The prime-time debate between Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom drew big ratings for Fox News, with an average of 4.75 million viewers tuning in to the broadcast on alive.
“The Great Red-Blue State Debate” in Alpharetta, Georgia, moderated by Sean Hannity, was the second-most-watched program on linear television Thursday night, according to Fox News.
The debate attracted 742,000 viewers in the coveted 25-54 demographic and an additional 706,000 viewers watched a repeat presentation of the debate for a combined total of 5,456,0000 viewers and 1,050,000 in the key demographic.
The showdown between DeSantis and Newsom was Hannity’s highest telecast of the year, according to Fox News, which beat CNN and MSNBC in the time slot by 881% and 263%, respectively.
“The Great Red-Blue State Debate” averaged 4.75 million total viewers. CAROLINE BREHMAN/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Matt Wolking, director of strategic communications for the pro-DeSantis super PAC Never Back Down, noted that the debate surpassed three town halls featuring former President Donald Trump, including the GOP presidential primary front-runner’s highly anticipated CNN town hall in May.
However, the impassioned debate, in which Newsom and DeSantis touted their respective state tax policies, education agenda and crime rates, and discussed national issues related to the economy and immigration, drew far fewer eyes than the three primary debates. of the Republican Party.
The Fox News debate attracted 881% more viewers than CNN and 263% more than MSNBC. Fox News
An average of 7.51 million people tuned in to the third GOP primary debate in November on NBC.
September’s second debate, hosted by Fox Business Network, attracted 9.5 million viewers; and the cycle’s inaugural debate, held in August and hosted by Fox News, drew 12.8 million viewers, making it the most-watched non-sports cable broadcast of the year to date and surpassing ABC, CBS and NBC together.
The fourth Republican presidential debate will take place next week in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and will air on NewsNation.
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