Final 2012 GOP Primary Debate Ranker: ABC, NBC on Top; Fox News #1 on Cable
The GOP debate last night on CNN, moderated by John King, drew 4.734 million Total Viewers and 1.358 million A25-54 viewers, according to Nielsen final data. The Mesa, Arizona face-off was the least-watched debate on CNN since November and the 13th-ranked of the 19 debates measured by Nielsen.
As this is likely the final primary debate, ABC will come out the winner for having the most-watched debate of this GOP cycle in December. NBC had the most-watched in younger viewers last month. and Fox News’s debate on Dec. 15 was the most-watched debate on cable.
| Debate | Network | Total Viewers | A25-54 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 22 | CNN | 4,734,000 | 1,358,000 |
| Jan. 26 | CNN | 5,357,000 | 1,741,000 |
| Jan. 23 | NBC | 7,125,000 | 2,588,000 |
| Jan. 19 | CNN | 5,022,000 | 1,717,000 |
| Jan. 16 | Fox News | 5,475,000 | 1,573,000 |
| Jan. 8 | NBC/MSNBC | 4,715,000 | 1,649,000 |
| Jan. 7 | ABC | 6,250,000 | 1,730,000 |
| Dec. 15 | Fox News | 6,713,000 | 1,865,000 |
| Dec. 10 | ABC | 7,630,000 | 2,100,000 |
| Nov. 22 | CNN | 3,599,000 | 1,041,000 |
| Nov. 12 | CBS | 5,480,000 | 1,520,000 |
| Nov. 9 | CNBC | 3,332,000 | 993,000 |
| Oct. 18 | CNN | 5,468,000 | 1,651,000 |
| Oct. 11 | Bloomberg | NA | NA |
| Sept. 22 | Fox News | 6,107,000 | 1,701,000 |
| Sept. 12 | CNN | 3,600,000 | 1,100,000 |
| Sept. 7 | MSNBC | 5,411,000 | 1,728,000 |
| Aug. 11 | Fox News | 5,053,000 | 1,430,000 |
| June 13 | CNN | 3,162,000 | 918,000 |
| May 5 | Fox News | 3,258,000 | 854,000 |
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