CNN presented its fourth prime-time town hall of 2017, but this one was a debate featuring two U.S. senators from opposite sides of the political spectrum: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). The program, officially titled CNN’s Debate Night. Sanders vs. Cruz: The Future Of Obamacare, ranked No. 1 in cable news Tuesday night among adults 25-54, per Nielsen data. (TVNewser)
The debate averaged 932,000 viewers in the demo, besting Fox News Channel (720,000) by 29 percent in the block of time, and MSNBC (417,000) by 124 percent. The debate’s total viewer draw, 2.45 million, finished behind FNC’s 3.39 million and ahead of MSNBC’s 1.95 million. (Deadline)
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