TV audience for U.S. presidential debate looks smaller than 1st - media

(Reuters) - The television audience for Sunday's second debate between White House contenders Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is unlikely to be as large as their first, record-setting encounter, according to preliminary ratings data cited by U.S. media. The Hollywood Reporter, CNN and Variety said on Monday that very early overnight ratings from Nielsen showed the TV audience was about 19 percent to 20 percent down from the Sept. 26 debate, which attracted a record 84 million viewers. Final figures for all network and cable channels that carried the debate will be released by Nielsen later on Monday.