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4. Same thing happening to Republican debates.

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 01:29 PM

Jan 2016

And Democrats aren't running a celebrity entertainment show.

The first Republican debate of 2016 on the Fox Business Network averaged 11 million viewers -- the smallest total for any GOP debate this season, according to Nielsen ratings data.

The ratings are a closely-watched measure of the public's interest in the presidential election.

At this point in the 2008 and 2012 primaries, GOP debates were drawing 5 to 7 million.

The very first debate of the season, held by Fox Business Network's bigger brother Fox News, topped out at 25 million viewers in August.

Clearly some of the early curiosity about the two to three hour long debates has waned since then. But there's still a whole lot of interest among the viewing public.

From: http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/15/media/fox-business-republican-debate-ratings/index.html

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Weren't the other debates aired on cable? Maybe the difference is that this was on NBC? Tarheel_Dem Jan 2016 #1

CBS and ABC. yallerdawg Jan 2016 #2

Wow. That's half. Why the big dropoff? n/t Tarheel_Dem Jan 2016 #3

Same thing happening to Republican debates. yallerdawg Jan 2016 #4

Thanks for that. I'm thinking there aren't a lot of undecided(s) out there. People have pretty... Tarheel_Dem Jan 2016 #5

Already decided? Treant Jan 2016 #6

I have to admit I didn't even watch. My mind's been made up since HRC announced. n/t Tarheel_Dem Jan 2016 #7

Good idea! Treant Jan 2016 #12

These things are covered incessantly for the next 24 to 48 hours. The M$M will always focus on.... Tarheel_Dem Jan 2016 #15

Contrary to "that" meme bluestateguy Jan 2016 #8

And anyone with a DVR or internet... yallerdawg Jan 2016 #9

Or catch the recap on msnbc bluestateguy Jan 2016 #10

thanks Debbie Wasserman Schultz stonecutter357 Jan 2016 #11

And DNC! yallerdawg Jan 2016 #14

When others say it was a draw, you know Hillary won the debate. Thinkingabout Jan 2016 #13

But but no one will watch!! FloridaBlues Jan 2016 #16