Cable and television viewers are losing interest in the onstage squabbles among Republican presidential contenders, according to the latest ratings data released after Wednesday night's event. A total of 4 million tuned in to see the bickering among four candidates hoping to blow past frontrunner Donald Trump, according to data released by NewsNation, which broadcast the debate from Alabama. That includes 1.6 million who watched it on the growing NewsNation network and 2.5 million who tuned into CW stations who carried the simulcast. It was a record for NewsNation and the biggest audience since 2018 for CW.