Democratic debate goes almost hour-and-a-half without commercial break

Published September 13, 2019 1:27am ET



The Democratic presidential debate on Thursday night went on for an hour and 22 minutes before the first commercial break.

The three-hour debate was hosted by ABC News in Houston. The debate began at 8 p.m. and went to break for its first commercial at 9:22 p.m.

Those watching wondered if a commercial break would ever come.