The 10th debate among democratic presidential hopefuls gathered another big audience Tuesday night, as CBS’ coverage had the evening’s largest total audience by a wide margin. (THR / Live Feed)
The debate averaged 15.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen television ratings. The debate was broadcast on CBS and simulcast on BET. An unknown number of additional viewers watched a livestream on Twitter, which co-sponsored the event. (CNN Business)
For some perspective, the first Democratic debate of this election cycle—hosted by NBC—was watched by 18.1 million people, and the NBC debate last week became the most watched with roughly 20 million viewers. The debates in between, however, saw smaller audiences. (Mediaite)
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s claim that he won the ninth Democratic presidential candidate debate last week was the top-tweeted moment of the debate Tuesday night. (Adweek)