The simulcast from Fox News last night of the VP debate actually beat CBS News, who was hosting the debate and all other simulcasts.
Here’s the news:
FOX News Media’s simulcast of the CBS Vice Presidential Debate between Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance drew a staggering 10.4 million total viewers across platforms to outdraw all competitors.
During the debate from 9-10:45 p.m. ET, Fox News Channel averaged 7.7 million total viewers, FOX broadcast network averaged 2.4 million and Fox Business Network added another 255,000 total viewers to give FOX News Media a total average audience of 10.4 million.
During the same time period, CBS averaged 9.1 million, ABC averaged 6.1 million, NBC averaged 5.4 million, MSNBC managed 4.6 million and CNN settled for 3.2 million.
Fox News Channel alone topped ABC, NBC and all cable options.
Fox News’ “FOX News Democracy 2024” pre-debate coverage with anchors Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum, Jesse Watters, Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity from 8:20-9 p.m. ET was the highest-rated in all of television with 4.8 million viewers.
“CNN settled for 3.2 million”, LOL! Always the worst because they are the worst.
Here’s the breakdown of