIELSEN estimates.

The reading of the verdict and its aftermath, which ran from roughly
4:43 pm to 6 pm (EDT), snared a total of 30.5 million viewers.

FOX NEWS CHANNEL won the cable race with 4.8 million viewers (5:15-5:30 pm), followed by CNN (3.5 million) and MSNBC (1.5 million).

Here's how the 30 million viewers watching the Jacko verdict compares to other big TV events:

* The First Day Of The GULF WAR, 1991 (86 million viewers)
* September 11th, 2001 Terrorist Attacks (80 million viewers)
* CLINTON's Sex-Scandal Apology Address, 1998 (67 million viewers)
* State Of The Union Address, 1999 (44 million viewers)
* PRINCESS DIANA's Funeral, 1997 (33.3 million viewers)