Mary Trump interview propels Rachel Maddow and MSNBC to a ratings record – Deadline


Mary Trump’s interview with Rachel Maddow gave the show the highest-rated hour in its history and set a record for the highest-rated scheduled show on MSNBC, the network said Friday. Look at a clip of her seat above.

The Rachel Maddow Show It attracted 5.2 million viewers, which also made it the leading broadcast and cable program in total viewers. Hannity, who generally wins the slot, had 3.8 million viewers.

MSNBC said that Maddow It was also the best cable show in the 25-54 demographic. Also boosted Last word with Lawrence O’Donnell, which had 3.5 million viewers.

In the interview, Trump, who is the President’s niece, claimed that he heard Donald Trump use racist language, including the word N. The White House responded to his claims, telling the Maddow show: “This is a book of falsehoods. , plain and simple. The president doesn’t use those words. “

In Mary Trump’s book, Too much and never enough: how my family created the most dangerous man in the world, she writes about dysfunction in the Trump family. The book was released this week by Simon & Schuster and has sold 950,000 copies as of Tuesday, the publisher said.

He gave his first interview to ABC News, which issued excerpts on News from the world tonight and Good morning americaand plans to appear on The view next week.

Trump has said little about the book, but he can address it on Sunday, when he sits all hour with Chris Wallace to Fox News Sunday. Wallace anticipated the interview on Fox News on Friday.