Obama scores big ratings for ‘60 Minutes’

Interview with president-elect drew estimated 24.5 million viewers

	President-elect Barack Obama speaks with “60 Minutes” reporter Steve Kroft in Chicago on Friday, Nov. 14.
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updated 2:49 p.m. ET Nov. 17, 2008

NEW YORK - The campaign is over, but Barack Obama is still a TV hit.

CBS' "60 Minutes" had its highest overnight ratings in nearly a decade with Sunday's episode featuring Steve Kroft interviewing the president-elect and future first lady. Nielsen Media Research's preliminary estimate the show was seen by 24.5 million people on Sunday.

That's more than any other episode of a prime-time show seen this season, and the biggest audience for "60 Minutes" since January 1999.

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Sunday's "60 Minutes" was likely helped by being immediately preceded by a down-to-the-wire NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Diego Chargers.

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