As the field of Republican presidential candidates shrinks, so do the ratings for the GOP debates. After peaking at 7.6 million with the December 10 ABC News debate, audiences mostly have been on the decline. Last night’s special on CNN averaged 5.02 million total viewers, 1.7 million in adults 25-54. That was down from the Fox News debate just three days earlier.
Net Date Day Total Viewers
ABC 12/10/11 Saturday 7.57 million
Fox News 12/15/11 Thursday 6.71 million
ABC 1/7/12 Saturday 6.25 million
Fox News 9/22/11 Thursday 6.11 million
CNN 10/18/11 Tuesday 5.50 million
Fox News 1/16/12 Monday 5.48 million
MSNBC 9/7/11 Wednesday 5.41 million
CBS 11/12/11 Saturday 5.29 million
Fox News 8/11/11 Thursday 5.05 million
CNN 1/19/12 Thursday 5.02 million
NBC/MSNBC 1/8/12 Sunday 4.72 million
CNN 9/12/11 Monday 3.61 million
CNBC 11/9/11 Wednesday 3.33 million
Fox News 5/5/11 Thursday 3.26 million
CNN 6/13/11 Monday 3.12 million
