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It aired across NBC, NBC News NOW, NBCNews.com, Peacock, Sky News, Telemundo, Universo, NoticiasTelemundo.com and Noticias Telemundo\u2019s social platforms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NBC News\u2019 debate was also<strong> #1<\/strong> on TV in primetime, topping <em>The Country Music Awards <\/em>on ABC. From 8:00 &#8211; 10:00 p.m. ET, <em>NBC Nightly News<\/em> anchor and managing editor Lester Holt and <em>Meet the Press <\/em>anchor Kristen Welker moderated the third Republican debate of the 2024 cycle, which averaged <strong>6.86 million<\/strong> viewers on NBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NBC News NOW averaged its largest primetime audience ever across core platforms and its highest peak audience on record for last night\u2019s coverage. It also more than doubled both of Fox News\u2019 debates and delivered the most-streamed debate of the election cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NBC News NOW viewership was up <strong>+650%<\/strong> versus the average during the two-hour debate. 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