83 million tune in to Haiti telethon

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More than 83 million people tuned in Friday night for at least a portion of the Hope for Haiti Now telethon, which aired commercial-free on dozens of networks. The fundraising effort, spearheaded by actor George Clooney and MTV Networks, had an average audience of more than 24 million viewers and pulled in at least $61 million in pledges from the general public to help survivors of the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake that rocked Haiti.

Organizers on Monday were still tabulating additional donations made by corporations and large private donors, as well as proceeds from an album of the telethon’s live performances sold on iTunes.

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