
Against
record-setting TV viewing for the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump a week ago, the Vice Presidential debate on Monday went in the opposite direction -- posting the
weakest results since 2000.
The debate between Democratic contender Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence pulled in a Nielsen 37.4 million viewers, tuned into across four broadcast networks
and four cable networks. That's the lowest number since the VP debate in 2000.
NBC tallied the best viewing numbers: 7.03 million. CBS was next at 6.46 million; followed by ABC at 6.15
million; Fox News Channel, 6.08 million; CNN, 4.17 million; MSNBC, 3.13 million; Fox, 2.21 million; and Fox Business Network, 392,000.
A week ago, the first presidential debate pulled in 84
million Nielsen viewers -- now the all-time TV debate record.
The best ratings ever for a Vice Presidential debate were in 2008 between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden, pulling in 69.9 million
viewers.
The all-time lowest viewing results for a VP debate -- Jack Kemp and Al Gore in 1996 -- earned 26.6 million viewers.
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