“CNN’s broadcast of the Democratic debates on Tuesday night attracted 8.7 million viewers… Another 2.8 million people watched via the CNN Digital live stream,” The Hill reports.
“The first of two debates from Detroit was watched by approximately 7 million fewer people than the June 26 debate broadcast by NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo, which attracted 15.3 million viewers for the broadcast from Miami.”
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