Fox News grabs highest ratings for CNN Presidential Debate
Former President Donald Trump (left) and President Joe Biden. (Photos by Gage Skidmore)
More Americans watched the CNN Presidential Debate on the Fox News Channel and related properties than any other cable or broadcast network Thursday night, according to data released by Nielsen late Friday afternoon.
Around 13.421 million people tuned in to watch the CNN Presidential Debate simulcast across the Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Fox network and Fox Nation, the ratings data showed, which included out-of-home viewing.
Preliminary data released by Nielsen — which did not include viewership figures for out-of-home participants, including those watching at bars, restaurants or other public space — showed Fox News was the most-watched network carrying the debate on television, with 8.82 million viewers tuning in compared to CNN’s 8.75 million viewers.
When accounting for out-of-home viewing, CNN had a slight edge on Fox News, with 9.530 million viewers watching on the cable channel compared to 9.276 million on Fox News.
More Americans watched the CNN Presidential Debate on the Fox News Channel and related properties than any other cable or broadcast network Thursday night, according to data released by Nielsen late Friday afternoon.
Around 13.421 million people tuned in to watch the CNN Presidential Debate simulcast across the Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Fox network and Fox Nation, the ratings data showed, which included out-of-home viewing.
Preliminary data released by Nielsen — which did not include viewership figures for out-of-home participants, including those watching at bars, restaurants or other public space — showed Fox News was the most-watched network carrying the debate on television, with 8.82 million viewers tuning in compared to CNN’s 8.75 million viewers.
When accounting for out-of-home viewing, CNN had a slight edge on Fox News, with 9.530 million viewers watching on the cable channel compared to 9.276 million on Fox News.
- 6/28/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
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