TV Ratings: Fox News Debate Rises Without Donald Trump, Hits 12.5 Million Viewers

Once again, Progressives here report RUMORS, which my FACTS prove untrue. Once again, Progressives show wishful thinking instead of the TRUTH!

TV Ratings: Fox News Debate Rises Without Donald Trump, Hits 12.5 Million Viewers
by Marisa Guthrie 1/29/2016 6:16am PST
The Republican front-runner was a no show, but competing cable news networks covered his event in Iowa.

Donald Trump may have been conspicuously absent, but Thursday night’s Republican debate on Fox News Channel nevertheless scored a 8.4 rating and 12.5 million viewers, according to early numbers from Nielsen. That's higher than the returns for the last Republican debate, Jan. 14 on sister net Fox Business Network, and marks the No. 2 telecast in FNC history.

Meanwhile, all the other cable news networks were covering Trump's competing event in Iowa, during which Trump boasted he raised $5 million for veteran's charities. The final numbers will show how a Trump-less debate stacked up with Trump coverage on competing networks.

Fox News Channel still holds the record for debate ratings; 24 million tuned in to watch the first debate last August, after which Trump began targeting the network and anchor Megyn Kelly on social media and in myriad TV interviews. The last Republican debate on sister net Fox Business Network on Jan. 14, was watched by 11 million viewers.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tv-ratings-fox-news-debate-860284

Wrong....viewership was down 26% from the average 2016 Republican debates and 46% down from the highest rated debate. Sorry Mr. Markle, but Mr. Trump gutted Fox.

2seaoat wrote:Wrong....viewership was down 26% from the average 2016 Republican debates and 46% down from the highest rated debate.   Sorry Mr. Markle, but Mr. Trump gutted Fox.

Wishful thinking my good friend, wishful thinking.

It's Obama's fault.

the debate was the second lowest rated debate of the season.

2seaoat wrote:Wrong....viewership was down 26% from the average 2016 Republican debates and 46% down from the highest rated debate.   Sorry Mr. Markle, but Mr. Trump gutted Fox.

source?

source?


MSNBC around three pm.