11M View Debate on Fox Business Network

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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The primetime Republican presidential debate on Fox Business Network Thursday drew 11 million total viewers, the network said.

It was the network’s second debate and the second-highest rated show in its history. FBN’s November debate attracted 13.5 million viewers.

The debate was also a big digital draw. It generated a peak of 1.165 million concurrent streams, and was mentioned in over 912,000 tweets.

The undercard debate, featuring candidates lower in the polls, drew 2 million total viewers airing at 6-7 p.m. ET.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.