Of polls and ratings and dots not connected...

Final: Palin-Biden the most-watched vp debate ever

Thursday's highly anticipated face-off between Alaska governor Sarah Palin and Delaware senator Joe Biden was the most-watched vp debate of all time.

Last night's event was seen by more than 70 million viewers.

The breakdown:

ABC: 13,130,000
NBC: 12,820,000
CBS: 11,100,000
FOXNews: 11,098,000
CNN: 10,685,000
FOX: 4,500,000
MSNBC: 4,412,000

A few things jumped out at me. First off, MSNBC... Ha! The tingley-legged hacks are, once again, pulling up the rear. Secondly, while ABC is leading the pack, the "Big 3" haven't got anything to brag about in their "network vs. cable" snobbery. I wonder if they realize their time is slipping passed them? Thirdly, and most importantly, FOXNews was essentially carrying the debate on both the FNC as well as Fox. I switched over to Fox myself as FNC is still, strangely given many of its anchors and reporters aren't exactly what one would describe as "hard on the eyes", not being broadcast in HD. At least, in my neck of the woods. Which means it's not exactly a stretch to have the much vilified FOXNews on the top of the heap with 15,598,000 viewers. Or a cool 2.47 million more viewers than ABC.

Just sayin'.