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Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, and Martin O'Malley debate at Saint Anselm College on Dec. 19, 2015, in Manchester, N.H.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Andrew Burton, Getty Images)
If the State of the Union Address and the South Carolina Republican debate didn't satisfy your appetite<span style="color: Red;">*</span>for political news over the past week, then you're in luck: There's a Democratic debate on Sunday night.
Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley will meet for the fourth time — and it's their final face-off before the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary. For O'Malley, a spot on the stage<span style="color: Red;">*</span>was no sure thing thanks to lagging poll numbers, but NBC announced Thursday that he made the cut.
The NBC News-YouTube<span style="color: Red;">*</span>debate comes after a week of good polling news for Sanders. He led Clinton by<span style="color: Red;">*</span>14 points in a New Hampshire Monmouth University<span style="color: Red;">*</span>poll; in Iowa, he surged past Clinton to a 5-point lead in a Quinnipiac University poll, while Clinton saw her lead reduced to 2 points over Sanders in a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics<span style="color: Red;">*</span>poll.
Will everyone come back from their bathroom breaks on time? Can a Sunday night debate score higher ratings than the past couple of Saturday night affairs? No way to know, but here's a viewer's guide for following the action.
[h=2]When does it start?[/h]The debate starts at 9 p.m. ET. It'll air on NBC and will be live-streamed on the network's digital platforms as well as on the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>NBC News YouTube channel. (If you've got exciting Sunday night plans, you can catch a re-airing of the debate on MSNBC at 11 p.m. ET.)
[h=2]Where will it<span style="color: Red;">*</span>be held?[/h]The debate, hosted by the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Congressional Black Caucus Institute, will be held at the Gaillard Center in Charleston, S.C.
[h=2]Who will moderate?[/h]Moderators are NBC Nightly News anchor<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Lester Holt and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the network's chief foreign affairs correspondent, Andrea Mitchell.
[h=2]When is the next Republican debate?[/h]That'll be Jan. 28 in Des Moines, Iowa, hosted by Fox News — a mere four days before the Iowa caucuses.
[h=2]What about the Democrats?[/h]The next face-off for Dems is Feb. 11 in Milwaukee, hosted by PBS — just two days after the New Hampshire primary.
[h=2]What happened at the previous three Democratic debates?[/h]Take a look back at our coverage below:
Oct 13 in Las Vegas:
USA TODAY
Analysis: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and the big Democratic debate
ONPOLITICS
Six takeaways from the first Democratic debate
Nov. 14 in Des Moines:
USA TODAY
Analysis: From tragedy, a changed 2016 campaign
ONPOLITICS
Six takeaways from the second Democratic debate
Dec. 19 in Manchester, N.H.:
USA TODAY
Analysis: Democratic candidates did what they came to do at third debate
USA TODAY
Six takeaways from the New Hampshire Democratic debate
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