Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticGraduates across America were not able to congregate in person this year due to coronavirus concerns, but a lot of them showed up for YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 star-studded virtual ceremony.With former President Barack Obama delivering the marquee commencement speech, the four-hour June 7 event snagged h over 665,000 peak concurrent viewers and over 17 million total views over 24 hours.
That makes Dear Class of 2020 the most watched YouTube Originals live event since the service once known as YouTube Red launched in 2016Having raised over $2 million via corporate sponsorship and also featuring an address from Michelle Obama as well, the well-publicized Dear Class of 2020 rose up to 28.
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