Stelter Hypes 1/6 Hearings: ‘One of the Highest Rated Shows of the Summer’

STELTER The skeptics and ░░░░░░░░ who said the January ░░░░░░░░ hearings wouldn t matter ░░░░░░░░ turns out they were ░░░░░░░░ wrong The media personalities ░░░░░░░░ said that no one ░░░░░░░░ watch no one would ░░░░░░░░ they ve now seen ░░░░░░░░ Let s be honest ░░░░░░░░ was quite a bit ░░░░░░░░ this prognosticating Some people ░░░░░░░░ that the summertime hearings ░░░░░░░░ fizzle out over time ░░░░░░░░ they actually turned up ░░░░░░░░ as June turned to ░░░░░░░░ TV ratings stayed strong ░░░░░░░░ the series It s ░░░░░░░░ to say it s ░░░░░░░░ series but it was ░░░░░░░░ summer series of television ░░░░░░░░ it turned out to ░░░░░░░░ one of the highest ░░░░░░░░ shows of the summer ░░░░░░░░ despite the MAGA media ░░░░░░░░ who claims no one ░░░░░░░░ watching In fact the ░░░░░░░░ reached tens of millions ░░░░░░░░ people As an attention ░░░░░░░░ exercise it gained a ░░░░░░░░ of attention As a ░░░░░░░░ finding effort it brought ░░░░░░░░ lots of new facts ░░░░░░░░ a political effort well ░░░░░░░░ ll save that for ░░░░░░░░ political pundits But the ░░░░░░░░ of Tucker Carlson called ░░░░░░░░ shameful that other television ░░░░░░░░ aired the hearings Fox ░░░░░░░░ pointedly did not show ░░░░░░░░ s prime time finale ░░░░░░░░ to speak And yet ░░░░░░░░ everyone did and the ░░░░░░░░ seeped through including in ░░░░░░░░ media There are blistering ░░░░░░░░ editorials this weekend in ░░░░░░░░ Murdoch s Wall Street ░░░░░░░░ and New York Post ░░░░░░░░ raising alarms for Donald ░░░░░░░░ Here s the headline ░░░░░░░░ The Post saying Trump ░░░░░░░░ on January 6 is ░░░░░░░░ The Post even saying ░░░░░░░░ is unworthy to be ░░░░░░░░ again There s a ░░░░░░░░ of tea leaves to ░░░░░░░░ there and I ve ░░░░░░░░ an excellent panel to ░░░░░░░░ just that We re ░░░░░░░░ to bring the panelists ░░░░░░░░ couple of minutes But ░░░░░░░░ let me go ahead ░░░░░░░░ bring in Sarah Longwell ░░░░░░░░ s a Republican strategist ░░░░░░░░ publisher of The Bulwark ░░░░░░░░ the host of a ░░░░░░░░ called The Focus Group ░░░░░░░░ you ve been out ░░░░░░░░ conducting focus groups all ░░░░░░░░ long how many of ░░░░░░░░ conducted while these hearings ░░░░░░░░ underway LONGWELL We ve ░░░░░░░░ nine focus groups of ░░░░░░░░ voters since the hearings ░░░░░░░░ It s really been ░░░░░░░░ stunning turnaround to focus —“