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Thursday Ratings: MSNBC Leads All Outlets in January 6th Hearings Coverage

For the second prime time hearing from the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol, the most-watched network was MSNBC. The outlet attracted 4.9 million viewers, nearly double its parent network NBC (as noted below).

CNN (0.66 rating) eked past ABC (0.65 rating) to be the coverage’s adults 25-54 leader.

UPDATED 7/22/2022 4:10 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, July 21:

ABC
• 3.978 million viewers
• 2.5/7 HH (3.022 million households)
• 0.44/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.575 million adults 18-49)

Attack On The Capitol (Sustainer) (ABC, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 3.978 million viewers
• 2.5/7 HH (3.022 million households)
• 0.44/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.575 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 2.681 million viewers
• 1.7/5 HH (2.069 million households)
• 0.26/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.343 million adults 18-49)

CBS News Capitol Hearing (Sustainer) (CBS, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 2.681 million viewers
• 1.7/5 HH (2.069 million households)
• 0.26/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.343 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 2.690 million viewers
• 1.6/5 HH (2.015 million households)
• 0.41/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.534 million adults 18-49)

NBC News Jan. 6 Hearing (S) (NBC, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 2.690 million viewers
• 1.6/5 HH (2.015 million households)
• 0.41/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.534 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 0.644 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.509 million households)
• 0.14/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.181 million adults 18-49)

MasterChef (R) (Fox, 8:00 PM- 9:01 PM)
• 0.813 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.635 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.213 million adults 18-49)

Welcome To Flatch (R) (Fox, 9:01 PM- 9:31 PM)
• 0.491 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.400 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.157 million adults 18-49)

Welcome To Flatch (R) (Fox, 9:31 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.447 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.357 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.139 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.354 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.302 million households)
• 0.05/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.063 million adults 18-49)

Walker (R) (CW, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.414 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.336 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.062 million adults 18-49)

The Flash (R) (CW, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.293 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.268 million households)
• 0.05/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.064 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.884 million viewers
• 0.9/3 HH (1.133 million households)
• 0.68/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.885 million adults 18-49)

Noche De Estrellas (S) (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 1.263 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.852 million households)
• 0.34/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.443 million adults 18-49)

Premios Juventud 2022 (S) (Univision, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.884 million viewers
• 0.9/3 HH (1.133 million households)
• 0.68/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.885 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.262 million viewers
• 0.1/0 HH (0.171 million households)
• 0.09/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.120 million adults 18-49)

Teresa (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.271 million viewers
• 0.2/0 HH (0.184 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.133 million adults 18-49)

Reto 4 Elementos: Naturaleza Extrema Season 3 (UniMás, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.311 million viewers
• 0.2/0 HH (0.208 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.142 million adults 18-49)

Inseparables, Amor al Limite Season 3 (UniMás, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.162 million viewers
• 0.1/0 HH (0.098 million households)
• 0.06/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.075 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 1.060 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.741 million households)
• 0.28/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.364 million adults 18-49)

La Casa De Los Famosos Season 2 (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.172 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.782 million households)
• 0.33/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.435 million adults 18-49)

Amor Valiente (Telemundo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.928 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.683 million households)
• 0.23/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.298 million adults 18-49)

Infiel: Historia de un Engano (Telemundo, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.926 million viewers
• 0.5/2 HH (0.666 million households)
• 0.23/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.298 million adults 18-49)

ESPN Original Documentary The Captain (Part 2) (ESPN, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.611 million viewers
• 0.34 HH (Range: 0.410-0.422 million households)
• 0.22 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.280-0.293 million adults 18-49)

Track & Field World Track & Field Championships Day 7 – Evening Session (USA, 8:00 PM, 180 min.)
• 0.732 million viewers
• 0.46 HH (Range: 0.557-0.569 million households)
• 0.13 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.163-0.176 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research