SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson s testimony before the Jan. 6 committee was a big hit with television viewers, easily reaching a larger live audience than any of the four other daytime hearings.
Hutchinsons riveting testimony about former President Donald Trump s temper as plans to overturn the 2020 election fell apart was seen by 13.17 million people last week, the Nielsen company said.
Thats a 28% jump from the 10.25 million who watched the committees previous daytime hearing, and 23% over the average from the four daytime hearings. The committees first hearing, the only one televised in prime-time, was seen by 19.4 million people.
The committee had hurriedly scheduled a public session to hear Hutchinsons testimony after expecting to be off until mid-July. Its leaders built up anticipation by trying to keep the identity of its witness a secret in advance.
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Given that many people later heard parts of Hutchinsons testimony online or in news reports, the actual number of people who heard what she said was bigger than the live coverage.
CBS was the most popular network in prime time last week, averaging 2.7 million viewers. NBC had 2.4 million, ABC had 2.1 million, Fox had 1.6 million, Univision had 1.2 million, Ion Television had 1 million, and Telemundo averaged 900,000.
Fox News Channel was the top-rated cable network in prime time, averaging 2.05 million viewers. MSNBC had 1.31 million, HGTV had 858,000, Hallmark had 730,000 and History had 685,000.
ABCs World News Tonight led the evening news ratings race with an average of 7.2 million viewers. NBCs Nightly News had 6.1 million and the CBS Evening News had 4.3 million.
For the week of June 27-July 3, the 20 most-watched programs in prime time, their networks and viewerships:
1. Americas Got Talent, NBC, 5.98 million.
2. 60 Minutes, CBS, 4.35 million.
3. FBI , CBS, 3.63 million.
4. 60 Minutes (Sunday, 8 p.m.), CBS, 3.598 million.
5. The Price is Right (Wednesday, 9 p.m.), CBS, 3.586 million.
6. The Price is Right (Wednesday, 8 p.m.), CBS, 3.36 million.
7. Celebrity Family Feud (Monday, 9 p.m.), ABC, 3.33 million.
8. NCIS, CBS, 3.32 million.
9. Celebrity Family Feud (Monday, 8 p.m.), ABC, 3.31 million.
10. Young Sheldon, CBS, 3.24 million.
11. The Neighborhood, CBS, 3.22 million.
12. Tucker Carlson Tonight (Wednesday), Fox News, 3.18 million.
13. Tucker Carlson Tonight (Monday), Fox News, 3.162 million.
14. FBI: Most Wanted, CBS, 3.161 million.
15. Tucker Carlson Tonight (Tuesday), Fox News, 3.13 million.
16. FBI: International, CBS, 3.1 million.
17. NCIS: Hawaii, CBS, 3.06 million.
18. Americas Funniest Home Videos, ABC, 3.01 million.
19. Chicago Fire, NBC, 2.95 million.
20. Hannity (Wednesday), Fox News, 2.58 million.
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