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FOX Business Network/Wall Street Journal Debate
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 at Milwaukee Theatre in Milwaukee, WI.
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Main Debate

L-R: Kasich, Bush, Rubio, Trump, Carson, Cruz, Fiorina, Paul.                                                                                       Screen grab

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 9:00-11:15 p.m. E.T.

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Sponsors:  FOX Business Network and The Wall Street Journal.

Candidates: Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and Donald Trump.  ("Must score 2.5 percent or higher in an average of the four most recent national polls conducted through November 4th, as recognized by FOX Business.")

ModeratorsFBN’s Managing Editor of Business News Neil Cavuto and Global Markets Editor Maria Bartiromo, along with WSJ’s Editor-in-Chief Gerard Baker.

Audience

Broadcast:   FBN and FOXBusiness.com.

Format:  Ninety seconds to respond to questions, 60-second follow-ups/rebuttals, and 30-second closing statements.

Overview:  Considerable controversy greeted FOX Business Network's announcement on Nov. 5 that Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee did not qualify for the primetime debate. 

According to a FBN press release the primetime debate "delivered 13.5 million total viewers" and was "the most watched livestreaming primary event ever, peaking with more than 1.4 million concurrent streams according to Akamai..."


Undercard Debate

L-R: Santorum, Christie, Huckabee, Jindal.                                                                                                               Screen grab from FBN

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 7:00-8:15 p.m. E.T. 

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Sponsors:   FOX Business Network and The Wall Street Journal.

Candidates:  Chris Christie, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal and Rick Santorum.  ("...scoring below 2.5 percent and hitting at least 1 percent in one of the four most recent national polls conducted through November 4th, as recognized by FOX Business.")

ModeratorFBN’s Sandra Smith, Trish Regan and WSJ’s Washington Bureau Chief Gerald Seib.

Audience

BroadcastFBN and FOXBusiness.com..

Format:  Ninety seconds to respond to questions, 60-second follow-ups/rebuttals, and 30-second closing statements.

Overview:  "Former New York Gov. George Pataki and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham did not qualify for either debate, nor did ex-Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore."

According to a FBN press release the debate "averaged 4.7 million total viewers."



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