Checkers Speech, also known as Fund Speech and again as Nixon Speech, was a U.S. television program broadcast on NBC for once on Tuesday, September 23, 1952. Checkers Speech was watched by a total number of 29,926,800 people (48.9% rating) per the daily audience measurement on .
Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of Checkers Speech on NBC as of Tuesday, September 23, 1952.
| Checkers Speech Daily Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Demo | Audience | Rating |
| 1952-Sep-23 | HH | 9,136,000 | 48.9 |
| P2+ | 29,926,800 | 48.9 | |
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