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How to watch the Republican debate tonight

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC - JANUARY 14: Republican presidential candidates (L-R) Ohio Governor John Kasich, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ben Carson and Jeb Bush participate in the Fox Business Network Republican presidential debate at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center on January 14, 2016 in North Charleston, South Carolina. The sixth Republican debate is held in two parts, one main debate for the top seven candidates, and another for three other candidates lower in the current polls. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Credit: Scott Olson

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC - JANUARY 14: Republican presidential candidates (L-R) Ohio Governor John Kasich, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ben Carson and Jeb Bush participate in the Fox Business Network Republican presidential debate at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center on January 14, 2016 in North Charleston, South Carolina. The sixth Republican debate is held in two parts, one main debate for the top seven candidates, and another for three other candidates lower in the current polls. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
By Erica Hernandez
Jan 28, 2016

Tonight's debate might be missing a familiar face, the show must go on.

The Republican presidential primary debate, hosted by Fox News and Google, is being held tonight at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

You can watch the debate on your TV by tuning into Fox (channel 5 in Atlanta).

You can also watch online via Fox's live stream here.

Follow The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's coverage of the debate by reading up on the things to watch for tonight in our Political Insider Blog.

While you're watching, you can follow a live stream of curated tweets here. Stay on top of every zinger, point scored and oops moment with AJC political reporters, local and national political experts and assorted other interesting people tweeting about the event.

The first debate of the night starts at 7 p.m. The primetime debate starts at 9 p.m.

On the main stage, you'll see Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, John Kasich, Rand Paul and Jeb Bush. Donald Trump qualified to be in the primetime debate but he has since said he will not participate.

After debate, reporter Greg Bluestien will have a full breakdown of what went down here.

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