WHITE HOUSE RACE (Left to Right) Republican presidential candidates Ben Carson, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Donald Trump participate in the first prime-time presidential debate hosted by Fox News and Facebook at the Quicken Loans Arena on Thursday (Friday in Manila) in Cleveland, Ohio. AFP PHOTO
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(Left to Right) Republican presidential candidates Ben Carson, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Donald Trump participate in the first prime-time presidential debate hosted by Fox News and Facebook at the Quicken Loans Arena on Thursday (Friday in Manila) in Cleveland, Ohio. AFP PHOTO

WASHINGTON: A staggering 24 million viewers tuned in to Fox News to watch the first major Republican US presidential debate, the highest-rated non-sports telecast in cable television history, Nielsen figures released Friday showed.

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