January 6 primetime hearing watched by at least 20 million, Nielsen says
WASHINGTON - An estimated 20 million people watched Thursday night's hearing of the House panel investigating the Jan.
6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.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 first hearing of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S.
Capitol is seen on a television at Roxy Delicatessen on June 9, 2022, in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) 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.RELATED: The Capitol Riot evidence video: A harrowing American moment, repackaged for prime timeBy comparison, the opening day of each of the Trump impeachment trials drew about 11 million viewers.
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