Republican Debate Ratings Down Without Donald Trump
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Almost 13 million people tuned into the first Republican debate.
This number is far lower than the first debate of 2015 which saw 24 million viewers tune in.
Nearly 13 million tuned in to the first Republican presidential primary debate that aired Wednesday night on Fox News and Fox Business network, according to Nielsen ratings.
Why it matters: The debate wasn’t upstaged by former President Trump’s pre-taped interview with Tucker Carlson, as some media onlookers predicted, but it still came shy of the viewership levels for the Democratic opening primary debate in 2019 and both of the Republican and Democratic primary debates in 2015.
The first Republican presidential primary debate in 2015 drew a whopping 24 million viewers. That unprecedented level of interest was driven by then-candidate Trump’s first debate appearance.
…The big picture: Trump didn’t show up to the first debate, but he still won, Axios’ Mike Allen notes.
Donald Trump’s interview with Tucker Carlson interview reached over 200,000,000 people.
Donald Trump has praised his own ‘BLOCKBUSTER’ interview with Tucker Carlson on Elon Musk’s ‘X’ platform, which had reached over 150 million views by early Thursday morning and stole the spotlight from Fox News’ Republican presidential debate.
The former president’s 45-minute sit-down on X, formerly known as Twitter, aired as his GOP rivals bickered on stage in a crucial night for the 2024 White House race.
The former president boasted about the success of the broadcast in a post to Truth Social Thursday morning: ‘The Tucker Carlson Interview with me was a BLOCKBUSTER. Could hit 200,000,000 Views, and more! Thank you! I hope it was enjoyed by everyone.’
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