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Nielsen: 6 million watch Democratic debate on Univision, CNN

Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton respond to audience members at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus in Miami on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. (Craig Rubadoux/Florida Today via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton respond to audience members at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus in Miami on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. (Craig Rubadoux/Florida Today via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton respond to audience members at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus in Miami on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. (Craig Rubadoux/Florida Today via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

NEW YORK (AP) – Nielsen says a total 6 million viewers saw Wednesday night’s presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, which was simulcast by Univision and CNN.

Univision averaged 2 million viewers while CNN drew nearly 4 million. This total was slightly larger than the audience for Sunday’s faceoff on CNN between the two candidates. It drew 5.5 million viewers.

The debate – the 8th between Clinton and Sanders – was moderated by Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas of Univision and Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post.