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    LOS ANGELES
    Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:36pm EDT

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama's final debate of the U.S. presidential race drew 56.5 million television viewers, falling between the audience tallies of their two previous face-offs, ratings showed on Thursday.

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    Viewership of the 90-minute debate on Wednesday likely was diminished by the Fox network's baseball telecast of the decisive Game 5 victory of the Philadelphia Phillies over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series.

    In Philadelphia, the nation's fourth-largest TV market, more viewers tuned in to the baseball game than watched the debate, Nielsen Media Research said.

    (Editing by John O'Callaghan)
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