CNN draws 22.9 million for GOP debate

Like him or not, Donald Trump is a ratings machine.

Wednesday night’s GOP debate brought 22.9 million viewers to CNN, according to preliminary ratings.

According to USA Today, the number fell slightly more than 1 million viewers short of the 24 million Fox News pulled in for an August GOP debate. However, the debate ratings easily eclipse the previous top-rated show on CNN, a special 1993 Larry King Live show with Ross Perot and then-Vice President Al Gore that drew 16.8 million.

The spectacle also recorded 4.5 million live video streams.

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