ESPN's "Monday Night Football" had to go up against the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Monday night, and it took a hit.

Debate breaks record as most-watched in U.S. history

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The first Clinton-Trump debate was far higher rated than the first debates in 2008 and 2012, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings data.

The problem with Donald Trump's 'we won every poll' claim

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Donald Trump is misleading people by citing unscientific, unrepresentative Internet polls that portray him as the "winner" of Monday's debate.

Lester Holt walks a fine line at debate, and wins praise

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Monday night ranks as the "most tweeted debate ever"

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Twitter said it exceeded the 10.3 million messages sent about the first presidential debate in 2012.

Donald Trump's reality TV background doesn't help him in debate

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Donald Trump honed his communications skills on reality TV and was expected to earn points for style in the first presidential debate, but at times as he sparred with Hillary Clinton, he just seemed rattled.

Donald Trump: 'Lester Holt did a great job'

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Donald Trump praised Lester Holt's performance as moderator of Monday night's presidential debate, contradicting claims by his supporters that Holt had been unfair.

China's Wanda Group in talks to buy Dick Clark Productions

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The company run by China's richest man, Wang Jianlin, has entered into talks to buy Dick Clark Productions.

One thing Clinton and Trump didn't debate: the debate itself

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In an alternative reality, Donald Trump would be sitting on the sidelines right now, refusing to step foot on the debate stage. But the road to Hofstra University Monday night, and the first debate between Trump and Hillary Clinton, was surprisingly smooth.