More than 20 million Americans tuned into Thursday night’s primetime hearing by the House select committee investigating last year’s Capitol riot — a larger figure than watched this year’s slap-affected Oscars ceremony, according to data released Friday. According to Nielsen Media Research, approximately 15 million households watched the hearing across 11 different networks for a 12.3 rating. The viewing figures did not include data from PBS, which also aired the hearing live. By comparison, this year’s Academy Awards telecast on ABC drew 16.6 million viewers. One night before the hearing, Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors, also aired on ABC, pulled in 11.5 million pairs of eyeballs.
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