Photo: Alex Wong/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump ’s announcement of his first pick for the Supreme Court in an unusual prime-time TV event on Tuesday drew 33 million viewers across broadcast and cable television, according to Nielsen. The timing of Mr. Trump’s announcement wasn’t unprecedented. CBS led the way with 8 million viewers watching the announcement, making it the most-viewed program of the day for the network. On NBC, the announcement averaged 5.9 million viewers and ABC drew 5.1 million viewers. On cable, Fox News Channel came in first with 7.6 million viewers, easily beating CNN’s 2 million viewers and MSNBC’s 1.6 million.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 01, 2017 22:52 UTC