The inauguration of President Barack Obama on Tuesday drew a bigger television audience in Raleigh-Durham than in any other major TV market in the nation, according to the Nielsen Co.
In the Raleigh-Durham market, more than 51 percent of households tuned in for the day's events, Nielsen said today. Seattle-Tacoma had the lowest viewership, with only 18.8 percent of households watching the events.
The overall rating in the top 56 local TV markets was 29.2 percent.
Many people in the Raleigh-Durham area were home on Tuesday because of a winter snowfall, which closed schools and many offices.
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