Jesse James “Nightline” Interview Sets Ratings Record

Nearly 7 million people tuned in to watch the “Most Hated Man In America” explain what he was thinking when he stepped out on one of Hollywood’s most gorgeous women with a tattooed chick who calls herself Bombshell.

According to TVByTheNumbers.com, Jesse James’ Tuesday night interview with Nightline ABC’s Vicki Mabrey — filled with tales of alleged child abuse — attracted 6.817 million total viewers, the show’s highest ratings since the newsmagazine returned to the tube in 2005.