'Nik Wallenda Day' declared by Mayor Emanuel

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Nik Wallenda had another thing to celebrate Monday as Mayor Rahm Emanuel declared November 3rd, "Nik Wallenda Day".

The daredevil set two world records for his tight-rope walks Sunday night.

An estimated 65,000 people came downtown to watch his high-wire walks.

Wallenda's high-wire act in Chicago also boosted Discovery Channel's audience on Sunday, but the Nielsen ratings company says viewer interest in his lofty feats fell far short of his "Skywire" stunt over the Grand Canyon last year.

Wallenda's Chicago walks aired live Sunday across the U.S.

His first walk between skyscrapers was from 8:35 to 8:42 p.m. Eastern and attracted 5.8 million viewers. His blindfolded walk from 9:01 to 9:03 p.m. Eastern delivered 6.7 million viewers. Those events and the 13-minute break in between were seen by an average of 5.8 million viewers.

By contrast, 13 million people watched his Grand Canyon walk in June 2013. An average of nearly 10.7 million watched the 23-minute walk and stayed through the end of the telecast.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.