The First Clinton-Trump Presidential Debate Will Be the Most Watched Historically

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Monday, September 26 broken out by network and by each half-hour. As a reminder, results for any live event are always estimated.

-Total Viewers:
NBC: 14.43 million, ABC: 11.32, CBS: 10.98, Fox: 4.56, CW: 1.04

-Adults 18-49:
NBC: 4.4 rating/12 share, CBS: 2.8/ 8, ABC: 2.5/ 7, Fox: 1.5/ 4, CW: 0.3/ 1

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8:00 p.m.

ABC – Dancing With the Stars
Viewers: 10.43 million (#3), A18-49: 1.7/ 6 (#3)

CBS – The Big Bang Theory
Viewers: 14.09 million (#1), A18-49: 3.5/12 (#1)

NBC – The Voice
Viewers: 11.21 million (#2), A18-49: 3.0/10 (#2)

Fox – Gotham
Viewers: 3.65 million (#4), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#4)

CW – Supergirl (R)
Viewers: 968,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – Dancing With the Stars
Viewers: 11.04 million (#2), A18-49: 1.9/ 6 (#3)

CBS – Kevin Can Wait
Viewers: 10.94 million (#3), A18-49: 2.7/ 8 (#2)

NBC – The Voice
Viewers: 13.07 million (#1), A18-49: 3.7/11 (#1)

Fox – Gotham
Viewers: 3.71 million (#4), A18-49: 1.2/ 4 (#4)

CW – Supergirl (R)
Viewers: 1.04 million (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – Presidential Debate
Viewers: 12.40 million (#2), A18-49: 2.9/ 8 (#2)

CBS – Presidential Debate
Viewers: 11.31 million (#3), A18-49: 2.7/ 7 (#3)

NBC – Presidential Debate
Viewers: 16.66 million (#1), A18-49: 5.2/14 (#1)

Fox – Presidential Debate
Viewers: 4.79 million (#4), A18-49: 1.6/ 4 (#4)

CW – Supergirl (R)
Viewers: 1.10 million (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – Presidential Debate
Viewers: 12.78 million (#2), A18-49: 3.3/ 8 (#2)

CBS – Presidential Debate
Viewers: 11.25 million (#3), A18-49: 2.9/ 7 (#3)

NBC – Presidential Debate
Viewers: 17.09 million (#1), A18-49: 5.6/14 (#1)

Fox – Presidential Debate
Viewers: 5.34 million (#4), A18-49: 1.9/ 5 (#4)

CW – Supergirl (R)
Viewers: 1.06 million (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – Presidential Debate
Viewers: 12.20 million (#2); 18-49: 3.2/ 8 (#2)

CBS – Presidential Debate
Viewers: 10.44 million (#3), A18-49: 2.7/ 8 (#3)

NBC – Presidential Debate
Viewers: 16.06 million (#1), A18-49: 5.3/14 (#1)

Fox – Presidential Debate
Viewers: 5.61 million (#4), A18-49: 2.0/ 5 (#4)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – Presidential Debate
Viewers: 9.07 million (#2); 18-49: 2.3/ 6 (#2)

CBS – Presidential Debate
Viewers: 7.84 million (#3), A18-49: 2.0/ 6 (#3)

NBC – Presidential Debate
Viewers: 12.50 million (#1), A18-49: 3.9/11 (#1)

Fox – Presidential Debate
Viewers: 4.25 million (#4), A18-49: 1.4/ 4 (#4)

Source: Nielsen Media Research