Last month, CNN hosted a Republican presidential primary debate. The main event was a 3-hour affair. Next week, the same network will host a Democratic presidential primary debate. But this time, the debate will be one hour shorter — it’ll span only 2 hours. Of course there’s a big difference in the number of candidates in each of the debates. The Republican debate featured 11 candidates. The Democratic debate will probably be made up of 5 candidates. The Democrats have only 6 debates planned. Republicans have twice the number on the schedule.
Source: CNN Shrinks Dem Debate By One Hour | The Weekly Standard