Presidential Debate Ratings 2020

Notes for 2020 debates.

Presidential debate ratings 2020. Out of home viewing as well as connected tv ctv viewing are included in the 2020 total figures for this advisory. There were no televised presidential debates for the years 1972 1968 and 1964. Donald trump rants joe biden plays potus chris wallace loses control by dominic patten ted johnson september 29 2020 7 45pm. Presidential debate 1 review.

In the latest tv ratings wednesday night s vice presidential debate between mike pence kamala harris and seth brundle amassed 57 9 million total viewers across broadcast and cable channels up. President donald trump and democratic presidential nominee joe biden participate in their first 2020 presidential campaign debate held on the campus of the cleveland clinic at case western. The first presidential debate of 2020 between president donald trump and democratic nominee joe biden brought a smaller tv audience than the record setting first debate four. Fox news tops ratings deadline 84 million is the number to beat for tonight s debate to set a ratings record new york times.

Presidential debate viewership falls from 2016 to 73 1 million. Contribution coming from ctvs can be as much as 11 for televised political events. The big ratings winner in this year s debate however was fox news channel. The 2020 figure is 55 higher than pence s appearance on the debate stage in 2016 when 37 2 million viewers watched him tangle with democratic challenger sen.

The ratings are in. With the network s chris wallace moderating the trump friendly network notched 17 8 million viewers a gain of. Trump claims presidential debate received highest ratings in the history of cable television despite figures showing 73 million tuned in 13 less than in 2016. Tim kaine of virginia.