Thats far more than the 51.3 million who tuned in to CNNs Trump-Joe Biden debate in June.
Tuesdays debate drew 21.32 million viewers in the 25-54 demo.
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ABC News allowed the debate to be simulcast by other networks.
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris at Tuesday night’s debate.Win McNamee/Getty Images
Other stats: Telemundo drew 1.16 million, beating Univision.
Fox Business connection drew 295,000.
The figures are from Nielsen via ABC News and Fox News.
Final figures will be available later today.
The figures do not include streaming.
ABC News made the debate available for simulcast by rival networks.
Figures later in the day will feature additional networks that aired the event.
An estimated 73.1 million watched the first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump in 2020.
