Kavanaugh Hearing Drew 20.4 Million Viewers to Six Big Networks
- Fox News says it dominated ratings in daytime, prime time
- MSNBC, meanwhile, attracted its largest-ever daytime audience
Photographer: Erin Schaff/Pool via Bloomberg
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A nation riveted by the Brett Kavanaugh/Christine Blasey Ford hearings on Thursday translated into big audiences for broadcast and cable TV networks.
Six major networks providing coverage of the hearings attracted a total of 20.4 million viewers, according to Nielsen. The viewership spanned ABC, CBS and NBC, and three 24-hour news channels: Fox News, MSNBC and CNN.