CNN’s controversial town hall with former President Donald Trump spurred a backlash from staffers and left-wing pundits — but it paid off in the ratings.[/COLOR]
The perennially last-place cable network reeled in 3.1 million viewers for Wednesday’s 70-minute broadcast that began at 8 p.m., CNN said Thursday.[/COLOR]
The ratings easily eclipsed the paltry figures drawn by its regular 8 p.m. news hour hosted by Anderson Cooper, who averages less than 1 million viewers.[/COLOR]
CNN said the town hall marked its best rating since the final Jan. 6 hearings, which aired on July 21 of last year.[/COLOR]
At the time, CNN logged 3.2 million total viewers, according to Nielsen.[/COLOR]
The perennially last-place cable network reeled in 3.1 million viewers for Wednesday’s 70-minute broadcast that began at 8 p.m., CNN said Thursday.[/COLOR]
The ratings easily eclipsed the paltry figures drawn by its regular 8 p.m. news hour hosted by Anderson Cooper, who averages less than 1 million viewers.[/COLOR]
CNN said the town hall marked its best rating since the final Jan. 6 hearings, which aired on July 21 of last year.[/COLOR]
At the time, CNN logged 3.2 million total viewers, according to Nielsen.[/COLOR]