Cnn Presidential Debate Ratings
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Cnn presidential debate ratings. It averaged 8 3 million viewers for the debate tuesday a decline of 20 percent versus 2016 9 9 million. Kamala harris did the best job in the vice presidential debate wednesday night according to a cnn instant poll of registered voters who watched. Night 1 of cnn s democratic presidential debate on tuesday attracted 8 7 million viewers according to the cable network a significant decline in ratings from the first debate of the 2020. More than 15 million viewers tuned in for part one of the 2020 presidential election s first primary debate on television wednesday night.
Cnn more americans said sen. Convention coverage during common coverage time periods. The family channel also aired the 96 republican convention but is not included in the total rating and total homes. Nielsen s records go back to 1976.
2000 data based on the sum of rep. The vice presidential debate between mike pence and kamala harris was a much bigger audience draw than the vp debate in 2016 according to nielsen ratings. For cnn s record books tuesday night s debate was its second highest watched contest behind the las vegas democratic debate that it hosted in october 2015 15 46 million viewers. The debate viewership number to beat was 80 6 million set back in 1980 when jimmy carter and ronald reagan debated just once before the election.
The 2016 face off between trump and clinton and the sole debate of the 1980 cycle when 80 6. 1976 and 1980 data based on primetime coverage only 7 30 p m 11p m. Cnn landed in the middle. 1996 data based on closest comparable time period on all five networks.
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