We learned that Google Trends kept up with debate-related searches across the nation at various points durning the First Debate. All candidates surged in the number of searches at some point during the debates.

Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey ended up being the most searched candidate during the debate. Sen. Tulsi Gabbard came in a close second.

Sen. Julián Castro, the former secretary of housing and urban development, surged in search volume and scored well in other metrics, as well.

See the live charts, below.

The first live chart shows the candidate search trends, minute by minute, on Debate Night.

The second live chart shows search trends for each candidate, week by week, since the beginning of 2019.