More than 17 million television viewers across 10 broadcast and cable networks watched the second prime-time hearing for the House select committee’s investigation into the US Capitol attack on 21 July.
The ratings provided by Nielson reflect a roughly 11 per cent drop from the more than 20 million viewers who tuned into the committee’s first prime-time hearing on 9 June, but the eight hearings on Donald Trump’s attempts to subvert the outcome of the 2020 presidential election and their violent aftermath have averaged more than 13 million viewers, including more than 11 million viewers during daytime hearings, on broadcast networks.
