Including last Wednesday’s Democratic debate in Pennsylvania, showing ABC’s huge draw, here is the updated ranker.
| Debate | Network | Total Viewers | A25-54 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr. 16 Dems | ABC | 10,693,000 | 4,357,000 |
| Jan. 5 Dems | ABC | 9,360,000 | 2,900,000 |
| Jan. 31 Dems | CNN | 8,324,000 | 3,257,000 |
| Feb. 26 Dems | MSNBC | 7,777,000 | 3,236,000 |
| Feb. 21 Dems | CNN | 7,576,000 | 2,986,000 |
| Jan. 5 GOP | ABC | 7,350,000 | 1,800,,000 |
| Jan. 21 Dems | CNN | 4,910,000 | 1,997,000 |
| Nov. 28 GOP | CNN | 4,486,000 | 1,540,000 |
| Nov. 15 Dems | CNN | 4,036,000 | 1,123,000 |
| Jan. 30 GOP | CNN | 4,018,000 | 1,445,000 |
| Jan. 10 GOP | FNC | 3,746,000 | 1,084,000 |
| Sept. 5 GOP | FNC | 3,207,000 | 909,000 |
| Aug. 19 Dems | ABC | 2,799,000 | 1,046,000 |
| June 3 Dems | CNN | 2,783,000 | 1,088,000 |
| Jan. 24 GOP | MSNBC | 2,636,000 | 876,000 |
| July 23 Dems | CNN | 2,622,000 | 890,000 |
| Jan. 6 GOP | FNC | 2,576,000 | 794,000 |
| May 15 GOP | FNC | 2,551,000 | 720,000 |
| Jan. 15 Dems | MSNBC | 2,498,000 | 908,000 |
| Oct. 30 Dems | MSNBC | 2,465,000 | 760,000 |
| Oct. 21 GOP | FNC | 2,462,000 | 773,000 |
| April 26 Dems | MSNBC | 2,261,000 | 806,000 |
| Sept. 9 Dems | Univision | 2,194,000 | 1,166,000 |
| Aug. 5 GOP | ABC | 2,106,000 | 709,000 |
| June 5 GOP | CNN | 2,055,000 | 747,000 |
| Dec. 9 GOP | Univision | 1,822,000 | 925,000 |
| May 3 GOP | MSNBC | 1,762,000 | 561,000 |
| Sept. 26 Dems | MSNBC | 1,472,000 | 559,000 |
| Oct. 9 GOP* | MSNBC | 1,121,000 | 373,000 |
| Oct. 9 GOP* | CNBC | 1,020,000 | 229,000 |
| Aug. 7 Dems | MSNBC | 960,000 | 340,000 |
*Nielsen allows NBC to combine the totals of these two airings (same debate) which would make 2,141,000 total viewers and 602,000 in the A25-54 demo.
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