Turns out, Fox News didnt have to worry about its debate ratings without Donald Trump.

The cable news online grid performed just fine in the Nielsens on Thursday night.

In fact, debate viewership actually went up without the businessman and former reality star on stage.

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The seventh Republican debate delivered 12.5 million viewers.

He predicted on Twitter that the GOP debate would be atotal disaster with low ratingswithout him.

Many political pundits echoed the same sentiment.

And Fox News is in more homes than Fox Business.

And it was also the second least watched of the Republican debates this season.