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Trump-Clinton Debate Shatters All-Time Ratings Record

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton shake hands after the presidential debate at Hofstra University on Monday in Hempstead, N.Y. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
September 28, 2016 01:20 AM

The first televised skirmish between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump broke the all-time TV audience record for a presidential debate, averaging 84 million viewers across a dozen ad-supported broadcast and cable networks and PBS.

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