2016 Primary Debate Ratings

That s a 10 5 percent rise from the networks 2012 total of 83 million and a 3 percent increase.

2016 primary debate ratings. Cnn s democratic version in october landed 15 8. Thursday s gop debate on fox news was the highest rated debate of 2016 and the fourth highest rated primary debate on record. September 30 2020 at 2 18 pm edt by taegan goddard leave a comment. Debate ratings dropped sharply from 2016.

The top line analysis can be found below and tables of the aud. About 3 9 million viewers tuned in to the debate on pbs according to nielsen ratings data. Around 4 1 million viewers watched on cnn. A total of 91 7 million viewers watched the four debates across cnn fox news and msnbc in 2016.

Fox news tops ratings deadline 84 million is the number to beat for tonight s debate to set a ratings record new york times. The nielsen ratings saw an audience of only 28 82 million across the big four networks down from more than 45 million for the first debate in 2016. In fast affiliate results last night s 9 10 30 pm et slugfest was watched live by an audience of 27 3 million on abc nbc. Presidential debate viewership falls from 2016 to 73 1 million.

This memo looks at the audiences the presidential primary debates received in 2016 and 2008. Viewership of tuesday s debate was 13 lower than for the first presidential debate of the 2016 election cycle when donald trump squared off against former secretary of state hillary clinton. The republicans have completed their full 12 debate schedule for the 2015 2016 cycle. Six months after the first debate of the 2016 primary.

But wednesday s debate the first of the 2020 campaign didn t approach the numbers for the initial 2016 gop primary debate. Democratic debate ratings easily trumped by first 2016 gop debate. The two hour debate averaged 16 8 million total viewers a bigger.