UPDATE 5-Trump-Clinton showdown breaks TV debate ratings record as 84 million watch
September 27, 2016 at 20:06 PM EDT
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The first presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump drew 84 million U.S. television viewers, a record for such an event and numbers rarely seen on TV in the age of digital streaming and social media.