Tsunami Footage Sets CNN.com Record, 5x More Viewers Than Obama's Election

Have you watched footage of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami on CNN.com? If so, you are one of 60 million global viewers that logged on to CNN.com to watch. That's a new record.

Have you watched footage of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami on CNN.com? If so, you are one of 60 million global viewers that logged on to CNN to watch. That’s a new record.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, “The breakdown consisted of nearly 45 million domestic viewers and 14 million international viewers.” To put these numbers in perspective, the next most-viewed event on CNN.com was Obama’s November 2008 election win, which clocked in at 12 million video starts.

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