Ay, Caramba! Did Univision Overstate Its Win?

Variety‘s Michael Learmonth says so. Learmonth writes, “Univision claimed 4.6 million viewers, a figure that would have blown away Fox News’ Republican debate in New Hampshire, which drew 3.1 million last week. The trouble is that Univision’s assertion was only half true. The 4.6 million was derived from an analysis of viewers who had tuned in for at least six minutes of the 90-minute forum.”

The total average viewers for the Univision debate actually came in at just 2.1 million, “making it the sixth highest-rated debate behind two held by FNC, two by CNN and one by ABC.”