The early “fast national” ratings show heavy viewership of the verdict in the trial of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, with more than 18 million viewers across six networks.The figure are a combined number of viewership of CNN, ABC, Fox News, MSNBC, CBS and HLN, and covers roughly the time period from 4:30 PM ET to 6:30 PM ET.
The data comes from Nielsen and were released by CNN, but does not include out of home viewing. It is not a complete snapshot, as it does not include NBC, which has been wary of “fast national: numbers, Nielsens first set of viewership measurement.All of the broadcast and cable networks carried the verdict, which was read shortly after 5 PM ET.According to the numbers, CNN drew 4.03 million viewers, followed
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