NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 20 million people watched Thursday night’s hearing of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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The figures released Friday by the Nielsen Company include viewers from 12 television networks that aired the rare primetime hearing, including ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, and FOX Business Network.
The numbers do not include online viewers or those who watched on PBS.
The hearing, which aired from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on the U.S. East Coast, made many elements of the ongoing investigation public for the first time, including a never-before-seen 12-minute video of extremist groups leading the deadly siege, and startling testimony from President Donald Trump’s inner circle.
By comparison, the opening day of each of the Trump impeachment trials drew about 11 million viewers. Those aired during the day on fewer networks, but the far higher figures from Thursday suggest that the primetime experiment succeeded in capturing national attention in a way usually reserved for live sporting events.
Fox News, which did not air the hearings, drew nearly 3 million viewers for the same two hours.
Last week’s highest rated television shows, the first two games of the NBA finals on ABC, each had between 11 million and 12 million viewers.
Michael bird is a murderer yet because he’s a affirmative action hiree he’s been made a hero by the affirmative action Bennie Thompson and Liz Halliburton cheney
I’m beginning to think Trump had the proud boys attack the Capital. The testimony of that young police woman who was brutalized by the attackers was difficult to watch. What kind of man attacks a woman?
I see President Trump has tossed his own daughter under the bus.
Liz Cheney is an American hero!
Fox refuses to show the Hearings. What are they afraid of? But they criticize the Hearings! Fair & Balanced JUNK is fraidy fox.
An investigation should be launched. These networks just have free two hours of advertising to the democrats. Seems like they are trying to sway the next election.
Trump is a dangerous man.Patently obvious for all who are willing to open their eyes. He is a danger to democracy and must never get near the oval office again.
Kinzinger and Cheney are true Conservatives. They are patriots They are people of principle and courage. Country over party
I thought Trump was the baby who counted how many clicks and views he has. The dems are supposed to be above this immaturity and attention grabbing. So Was this commission finding a show or something virtues in the pursuit of justice and law and order . This article makes it seem like it was just a show. Meanwhile I have bills to pay and can’t afford my damn groceries. Let’s get to work
I though