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CNN Sets Viewer Record With Country Fixated on Capitol Mob

  • Network tops MSNBC, Fox News during riots by Trump loyalists
  • CNN says livestream viewership surpassed Election Day
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AT&T Inc.’s CNN had the most-watched day in its history, with viewers flocking to the channel’s coverage of a mob of Trump supporters storming the U.S. Capitol.

More than 5.22 million viewers tuned in to CNN on Wednesday to see images of Trump loyalists occupying the building and clashing with police, who tried to hold them back with tear gas, batons and flash-bang devices.