Crooksandliars iconCrooksandliarsSep 12, 2026 ~1 min source read

MAGA Midterm Convention Was A Ratings Dud, Even On Fox

President Donald Trump's strange and self-congratulatory midterm convention in Texas was a ratings dud on the network most likely to be watched by his die-hard supporters: On Wednesday, Fox's ratings for the first night of Trump's event pulled in an average of 2.3 million viewers during primetime.

MAGA Midterm Convention Was A Ratings Dud, Even On Fox

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President Donald Trump's strange and self-congratulatory midterm convention in Texas was a ratings dud on the network most likely to be watched by his die-hard supporters:

On Wednesday, Fox's ratings for the first night of Trump's event pulled in an average of 2.3 million viewers during primetime.

MS NOW, which aired very little Trump speech coverage, had 1.1 million viewers, well above last year's average of 810,000 viewers during primetime.

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President Donald Trump's strange and self-congratulatory midterm convention in Texas was a ratings dud on the network most likely to be watched by his die-hard supporters: On Wednesday, Fox's ratings for the first night of Trump's event pulled in an average of 2.3 million viewers during primetime. MS NOW, which aired very little Trump speech coverage, had 1.1 million viewers, well above last year's average of 810,000 viewers during primetime.

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