The prime-time telecast of the House Select Committee hearings on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was watched by 20 million TV viewers across multiple networks on Thursday.
The total, based on data from Nielsen, puts the two-hour presentation in the range of other high-profile congressional and Senate hearings of recent years. The committee sought a prime-time slot — rare for such events — when more viewers are available to watch.
Former FBI Director James Comey's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee was watched by an estimated 19.5 million viewers in 2017 when it ran in the midmorning hours on the East Coast. The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh drew 20.4 million viewers in September 2018.
