4th GOP Primary Debate Sees Lowest Live Viewership of 2024 Cycle

The debate did, however, bring NewsNation its largest audience since its founding in 2021.

(L-R) Republican presidential candidates former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy participate in the fourth GOP presidential primary debate at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Dec. 6, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The fourth Republican presidential primary debate has the worst ratings compared to the previous three, though it brought NewsNation its largest live audience since the cable outlet’s founding 2 1/2 years ago.

A total of 4.1 million Americans watched the debate live on TV Wednesday night, according to Nielsen ratings. The debate drew about 1.6 million viewers to NewsNation and 2.5 million viewers to The CW, a sister network of NewsNation that mostly airs entertainment content.