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on Jul 10th, 2009 and filed under 
Michael Jackson’s memorial service on Tuesday drew 31.1 million total viewers across 18 broadcast and cable networks tallied by Nielsen.
Princess Diana’s September 1997 funeral (which began at 6 am/ET), by comparison, drew 33.25 million viewers, while former President Ronald Reagan’s June 2004 funeral (a midday service) had an audience of 20.8 million.
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