More than 40 million people tuned in to the Republican convention Wednesday to hear vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin introduce herself to voters, according to the Associated Press. That audience rivaled the one for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama last week. Nielsen Media Research estimated 37.2 million people watched Palin on either ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel or MSNBC. PBS estimated it had four million viewers for the speech. Those are bigger audiences than the “American Idol” finale or Academy Awards. Joe Biden’s speech to Democrats last week was seen by an estimated 24 million people. No word yet on how many watched John McCain.

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