Business news network CNBC saw a big jump in its audience on Thursday covering the resignation of NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang.
The network saw double-digit total viewership growth in every hour, with its highest-rated hours of the day at 9 and 10 a.m. during “Squawk on the Street.” CNBC’s live blog followed the story as it unfolded, and page views and unique visitors across the site were each up double digits compared with the average Thursday.
Total television viewership was up 23% across the day versus the Thursday average.
And on its website, page views were up 37%, and unique visitors were up 48% versus the Thursday average.
