TV Ratings: Trump's Second Impeachment Trial Opens With Sizable Audience

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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-tuesday-feb-9-2021

(Who's turn is it to tell Donny he's getting great TV ratings!!???)



FEBRUARY 10, 2021 12:35pm PT by Rick Porter

About 11 million viewers watch the first day of the trial on the biggest cable news networks and broadcasters ABC and CBS.

The first day of former President Donald Trump's unprecedented second impeachment trial drew a good-sized audience — likely larger than the tune-in for the opening of the first trial last year.

TV coverage of the trial on Tuesday afternoon averaged 11 million viewers on broadcast networks ABC and CBS and the three main cable news outlets — CNN, Fox News and MSNBC. NBC also aired coverage but its audience figures weren't available at publication time.

The first day of Trump's previous impeachment trial in January 2020 also drew 11 million viewers across six networks, including NBC. Tuesday's average will obviously climb above that mark when NBC's total is added.

MSNBC grabbed the largest audience with 2.87 million viewers from 1-5:15 p.m. ET, a little ahead of the 2.66 million who watched the trial on CNN. Fox News averaged 1.95 million viewers, followed by ABC (1.8 million) and CBS (1.74 million), according to Nielsen fast national ratings.

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