Presidential Debate Tv Ratings 2016
That s up around 36 on the previous vp debate.
Presidential debate tv ratings 2016. The 2016 united states presidential debates were a series of debates held for the presidential election. 2016 presidential debate ratings. Presidential debate ratings dropped substantially from 2016 with a 35 decrease in tv viewership. 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. The 2016 contest scored the smallest television audience for a vice presidential contest since the year 2000 ending up with 37 million total. In 2012 67 2 million watched the opening debate. According to nielsen the debate averaged a total of 84 million viewers across 13 of the tv channels that carried it live.
Kamala harris drew 57. Who frequently makes mention of tv ratings bragged at a melbourne rally on tuesday that so many people watched the debate and that it was the most popular ever. The first 2016 debate drew its 84 4 million viewers across 13 networks and had the biggest audience in the 60 year history of televised debates. 2016 delivered the most viewers of any presidential debate cycle in u s.
Wednesday s vice presidential debate drew a much larger tv audience than its counterpart in 2016. The face off between vice president mike pence and democratic nominee sen. The first of these presidential debates took place on september. The results are in and shouldn t come as a surprise to anyone who has been following this election.
Oct 1 2020 02 27 ist. Many millions also watched the debate via live streams on the web.