Fox News’s Thursday night special, “DeSantis vs. Newsom: The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate,” brought in a whopping 4.75 million average viewers.
The 90-minute debate between GOP presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) was moderated by Sean Hannity and was Hannity’s highest-rated telecast of the year. The debate more than doubled Hannity’s average ratings of 2.25 million in November.
Hannity’s telecast also brought in a very impressive 742,000 viewers in the key 25-54 age demographic coveted by advertisers.
As far as political programming goes this year, the debate was an undeniable win for Fox and topped former President Donald Trump’s town halls.