It seems that 99 percent of political journalists watched Donald Trump’s much-anticipated return to mainstream media but that 99 percent of Americans had better things to do with their time:
Just in: CNN's town hall with Donald Trump averaged 3.1 million total viewers. The event outrated Fox and MSNBC, as expected, but these are not 2015/16 level numbers for Trump — not even close.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) May 11, 2023
Three million viewers is a good night for CNN, but an underwhelming performance by Trump.