Trump Verdict Coverage Surpasses 10 Million Viewers Across Cable News Networks

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Fox News drew the largest audience during the 5 o’clock hour when the verdict was read, with MSNBC topping primetime

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 30: Former U.S. President Donald Trump returns to court as the jury reaches a verdict in his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. Judge Juan Merchan gave the jury instructions, and deliberations are entering their second day. The former president faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. (Photo by Justin Lane-Pool/Getty Images)

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Cable news coverage of Donald Trump’s guilty verdict in his New York criminal trial drew over 10 million viewers between Fox News, CNN and MSNBC collectively during the hour the verdict was released. 

In the 5 p.m. ET timeframe, as news anchors read out each of the former president’s 34 guilty counts and immediately reacted to the news, all three cable news networks performed well above their usual averages. Fox News drew the largest crowd, with 4.43 million total average viewers, according to early Nielsen figures.

Natalie Korach

Before becoming a Media Reporter for TheWrap in 2023, Natalie was a Guest Producer for i24News English in Tel Aviv, Israel. She was also previously a Breaking News Reporter for Mediaite, specifically covering the cable news industry.

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