Roughly 20 million people watched live coverage of the Jan. 6th committee hearing on Thursday — way more than the first day of either of Trump’s impeachment trials.
While coverage varied by network, Nielsen said the hearing aired across 12 networks in total between 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. ET.
ABC drew the largest audience by far, with 5.2 million viewers, followed by NBC , MSNBC , CBS , CNN and Fox Business Network . Outside of the main cable and broadcast networks, the event was also aired on NBC LX, PBS, CNBC, CNNe, Newsmax and NewsNation. The figures from Nielsen included viewership from TVs outside of living rooms in places like bars and restaurants, as well as digital TVs. But they didn't include digital viewership or ratings from PBS.Fox News did not air the hearing on Fox News Channel, and instead kept its primetime lineup during the 8 p.m.-10 p.m. ET hours. But it did air the hearing on Fox Business Network and across local affiliates.Fox New Channel still drew 3.
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