In bad news for Donald Trump and the sycophants in Trumpworld, and for Faux News, nearly 20 million people tuned in for last night’s January 6 select committee hearing, per preliminary Nielsen ratings. That’s much higher than viewership for previous TV coverage for congressional hearings. For example, 9 million people watched Trump’s impeachment trial in 2020. The final number is likely to top 20 million when viewership from streaming services are added in.
More from the Nielsen numbers:
- ABC brought in the largest number of viewers at 4.8 million.
- MSNBC was second at 4.1 million, which The Hill notes is “nearly four times what the network averages on a typical weeknight.” Yay for MSNBC.
- NBC and CBS carried 3.5 million and 3.3 million viewers, respectively.
Faux News came in as a big loser, bringing in just 3 million viewers from 8 to 10 p.m., bumping them out of their typical top stop for cable in the evening. Faux relegated live coverage of the hearings to Faux Business Network, which brought in a paltry 223,000 viewers.
Turns out a lot of people are interested in what’s going on with the committee and are interested in getting to the whole truth on the seditious insurrection and Trump’s role in leading it. A ray of hope, perhaps.