Riot On Capitol Hill Becomes A Historical Day For CNN

Damage conditions inside the Capitol Hill Building. (Twitter / JasonDonner)

JAKARTA - Who would have thought, behind the dramatic scene of the rioters forcing their way through the police and committing anarchism on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, January 6, this would even bring blessings to CNN.

Yes, CNN, which broadcast the event, was able to attract large audiences, beat other television networks, and even scored a history of daily ratings.

That day, CNN garnered 5.2 million views based on rating metrics, also outperforming competitors such as MSNBC (4.01 million) and Fox News (2.99 million) based on ranking data from research firm Nielsen, reported forbes.

Among viewers aged 25-54, the demographic most valued by advertisers, CNN ranks first with 1.825 million viewers, followed by MSNBC (972,000 viewers) and Fox News (733,000 viewers).

Between 2:30 and 6:30 PM ET, during the height of the unrest on Capitol Hill, nearly 29 million viewers watched cable television and news networks for live broadcasts. CNN is also the most watched with a total audience of 5.74 million people. Followed by MSNBC (5.6 million), ABC (4.85 million) and CBS (3.7 million).

CNN was also the most watched by viewers aged 25-54 at the height of the riots on Capitol Hill. It was recorded that more than 3 million viewers of this age group watched CNN broadcasts.

On Wednesday's prime time, hours dominated by follow-up coverage of the Capitol Hill attack, CNN drew a total of over 8.2 million viewers. This was the greatest number of all televisions that were broadcast that night.

MSNBC is in second place with 7.4 million viewers, followed by NBC (5.8 million viewers), ABC (4.9 million viewers), Fox News Channel (4.6 million viewers) and CBS (2.6 million viewers) ).

In the main demographic of viewers 25-54, CNN leads with 3.1 million viewers, followed by MSNBC (2.0 million viewers), NBC (1.8 million viewers), ABC (1.3 million viewers), Fox News (1 , 2 million viewers) and CBS (630,000 viewers).