8.5 million viewers for CBS debate

[Mr. Morden]

http://money.cnn.com/2015/11/15/media/cbs-democratic-debate-ratings/

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[Higgs]

More than I expected honestly.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

They scheduled it on a Saturday to have it low.

[Mr. Morden]

They scheduled it on a Saturday to have it low.

All of the debates being shown by the broadcast networks are on Saturday (except an NBC one in January, which is on the Sunday of MLK weekend, and co-sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus).  The Republicans also have an ABC and a CBS debate in February, which are also on Saturdays.  Same with the 2012 debates: The ones done by the broadcast networks always go on Saturdays, presumably because the broadcast networks don't want to pre-empt their normal primetime programming to put on a debate.

Of course, it was the DNC's choice to go with ABC and CBS, knowing that that meant Saturday debates.  They could have done more of them on CNN and MSNBC.

[tpfkaw]

They scheduled it on a Saturday to have it low.

And yet #feelthebern would be doing better if there weren't any debates at all.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

They scheduled it on a Saturday to have it low.

and yet #feelthebern would be doing better if there wren't any debatees at all

I don't think Hillary's comment that 9/11 made her take Wall Street money is going to go very well for her.

[Lief 🗽]

"If only the debates had been on a weeknight instead of Saturday, we would have won the nomination" - Sandernistas in March after Sanders drops out having won only Vermont

[Asian Nazi]

They scheduled it on a Saturday to have it low.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

They scheduled it on a Saturday to have it low.

Oh stop it. We know that DWS is in the tank for Hillary, and set up this schedule to be as favorable to Hillary as possible.