jack_package_200
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http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/267497-trump-less-debate-is-second-lowest-rated-of-the-primary
Guess you can't dump the Trump.
Guess you can't dump the Trump.
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Trump-less debate is second-lowest rated of the primary
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exmachina64
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Wow, Trump keeps on winning.
RPGCrazied
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So. Still had way more than he was predicting. He said probably like 2 million and it would be a disaster. So no, it did better than he thought.
DontBeThatGuy
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I wasn't gonna watch regardless, but the incentive to even take look in the debate thread never even entered into my mind. So, not shocking that the amount of viewers fell way off.
LostMyNarbles
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Shame because the moderators made it one of the best Republican debates thus far.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
huh i read an article that said it was 24 million. just a million short of that first debate.
DontBeThatGuy
Member
It's still a republican debate though.
MHWilliams
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Yep. Pretty much the best they've done period. That is was run by Fox News was impressive.
Transistor
Banned
Trump didn't even show and he won the debate. Damn son
They didn't dump Trump, he dumped them.
Now we'll find out if Fox News are simps for Trump.
They've been trending downward, but a debate on Fox should always have a ratings advantage with the GOP.
BoboBrazil
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There is another after someone wins Iowa next week???
Please tell me they are cutting the majority of the candidates out this time.
Yeah, no kidding.
Still plenty of movie references left!
Thanks! Somebody else is taking next week, but I'm back for the rest.
All that effort into something completely pointless, and just for the attention.
What a waste.
Not a big deal. I don't think this is a win for Trump at all.
The ratings for Republican debates have been trending downward anyway because they've had about 5 million of them at this point.
That this debate wasn't THE lowest rated tells me that the public who tunes in to these things largely didn't care about Trump's stunt.
For this to be a win for Trump, the ratings needed to tank, and they didn't.
The ratings for Republican debates have been trending downward anyway because they've had about 5 million of them at this point.
That this debate wasn't THE lowest rated tells me that the public who tunes in to these things largely didn't care about Trump's stunt.
For this to be a win for Trump, the ratings needed to tank, and they didn't.
Freeza Under The Shower
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did we have we a Die Hard version yet? I feel that it's time for some candidates to take the Grüber already.
Hamster Plugin
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The Trump event was boring and it started late. The pre-show started late and then the actual event also started late. Trump also didn't tweet the Youtube link where you could watch it, I had to get that from the GAF OT.
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
The damn thing was a red wedding and still was low? Damn
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
i think people watched just to see how bad it would be without Trump, but it definitely should have done way more considering it was on Fox News prime.
Well I mean, the people at home couldn't have known that. And they likely wouldn't have heard about it to change that channel. Hopefully the word will spread and maybe the next debate will not only use this same process but attract more people.
It was pretty good. Trump really wasn't missed too much this time.
SoRuffShoNuff
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The only reason it wasn't the lowest rated is because the debate with that honor aired on Fox Business Network, a channel most people don't have. That this debate was anywhere close to that one shows Trump's absense had a yuuuuuuge effect.
Hopefully the takeaway from Trump's event is that the man is completely vapid when he doesn't have someone in his immediate vicinity to pick on.
He tried to be clean last night and boy was that a mistake.
Aaronology
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Having almost half of the rating of the last Fox News debate may not be tanking, but it's definitely a pronounced drop and noteworthy due to Trump's absense. The only reason the Fox Business event rated lower is because it was less available. As Davepoo just said, this is Fox News, and Thursday should have done much better.
Trump took a gamble and walks away from this unscathed and still going strong. The same can't be said for Fox. Seems like a win in my book, however minor.
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This.
Alternate thread title:
Trumpless Debate Gives Fox News Its Second Highest-Rated Telecast Ever
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/trumpless-debate-gives-fox-news-its-second-highest-rated-telecast-ever/
IMO the news is that the ratings didn't implode.
The Republican debates have been declining in ratings since the first one and this actually did better than the last one. The ratings would have been higher with Trump, but they were still extraordinarily high.
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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I know nothing about debates, but I'd imagine this should be one of the higher rated ones since it's the one right before the primary.
The highest rated ones were at the start of the primary, when people didn't know who anybody was, and Democrats tuned in for amusement.
It's Trump, ratings could have just dropped 5% from the last debates and dude would spin it, out to mention the last debate was on a channel barely anyone had.
I imagine most Iowans have their minds made up and just want this over. The rest of the country have got to be getting fatigued with all these noisy debates featuring a bunch of people that have no realistic chance.
BoboBrazil
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Hopefully after Iowa some of them drop out, but I doubt it.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
i have doubts that anyone will bother dropping out after they've gotten to this point. they made it this far, and with talks of a brokered convention they could still have a chance of being the nominee despite everything else
Actually, for Iowa Republicans tuning in, it appeared like the last two winners of the Iowa caucuses were endorsing Trump, so that was a win for him that he didn't even need to plan himself.
He still picked on them.
Elfforkusu
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So... 50%?
friskykillface
Banned
Trump the god
Jeez this is crazy haha, never thought he'd last this long
Jeez this is crazy haha, never thought he'd last this long
BoboBrazil
Member
He's about to sweep the primaries.
Exact opposite.
Trump had decent ratings for an event that was basically done in a few hours.
He avoid the red wedding Fox planned for his ass.
Last debate before Christmas had something like 12mil to this 8mil.
And he basically gets to look like a Saint by focusing his event on "Vets" and toning himself down for the night.
Hell, he even got a few others to join in. Even if they weren't for him, they were there in front of his name.
BoosterDuck
Banned
We all know Hillary will win anyways
unless Bernie launches the spirit bomb
But will Bernie's spirit bomb be enough for Trump's big bang attack?
BoosterDuck
Banned
Trump is going to get his ass beat like how 18 beat Vegeta's ass.
Take off Fox Business because few have that channel, and the trend is less straightforward. It's not likely that it would be similar to a channel that very few have.
With the polls this close to the primaries, looking almost certain he's the Republican candidate for President this year. Just imagine the kind of numbers we're going to see for the first Trump vs. Sanders/Clinton debate.
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