A nearly record-breaking 15.3 million viewers tuned in to watch the first night of the Democratic debates on Wednesday. Thursday's debate — which features three of the top-five polling Democrats — could potentially be even bigger. The second group of presidential hopefuls will go head-to-head at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami and you can stream the debate, which runs from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET, for free below:
You can also watch the broadcast live on NBC, MSNBC, or in Spanish on Telemundo, or stream online via NBCNews.com, Telemundo.com, or on NBC's Facebook and Twitter pages.
Night two will feature former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, California Sen. Kamala Harris, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, spiritual adviser and author Marianne Williamson, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, and California Rep. Eric Swalwell.
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NBC Nightly News' Lester Holt, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, Meet the Press's Chuck Todd, the Today Show's Savannah Guthrie, and Noticias Telemundo's José Diaz-Balart will moderate. Follow The Week's full coverage here.
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