Mediagazer: Nielsen: TV coverage of Michael Cohen's congressional testimony brought in just under 16M viewers, compared to 20M for Kavanaugh's hearing and 19.5M for Comey's (Rick Porter/Hollywood Reporter)

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Nielsen: TV coverage of Michael Cohen's congressional testimony brought in just under 16M viewers, compared to 20M for Kavanaugh's hearing and 19.5M for Comey's — The former Trump lawyer's grilling by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform was the most watched program on TV Wednesday.

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