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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Second U.S. Democratic debate sets TV ratings record
Source: Reuters
POLITICS JUNE 28, 2019 / 3:11 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
Second U.S. Democratic debate sets TV ratings record
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The second debate among Democrats running for U.S. president attracted 18.1 million television viewers across three networks, a record audience for a Democratic primary face-off, NBC News said on Friday.
Thursday’s event featuring front-runners Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders was shown on broadcaster NBC, cable channel MSNBC and Spanish-language network Telemundo, all owned by Comcast Corp.
The previous record for a Democratic debate was 15.8 million viewers, set in October 2015. Republican candidates set the all-time record for a primary debate audience in August 2015, when 24 million tuned in for the first performance by Donald Trump in a debate on Fox News Channel.
During Thursday’s event, candidate Kamala Harris dominated her rivals and confronted Biden about his opposition to school busing in the 1970s.
An additional 9 million people watched live on Thursday via online streaming, NBC said.
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Second U.S. Democratic debate sets TV ratings record
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The second debate among Democrats running for U.S. president attracted 18.1 million television viewers across three networks, a record audience for a Democratic primary face-off, NBC News said on Friday.
Thursday’s event featuring front-runners Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders was shown on broadcaster NBC, cable channel MSNBC and Spanish-language network Telemundo, all owned by Comcast Corp.
The previous record for a Democratic debate was 15.8 million viewers, set in October 2015. Republican candidates set the all-time record for a primary debate audience in August 2015, when 24 million tuned in for the first performance by Donald Trump in a debate on Fox News Channel.
During Thursday’s event, candidate Kamala Harris dominated her rivals and confronted Biden about his opposition to school busing in the 1970s.
An additional 9 million people watched live on Thursday via online streaming, NBC said.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate-ratings/second-u-s-democratic-debate-sets-tv-ratings-record-idUSKCN1TT2TC
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
