WRC Big Winner in Debate in DC

By Kevin Eck 

NBC-owned station WRC was the big winner in the Washington, D.C. market during last night’s debate.

The NBC-owned station pulled in a 15.53 in households and a 12.47 in adults 25-54 for the debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. The closest competitor was CNN on the national stage with a 9.69 and local ABC affiliate WJLA with a 7.01.

Our sister-site TVNewser reports NBC won the night, showing the local ratings followed the national.

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PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE – 9/26/16
HH rating/Share
WRC — 15.53/21
CNN — 9.69/13
WJLA — 7.01/9
FXNC — 5.98/8
MSNBC — 5.54/7
WTTG — 4.05/5
WUSA — 3.23/4

Here are the network leaders:
Debate (9 p.m. – 10:45 p.m.) | Total Viewers / A25-54 demo
NBC – 18,156,000 / 8,323,000
ABC – 13,521,000 / 4,802,000

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