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67 million watch Trump-Harris presidential debate
Roughly 67 million folks watched former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris' first presidential debate, per Nielsen—aa big uptick from the 51 million that watched the controversy between the GOP nominee and President Joe Biden in June.
Why it issues: Full of viral moments, the occasion marked the primary time individuals might see Harris go head-to-head with Trump and debate as a presidential candidate.
Sure, however: The ABC Information debate nonetheless drew far fewer viewers in comparison with trendy basic election debates.
- The primary presidential debate between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Trump in 2016 drew 84 million viewers on Dwell TV.
- The primary debate between Trump and Biden within the 2020 basic election drew 73 million viewers.
Zoom in: ABC drew the best variety of viewers (19 million) throughout all broadcast and cable networks that simulcasted the occasion, adopted by NBC (10 million), Fox Information (9 million), CBS (6.2 million), MSNBC (6.3 million), CNN (6.1 million), and Fox (4.8 million).
- As was the case over the last presidential debate and most political TV occasions, the overwhelming majority of those that watched the controversy dwell on TV had been over 55.
- Whereas Nielsen rankings do take dwell TV viewership from streaming companies into consideration, they do not embrace viewership from clips on social media.
The large image: Whereas each debate to this point in this cycle has drawn fewer viewers than the earlier two presidential elections, they nonetheless captured giant enough audiences to counsel televised presidential debates nonetheless matter to the American folks.
What to look at: Trump suggested Wednesday morning on Fox Information that he is not prone to take part in one other debate this cycle.
- Traditionally, presidential candidates participated in three basic election debates, whereas vice presidential candidates participated in a single.
- This year marks a diversion from American debate norms. The Fee on Presidential Debates, which has run presidential debates for a long time, was not concerned in either the CNN or ABC Information debate this cycle.
Harris attacks Trump as "confused" and dangerous in combative debate
Former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris throughout the second presidential debate on the Pennsylvania Conference Middle in Philadelphia on Sept. 10. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Instances/Bloomberg by way of Getty Pictures
Vice President Harris landed repeated blows on former President Trump throughout their first presidential debate, attacking his prison convictions, rambling statements and unpopular positions on points together with abortion.
Why it issues: This was a really completely different debate this cycle for Trump than the one which successfully knocked President Biden out of the race, and his efficiency appeared unlikely to drag in lots of wavering reasonable voters.