CNN Tops Fox News and MSNBC in Impeachment Day Ratings

According to Nielsen, CNN brought in a total of 3.804 million average viewersLindsey Ellefson | January 14, 2021 @ 1:56 PMLast Updated: January 14, 2021 @ 2:03 PM

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CNN led the way in cable news ratings during Wednesday’s impeachment of outgoing President Donald Trump, according to early Nielsen Media Research data.

According to Nielsen, from 12:30 p.m. ET to 4:45 p.m. ET Wednesday, CNN brought in a total of 3.804 million average viewers. MSNBC was in second place among the big three cable news networks, pulling in an average of 2.581 million. Fox News delivered 1.391 million average total viewers in that time period.