The televised battle in the United States between Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump drew 57.5 million viewers across seven television networks, according to preliminary Nielsen data released Wednesday.

Tuesday night’s debate was the first time the candidates in the Nov. 5 presidential election have met face-to-face.

The viewership surpassed the roughly 51 million people who watched Trump debate then-presidential candidate Joe Biden in June.

The metrics don’t capture the full extent of online viewing, which has grown in popularity as traditional TV audiences decline. Nor do they reflect the viewers who watched the telefight in bars and restaurants. Final audience data including these viewers will be available later in the day.

The record for a televised presidential debate was set in 2016, when 84 million people watched Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton face off against Donald Trump.