Stand Up to Cancer Tops Nielsen’s TV Tweet Chart

Celebrity fundraiser attracts 3.1 million followers

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A telethon that raised $109 million dollars to help fight cancer has topped Nielsen’s Twitter TV ratings for the first week of September.

The Stand Up to Cancer (@SU2C) event featured top tier performers like The Who and the Dave Matthews Band and appearances by A-list film stars Robert Downey, Jr., Halle Berry, Jennifer Aniston and Will Ferrell.

Ferrell reprised his role as the smarmy Ron Burgundy in a videotaped message linked to a Twitter post:

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