Mediagazer: Thursday's Democratic debate drew 14M viewers across ABC and Univision, down 23% from the Biden-led second debate in June across NBC, MSNBC, and Telemundo (Dominic Patten/Deadline)

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Dominic Patten / Deadline:

Thursday's Democratic debate drew 14M viewers across ABC and Univision, down 23% from the Biden-led second debate in June across NBC, MSNBC, and Telemundo — Coming in strong in early metrics, the three-hour primetime Democratic scrimmage drew 14 million viewers in total.

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