[post_page_title]Rated better than the President’s inauguration[/post_page_title]
By the third season, I Love Lucy had found its way into the heart of America, and kept on garnering even more viewership by the day. It had rating wars with other shows and networks, but none was as unlikely as the President’s televised inauguration.
During the 1953 swearing in of Ike Eisenhower, 67.7% of TV-owning Americans were glued to the screens to witness the historic moment. The previous night, 71% had tuned in to view an I Love Lucy episode.
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