Last week, 32.2 million viewers watched Mr. Trump give his speech, according to Nielsen. MSNBC averaged 4.9 million viewers, while Fox News delivered 2.4 million. ENLARGEAbout 24.4 million viewers watched President Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention as he made the case for voters to shun Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and instead help him pass the torch to Hillary Clinton . ABC News followed with 3.5 million, and CBS News CBS.A 0.64 % delivered 2.9 million. The most significant ratings test may be Thursday night when Hillary Clinton takes the stage to officially accept the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 28, 2016 20:39 UTC