The AFL-CIO Democratic forum last night on MSNBC, was the lowest rated-yet of the eight primary debates/forums held this election season. Based on live +same day data, Nielsen found the debate had 960,000 total viewers and 340,000 viewers in the 25-54 demo.

This spreadsheet shows the debates by date, and the number of viewers that watched...

>An emailer adds: "August produces the lowest HUT (homes using television) levels of the year and the debate was held during fringe prime — at 7pm"