
Fewer than 7 million people watched Wednesday night’s third Republican presidential primary debate on television, the lowest of the debates so far this cycle. NBC News’s broadcast of the third GOP debate, which aired in prime-time from 8-10 p.m., delivered 6.8 million viewers on linear television, including 1.3 million in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 age demographic, according to Nielsen Media Research. Those figures do not include viewers who watched the event on streaming platforms or saw clips or highlights from the debate on social media and elsewhere. NBC News celebrated the...