So Nielsen rated the January 6th hearings at over 20 million. It sounds like a large number. How

[JohnSJ]

does that compare to other major events?

[JT45242]

1. About the same as Sunday night football averaged this year

Biden's inauguration had about 40 million in all network tv combined.

[JohnSJ]

4. Thanks

[iemanja]

2. More than the NBA finals

According to Forbes.

[jimfields33]

3. Super Bowl has around 208 million

https://www.nfl.com/_amp/super-bowl-lvi-total-viewing-audience-estimated-at-over-208-million

[JohnSJ]

5. Thanks

[demmiblue]

6. According to this person, Hillary at Benghazi hearing: 4M viewers

Link to tweet

[demmiblue]

7. Trump's 2020 impeachment trial averaged 9 million people per day, for comparison.

Link to tweet

[uponit7771]

8. Top Gun 2 only had 9 million eyes through opening weekend. Those numbers are REALLY good for ...

... a congressional hearing