Trump-Clinton Debate Falls Short of Record First Audience
- About 66 million tuned in to watch second presidential debate
- Ratings may have been hurt by NFL football game, hurricane
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The second presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton drew more than 66 million TV viewers across cable and broadcast networks, and will likely fall well short of the historic mark set by their first face-off two weeks ago.
CBS attracted the largest audience among broadcast and cable networks with 16.5 million viewers. ABC came in second among broadcasters with 11.5 million, while Fox finished third with 5.6 million. NBC aired Sunday Night Football instead of the debate. PBS came in at 2.8 million, while the Spanish language-network Univision reported about 2.4 million viewers.