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The second presidential debate Tuesday night (Oct. 8) between contenders Senators John McCain and Barack Obama drew a larger audience than the first, which aired on a Friday.
According to Nielsen, 63.2 million viewers tuned in to one of the 11 networks that carried the debate, including ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Telemundo, Univision, BBC-America, CNBC, CNN, FOX News Channel and MSNBC. The first debate drew an audience of 52.4 million.
Despite the increase, the presidential candidates failed to draw a larger audience than the vice-presidential debate last Thursday (Oct.
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