Kamala Harris' CNN town hall sets viewership record

January 30, 2019 10:56

Indian-origin presidential hopeful Kamala Harris' town hall on CNN with an average of 1.957 million viewers got the network its highest ratings ever for such an event with an individual election candidate, according to the network.

Harris, 54, who was elected to the Senate in 2016, announced her run for presidency last week. She has been voted on top of the list of Democratic leaders aspiring to defeat President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election.

Harris, the second African-American woman elected to the US senate, has drawn comparisons to Barack Obama since early in her political career. CNN announced Tuesday that the broadcast was the most-watched cable news single candidate election town hall, according to Nielsen data.

The live event on Monday averaged 1.957 million viewers, a figure far greater than CNN's previous four town halls, which attracted an average audience of 1.119 million each, the network said in a statement. -- PTI

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

Why Aksha Is So Adorable

Her romantic fling with summer continues in full swing.

'Rahul Gandhi Has No Idea How To Resurrect Congress'

'Rahul Gandhi never gets firsthand information. He does not know what is good or bad going on in the party.'

Ready For Shaitaan On OTT?

Holidays turn into horror, Bhansali brand of razzmatazz and tons more on OTT this week.

He was talking about...: White House on Biden's 'xenophobic' remark

'He was making a broader point. Our allies and partners know very well that -- how much this president respects them'

Beware Of This SCAM!

'Avoid rushing into any financial transactions or disclosing personal information.'