‘Bruce Jenner: The Interview’ Sets Friday Night Twitter TV Record

By Adam Flomenbaum 

With 972,000 tweets seen by 8.1 million people (Nielsen Social), ABC’s “Bruce Jenner: The Interview” became the most social Friday telecast of all-time. The interview was also a linear ratings success: 16.9 million viewers tuned in with an audience four times the size of a usual ’20/20′ broadcast.

On Twitter, top hashtags on Friday included: #brucejennerabc, #brucejenner, #brucejennerinterview, #brave and #bebraveenoughtobekind.

Below, a sampling of tweets from those who were watching:

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