An estimated 49.5 million people watched Barack Obama's first prime-time news conference as president.
Nielsen Media Research says Monday night's session was televised live on eight different networks - ABC, CBS
It wasn't the most-watched presidential news conference. A month after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, President Bush held a news conference watched by 64.8 million people. And a news conference about the economy held less than a month after President Clinton took office in 1993 drew 64.3 million viewers.
In 1993, the average U.S. home had 40 channels. Now, it's 118 channels, according to Nielsen.
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