Preliminary ratings numbers are in for last night’s GOP debate hosted by CNN and they’re huge. The biggest in CNN’s history, even:
Wow. Last night's primetime GOP debate was the most watched program in CNN history with 22.9 million viewers.
— Dan Merica (@merica) September 17, 2015
https://twitter.com/CurtisKalin/status/644512202360266752
22.9M viewers for #GOP prime debate. Most-watched event in @CNN history. 6P "undercard" debate 6.3M. #CNNdebate… http://t.co/VUtF1BIczQ
— Will Ripley (@willripleyCNN) September 17, 2015
But…
https://twitter.com/AndrewStilesUSA/status/644550268512772096
GOP debate appears to be highest-rated event ever for CNN, though won't top Fox's last month: http://t.co/JD2NpJ6GfH
— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) September 17, 2015
Yep. Fox News had 24 million viewers for its debate in August:
Jon Stewart Finale: 3.5 million
Fox GOP debate: 24 million— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) August 7, 2015
And to put both debates in perspective, the ratings were huge for both networks:
Just for fun:
The 2015 NBA Finals averaged 19.9 million viewers.
The 2014 World Series averaged 13.8M viewers.— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) September 17, 2015
This should serve as a wake-up call to MSNBC that if they want the ratings, the need to ditch their lib-leaning format and get some conservatives on air, stat!
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LOL: Compare and contrast ratings for the GOP debate and Jon Stewart’s final show