Presidential Debate Tv Ratings History

The debate was also a hit on spanish language television attracting 2 5 million viewers on univision and 1 8 million on telemundo.

Presidential debate tv ratings history. Television households claimed the top household rating of any presidential debate. Contribution coming from ctvs can be as much as 11 for televised political events. More than 73 million people watched the first debate between president donald trump and former vice president joe biden tuesday night. Notes for 2020 debates.

28 1980 in their only televised bout of the year jimmy carter and ronald reagan set a still standing presidential debate record with 80 6 million total viewers. Nixon and kennedy s infamous september 26 1960 debate the first ever televised presidential debate ranked second with 59 5 of all american tv households tuning in. The debate went down in history as the most watched presidential debate in america with 80 600 000 television viewers. The two candidates october 13 1960 debate which drew 61 of all u s.

Out of home viewing as well as connected tv ctv viewing are included in the 2020 total figures for this advisory. Trump may have been the ratings magnet but clinton may have. The united states is finally starting to catch its breath after a tumultuous and chaotic presidential debate that shocked the world on tuesday night. The second presidential debate had been scheduled for thursday.

Three days before halloween of 1980 more than one third of american citizens watched from home as reagan and carter took to the debate stage. The tv ratings for the 90 minute nightmare are. Trump has a long history of fixating on television ratings dating back to his time as a reality tv host on nbc. Fox news tops ratings deadline 84 million is the number to beat for tonight s debate to set a ratings record new york times.

The debate was held one week before the elections and would be the only one held.