Washington — Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz confronted off this week within the sole vice presidential debate of the cycle, the place the 2 sparred over coverage — whereas remaining notably cordial.
Voters overwhelmingly characterised the talk as constructive in tone, based on a CBS Information ballot carried out instantly following the match up.
The talk, which got here after last-minute modifications to the Democratic ticket that upended the race, can also be anticipated to be the ultimate one of many cycle, after President Trump declined to take part in a second matchup towards Vice President Kamala Harris earlier than Election Day on Nov. 5.
How many individuals watched the 2024 VP debate?
An estimated 43.15 million viewers tuned in to the CBS Information vice presidential debate this 12 months, based on Nielsen, a media analytics firm.
The talk was held on the CBS Broadcast Middle in New York Metropolis, and aired throughout greater than a dozen stations.
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How many individuals watched the 2020 VP debate?
The 2020 vice presidential debate garnered an estimated 57.9 million, based on Nielsen. The talk between Vice President Kamala Harris and former Vice President Mike Pence was hosted by the Fee on Presidential Debates on the College of Utah in Salt Lake Metropolis.
How do rankings evaluate to earlier VP debate viewership?
Whereas the 2024 debate was shy of the viewership garnered in 2020, it was up from 2016. That 12 months, the vice presidential debate between Pence and Sen. Tim Kaine, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s operating mate, had 37 million viewers. And in 2012, the talk between President Biden, then President Barack Obama’s vice chairman, and former Speaker of the Home Paul Ryan, Sen. Mitt Romney’s operating mate, garnered 51.4 million viewers.
Each years are down from the 2008 debate between Mr. Biden and then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, when practically 70 million individuals watched the matchup, which was extra viewers than any presidential debate relationship again to 1992.
