Presidential Debate Ratings By Network

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Presidential debate ratings by network. Presidential debate viewership falls from 2016 to 73 1 million. Fox news tops ratings deadline 84 million is the number to beat for tonight s debate to set a ratings record new york times. Nielsen s records go back to 1976. The family channel also aired the 96 republican convention but is not included in the total rating and total homes.

More than 73 million people watched that crazy presidential debate fox news was the most watched network for the showdown between president trump and joe biden. 2000 data based on the sum of rep. No more than 29 million people viewed tuesday night s long anticipated first presidential debate through the big four broadcast networks nbc abc cbs fox according to the nielsen ratings released wednesday afternoon forbes reports. Trump biden presidential debate ratings fall 13 from 2016 s record setting first debate.

1976 and 1980 data based on primetime coverage only 7 30 p m 11p m. 1996 data based on closest comparable time period on all five networks. Cnn attracted 8 3 million viewers while fellow cable network msnbc drew 7 2 million for the debate. The ratings are in.

Convention coverage during common coverage time periods. The first presidential debate between president trump and democratic nominee joe biden was watched by 29 million viewers on broadcast networks abc cbs nbc and fox marking a 35 percent drop from. The first presidential debate between president donald trump and democratic nominee joe biden averaged 68 1 million viewers across eight broadcast and cable networks with fox news leading the way. The big ratings winner in this year s debate however was fox news channel.

The 2016 face off between trump and clinton and the sole debate of the 1980 cycle when 80 6.