Yes, from early 1973 until Nixon's resignation, that was the big news story (with occasional interruptions like for the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the Yom Kippur War). Sam Ervin's TV hearings got a lot of viewers.
Art Buchwald had a column during that time which wondered, "what did people talk about before Watergate?"
Yes, from early 1973 until Nixon's resignation, that was the big news story People...consumers of information...have far more outlets to find news today. In Nixon's day, we had what, 3 channels and PBS?