The Hill News

Daytime TV talk show "The View" earned its highest ratings ever from President Obama's visit last Thursday, according to Nielsen.

The episode averaged 6.6 million viewers, a bump from the standing record of 6.2 million on the day following the 2008 presidential election.

A record number of female viewers tuned in: 516,000 women between the ages of 18 and 34, and 1.3 million from 18 to 49. The two brackets represent key demographics for both the show and for Democrats headed into the midterm elections.

Obama's was the first appearance ever made by a sitting president on a daytime talk show.