In July, after the dates of the three 2016 presidential debates were announced, Republican candidate Donald Trump took umbrage with the scheduling. According to Trump, having two of the three debates on the same night as primetime NFL games was an attempt by Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and her party to “rig” the events.
But if ratings from Monday night’s Atlanta Falcons-New Orleans Saints matchup are any indication, there were a lot of people who were tuned into the first debate of the year and not ESPN.
Via Sports Media Watch, the Falcons’ win drew just a 5.