McCain-Obama debate drew 63.2 viewers (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The second nationally televised presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama drew 63.2 million viewers, over 10 million more than watch their first, Nielsen Media Research said on Wednesday.

But the audience for the town-hall-style matchup between the Republican senator from Arizona and the Democrat from Illinois was still smaller than the nearly 70 million who tuned in for the clash between their vice presidential candidates, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Delaware Sen. Joe Biden.

(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; editing by Patricia Zengerle)