Didn’t watch the fourth and final Republican presidential debate on Wednesday?
You’re not alone.
The GOP debate between former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis scored just 2.6 million viewers on CNN.
Both Haley and DeSantis trail former President Donald Trump heavily in polls with only 3 days to go until the Iowa Republican caucus allocated the first delegates.
They also came in a distant second to Trump during their debate. Fox News held a live townhall with Trump at the same time as the GOP debate, and scored 4.4 million viewers.
That represents a 90 percent higher rating for Trump over his rivals.
Trump has refused to participate in any of the Republican debates, and their ratings have swiftly dwindled.
The first debate in August had 12.8 million viewers. 9.3 million tuned into the second debate on Fox News. And 4.2 million viewers tuned into the simulcast debate on NewsNation and CW on December 3.
Trump also outdrew himself in the ratings. The 4.4 million that watched his live townhall on Wednesday beat his own Fox News townhall on CNN in May, which received 3.3 million views.
The Horn editorial team