The Fox News presidential debate produced monster ratings, totaling 24 million viewers from 9-11 p.m.
The debate, which has received rave reviews from media critics, also brought in 8 million 25-54 demo viewers.
The numbers are gargantuan compared to 2012, which saw 3.2 million viewers for the first GOP debate on Fox. They are also a cable news record as the debate is the highest non-sports cable program in history and Fox News’ most-watched program in its 19 year history.
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The ratings performance comes after a blizzard of anticapation and promotion of the debate throughout the media.
The two-hour contest saw its fair share of fireworks, both between moderator Megyn Kelly and Donald Trump and candidates Rand Paul and Chris Christie.
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The next GOP presidential debate airs in September on CNN.
