Fox News Draws 12.8 Million Viewers For First 2024 Republican Debate, Well Ahead Of Expectations Given Donald Trump’s Absence
Fox News drew more than 12.8 million viewers in its coverage of the first 2024 Republican presidential debate.
The figure is the combined audience for Fox News and Fox Business Network, per Nielsen.
The number also is well above expectations given the absence of Donald Trump from the stage. Some analysts had predicted an audience in the range of 5 million.
In the 25-54 demo, Fox News drew 2.82 million.
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Fox News drew 24 million viewers for its coverage of the first GOP presidential debate in 2015, a blockbuster figure that was attributed in part to Trump’s presence amid a field of establishment Republican contenders.
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