The question of whether CNN would be able to enter the same ratings orbit as Fox when it hosted the second GOP primary debate last night was answered with a resounding yes. CNN’s primetime, three-hour marathon of a debate drew 22.94 million viewers, according to Nielsen Fast National ratings–just over one million shy of the record-breaking 24 million that tuned into the first GOP debate on Fox. That number gave Fox the highest-rated non-sports cable program in history.
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