Ryan Biden Debate was Followed by More Than 51 Million Americans

The debate between Democratic Vice President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Paul Ryan, were followed by 51.4 million viewers in the U.S. major private channels, reported the audience measurement company Nielsen.

Among cable networks, Fox News was the leader in the debate last night, held in Danville (Kentucky), with 10 million of outstanding face to face, rather than the joint hearing of MSNBC (4.38 million) and CNN (4.15 million).

Among the generalists, CBS scored an audience of 8.3 million, followed closely by ABC with 8.28 million and NBC with 7.8 million.

Final estimates include other stations that broadcast the debate between the vice presidential candidates, such as public PBS, Univision and Telemundo.

The hearing of the face-off between Biden and Ryan was 26 percent less than the brand's 2008 debate between Biden and Republican Sarah Palin, which was 69.9 million.

The first of three presidential debates, on October 3, was followed by 67.2 million people in the U.S., and had a favorable impact to the Republican candidate Mitt Romney, who has succeeded in the polls a slight advantage since.

The debate between the vice presidential candidates do not usually have a strong influence on the course of the surveys, but yes it was 2008 in television audiences, being the second 'face to face' among most watched vice presidents since 1984 between George H . W. Bush and Geraldine Ferarro.

For the conservative Fox News Channel, in addition, the Biden-Palin showdown became the most watched program in its history with 11.1 million viewers.