This week's GOP primary debate could put NewsNation on the map
When the candidates for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination meet in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Wednesday, there are likely to be millions of first-time viewers for the network carrying the event.
NewsNation, the cable news channel launched in 2020 by Nexstar Media Group, landed the first national debate in its short history after months of negotiations with the Republican National Committee. The two-hour presentation at 8 p.m. Eastern will also be simulcast on the CW broadcast network.
Primary debates, which are doled out by the political parties, are valuable properties that pull in much larger audiences than regular news programming. season drew 13 million on Sept. 27 for Fox News, according to Nielsen data — even without the leading candidate, former President Donald Trump.
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