21.   Though the number of people who tune in or log on to convention coverage locally is hard to measure, nationally the viewership was down.

22.   Twenty years ago, the networks offered virtually gavel-to-gavel convention coverage.

23.   What do you think Brinkley thought about the political convention coverage on his and other networks?

24.   Lehrer will anchor three hours of convention coverage each night for PBS, easily the most extensive reporting available to any television viewer without cable or a satellite dish.

25.   This year, ABC planned an hour of convention coverage on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and two hours on Thursday.

26.   TV networks point to declining ratings to justify their decisions to air fewer hours of convention coverage, but an academic analysis suggests they may be on shaky ground.

27.   Unconventional convention coverage.

28.   Viewership for convention coverage has dropped, but so have ratings for the evening news, as the TV audience is increasingly divided among more options.