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Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump listens as Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during their third and final 2016 presidential campaign debate at UNLV in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., October 19, 2016. REUTERS
Oct 20 (Reuters) - The television audience for the final presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump was larger than for their second encounter, but below their record-setting first debate, according to early data cited by U.S. media on Thursday.
Variety said that preliminary Nielsen estimates showed Wednesday's debate getting a 39.7 overnight household rating in the nation's biggest cities. The first Clinton-Trump face off in September scored a 46.2 overnight rating that translated into a total TV audience of 84 million.
Final figures across all U.S. networks that carried the debate live will be released by Nielsen later on Thursday.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant) ((jill.serjeant1@thomsonreuters.com; 646 223 5968;))
Variety said that preliminary Nielsen estimates showed Wednesday's debate getting a 39.7 overnight household rating in the nation's biggest cities. The first Clinton-Trump face off in September scored a 46.2 overnight rating that translated into a total TV audience of 84 million.
Final figures across all U.S. networks that carried the debate live will be released by Nielsen later on Thursday.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant) ((jill.serjeant1@thomsonreuters.com; 646 223 5968;))