CNN’s town hall with Sen. Kirsten GillibrandKirsten GillibrandWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Warren, Pressley introduce bill to make it a crime for police officers to deny medical care to people in custody Senate Dems press DOJ over coronavirus safety precautions in juvenile detention centers MORE (D-N.Y.) attracted 491,000 viewers on Tuesday night, the lowest among the 2020 presidential hopefuls who have done the event at the network.
The rating for the live event, which was hosted by “Outfront” anchor Erin Burnett, was lower than a CNN town hall for Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE (D-Calif.), which drew nearly two million viewers.
Among other 2020 hopefuls, a CNN town hall in February with Sen. Amy KlobucharAmy KlobucharHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Democrats demand Republican leaders examine election challenges after Georgia voting chaos Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE (D-Minn.) drew 1.17 million viewers, while Sen. Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants Black lawmakers unveil bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE (D-N.J.) attracted 929,000 viewers for his CNN event last month.
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The Gillibrand town hall also drew lower ratings that competing cable news networks in the same time slot, with Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle” attracting 2.38 million total viewers to win the hour.
MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell” was second for the time slot with 1.86 million viewers.
Among the 25-54 demographic advertisers covet most, Fox News’s Ingraham was first with 434,000 viewers, followed by O’Donnell with 300,000. CNN finished with 115,000 viewers in the category.
CNN has featured several other declared or potential presidential candidates in town halls this year, including Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.).
Gov. Jay InsleeJay Robert InsleeInslee calls on Trump to ‘stay out of Washington state’s business’ Seattle mayor responds to Trump: ‘Go back to your bunker’ Trump warns he will take back Seattle from ‘ugly Anarchists’ if local leaders don’t act MORE (D-Wash.) will join CNN for another town hall on Wednesday night, which will be hosted by “Situation Room” anchor Wolf Blitzer will host.
Former San Antonio Mayor and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian CastroJulian CastroNew York legislature votes to release disciplinary records for officers Trump calls New York Times ‘fake newspaper’ after headline change Castro, Warren, Harris to speak at Texas Democratic virtual convention MORE will appear in a town hall on Thursday night, which will be moderated by “CNN Tonight” anchor Don Lemon. Click Here: camiseta river plate