Jon Stewart's final night was the show's second-most-watched episode behind a 2008 "Daily Show" interview with President Obama.
GOP candidate may be soaring in the polls, but his slanderous remarks about women and Mexicans may hurt the Republican Party overall.
A "Live Story" stream from Thursday's event in Cleveland offered content from candidates, attendees and commentators alike.
The network gave the Republican candidate more air time than his GOP rivals in recent weeks. Was it building him up to knock him down?
Like Donald Trump, the former co-host of "The View" has stirred controversy -- especially with an impression of Asian people.
The Republican presidential candidate gained 24,000 new Twitter followers and 230,000 Facebook fans after Thursday's GOP debate.
Facebook blew up Thursday after a heated exchange between Chris Christie and Rand Paul, which centered around NSA spying.
Fox News, known as the GOP's stomping ground, gave the Republican candidates a tough going-over on Thursday night.
Trump got mixed reviews from the public at large for the first GOP primary debate in Cleveland, but supporters in New York thought it was a solid performance.
Donald Trump "wants to be the Republican nominee," RNC chief Reince Priebus told CNN in an interview.
The candidate dominated headlines after the GOP debate, but complained about being grilled over sexist remarks.
The GOP presidential hopeful made O'Donnell the butt of a joke during Thursday's Republican presidential debate, and she had some choice words to offer in response.
Donald Trump drew the most attention — negative and positive. Rubio, Christie, Huckabee and Carson did well. Bush did ... not much.
Just a single question was asked about the #BlackLivesMatter movement, and seconds later they jumped to commercials.
Trump did not see his financial past as clear-cut as the moderators did Thursday evening at the first GOP debate in Cleveland.
At the debate Thursday, he said, "future generations will look back and call us barbarians for murdering millions of babies."
"We see lots of campaign conservatives but if we are going to win in 2016 we need a consistent conservative.”
The Fox News host's confrontation with the GOP front-runner over misogynistic comments garnered immediate praise from both sides of the political aisle.
Rubio's campaign has tried to position him as the Barack Obama of the Republican Party.
Trump has said he wants Mexico to pay for the wall along the border.
The two-hour debate was one of the most anticipated Republican primary debate in years.
Carly Fiorina won plaudits for her debate performance, but some of her best lines conflict with her business record.