Maybe it’s the newness of it all, or maybe he really is that interesting. In any event, President-elect Barack Obama gave his first post-election in-depth interview to 60 Minutes’ Steve Kroft. And the verdict is in: the man can definitely pull in a crowd!

The episode, which aired just yesterday, with the President-elect and future first lady boasted an estimated 24.5 million viewers – more than any episode of any prime-time show this entire season – and the largest viewing audience for 60 Minutes in nearly ten years…Now if he can only keep up this trend during the State of the Union Address (a real yawner!) we’ll know he’s the real deal.
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