More than 13 million Americans watch Terri Irwin's first emotional TV interview on 20/20
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By AmericasNewsToday.Org staff
More than 13 million Americans tuned in to watch Terri Irwin's first emotional TV interview following the death of her husband Steve. Last night's hour-long interview with Barbara Walters, pulled in 13.3 million viewers in the US.
The special was one of the most watched news events of the year for ABC, the large numbers confirmed Steve Irwin's great appeal in both his homeland and in the US, where his Crocodile Hunter documentaries play several times a day on America's popular Animal Planet channel.
An ABC spokesperson said the ratings numbers represented ABC's top newsmagazine telecast since May 4, 2005. It was also the highest ratings for any newsmagazine telecast on any US network since April this year.
Despite ABC choosing to air the news special at the late hour of 10pm EDT, younger viewers made up a significant share of the audience, a reflection of the Crocodile Hunter's great popularity with younger fans in the US.
Barbara Walters flew last week to Irwins' Australia Zoo on Queensland's Sunshine Coast for the interview. It was the first time Terri Irwin had spoken publicly about the death of her husband, killed by a stingray barb to the chest while diving on the Great Barrier Reef on September 4
. - via aunews
Additional reporting by Fox News.
