MUMBAI: It was shortly after midnight on 2 May 2011 when the search for the world?s most hunted felon finally came to an end.

Now on 28 April at 8 pm infotainment broadcaster Discovery Channel will air the special ?Osama Bin Laden: The Finish?. This is the inside story of one of the biggest and most arduous manhunts in history.

It is based on author Mark Bowden?s research book ?The Finish: The Killing of Osama Bin Laden?- that features an exclusive interview with US President Barack Obama, rare access to the White House and first-hand reporting. The special provides an account of the step-by-step developments that led to finally tracking down the world?s most wanted man.

After masterminding the terrorist attacks against the US on 11 September 2001, Osama bin Laden vanished. Over the course of the next decade, America discovered that its war with al-Qaeda - a scattered group of individuals who were almost impossible to track - required a more innovative approach. The special begins by looking at the tragic 2009 suicide bombing by a Jordanian triple agent which killed 10 people, including Jennifer Matthews, a mother of three and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative leading the hunt for Osama. Through access to military and agency sources, the special takes viewers on the ground where the action unfolded and inside the rooms where high-level decisions were made.

The special has been filmed on location in Jordan, Afghanistan and Pakistan and gives viewers a look at the top-secret strategies employed to complete the mission and President Obama?s campaign promise - to get Osama Bin Laden. The special also sheds light on how intelligence agencies utilise special operations to gather information to find al-Qaeda and Taliban targets.

MUMBAI: The highly anticipated second presidential debate between US President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney on 16 October has failed to attracted as many eyeballs as the first presidential debate that took place on 3 October.

According to viewership measurement agency Nielsen, the second presidential debate, which saw President Obama hitting hard at Romney, had an estimated 65.6 million viewership in US which is two million less than the viewership generated by the first debate.

The first presidential debate had 67.2 million viewers thereby becoming one of the top 10 most-watched presidential debates of the past 30 years. The town hall styled debate was broadcast across 12 US network and cable television channels.

However, the Obama-Romney debate despite being one of the most riveting encounters has failed to attract as many viewers as the vice-presidential encounter between Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden, which was watched by 69.9 million people and ranks as the second most-viewed debate ever.

According to Nielsen, the October 1980 encounter between Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter is the most watched presidential debate in US drawing 80.6 million viewers. The ratings agency has been providing data of presidential debates since 1976.

The three-way Bill Clinton, Ross Perot and George H.W. Bush matchup in 1992 with 69.9 million viewers, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter debate in 1976 with 69.7 million viewers and Michael Dukakis and Bush debate in 1988 with 67.3 million viewers are some of the other most watched debates in US.