Which Republican Debate Got the Most Social Media Buzz? [CHART]

While the race to the GOP primary has been a long one, the candidates are in the home stretch and frequently taking the debate stage. And as we've seen for some time now, live TV lights up social networks like a Christmas tree.

Lots of news has been made at these debates -- from contentious sparring matches to significant gaffes. But how did the social media buzz curve line up as the action went down? And which moments garnered the biggest reaction from Twitter and Facebook commentators? We've got the top five nationally broadcast debates as measured in social buzz, and the chart below may surprise you.

The data is compliments of our friends at Trendrr, who measure social activity (mentions, likes, checkins) related to TV broadcasts. The data spans across Twitter, Facebook, GetGlue and Miso. To see daily rankings, check out Trendrr.TV.