Ratings For Cnn Debate

Many critics said afterward that it was the worst debate in modern american history.

Ratings for cnn debate. But the peacock network had two big advantages. The opportunity to go first tapping into months of building excitement. It averaged 8 3 million viewers for the debate tuesday a decline of 20 percent versus 2016 9 9 million. More than 57 million.

Abc meanwhile was the top rated broadcast network with 12 6. New york cnn business 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. The cnn debate ratings were markedly down from the nbc debates in june. 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.