FOX News Media’s Second Republican Primary Debate Tops All of Television on Wednesday, September 27th
- FOX Business Network's debate had high viewership and outpaced previous debates. FBN had its highest-rated telecast since 2016. FOX News Digital saw increased engagement. FOX News had the highest social media engagement.
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Second Republican Primary Debate Averaged 9.5 Million Viewers and Nearly 2 Million in A25-54, Outpacing all Broadcast and Cable Programs
Co-Moderated by FOX Business Network’s Stuart Varney, FOX News Channel’s Dana Perino and UNIVISION’s Ilia Calderón, Sept. 27th Outpaces
Co-moderated by FNC’s Dana Perino, co-host of The Five and co-anchor of America’s Newsroom, FBN’s Varney & Co. host Stuart Varney and UNIVISION’s Ilia Calderón, the second presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library averaged 9,323,000 viewers and 1,888,000 A25-54 across FOX News Media’s linear channels and UNIVISION. Additionally, last night’s debate outpaced
On FBN, the debate averaged 1,817,000 viewers and 411,000 in A25-54. It was FBN’s highest-rated telecast since 2016. During the debate, the network had an 1,
FNC, which simulcast the debate, delivered 6,693,000 viewers and 1,212,000 in A25-54, outpacing ABC, NBC and CBS across the board and all cable news networks. UNIVISION, which also aired the event, had an audience of 813,000 viewers and 265,000 in A25-54.
FOX News Digital, according to Adobe Analytics, experienced a strong day of engagement across key performance indicators, notching double digit increases in key categories versus the average 2023 weekday. Across all FOX News Digital properties there were 22.8 million minutes watched between 9-11 PM/ET, marking the platform’s third highest day of engagement on the FOX News livestream this year. In terms of page views, FOX News Digital saw over 115 million views for the day. During the debate, FOX News Digital saw 702 thousand video starts, with users averaging 56 minutes per viewer. Across FOX News Digital properties, the debate drove an average minute audience of nearly 200,000 between 9-11 PM/ET.
Additionally, FOX News’ livestream minutes were up
On social media, FOX News remained number one in total social engagement among the news competitive set (Facebook, X, Instagram). FNC garnered 384.5K social interactions on Wednesday, which was
9-11 PM/ET
FBN: 1,817,000 P2+; 411,000 A25-54
FNC: 6,693,000 P2+; 1,212,000 A25-54
UNIVISION: 813,000 P2+; 265,000 A25-54
CNN: 565,000 P2+; 143,000 A25-54
MSNBC: 1,569,000 P2+; 131,000 A25-54
ABC: 2,615,000 P2+; 590,000 A25-54
NBC: 5,356,000 P2+; 939,000 A25-54
CBS: 3,258,000 P2+; 891,000 A25-52
7-11 PM/ET
FNC: 4,522,000 P2+, 748,000 A25-54.
FBN: 1,033,000 P2+, 217,000 A25-54
CNN: 687,000 P2+, 127,000 A25-54.
MSNBC: 1,593,000 P2+, 147,000 A25-54
11 PM - 12 AM/ET
FNC: 3,140,000 P2+, 541,000 A25-54
CNN: 970,000 P2+, 215,000 A25-54.
MSNBC: 2,203,000 P2+, 256,000 A25-54
6-3 AM/ET
FNC: 1,991,000 P2+; 294,000 A25-54
CNN: 556,000 P2+; 107,000 A25-54
MSNBC: 1,288,000 P2+; 130,000 A25-54
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