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TV Ratings: First Presidential Debate Down Sharply in Early Numbers

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A misleading headline, probably designed to reassure liberals. Millions like me did not watch via the broadcast networks. I watched via Youtube.

September 30, 2020

TV Ratings: First Presidential Debate Down Sharply in Early Numbers

by Rick Porter
HollywoodReporter.com



Early figures from the broadcast networks are running well behind the record-setting debate from 2016.

The first presidential debate of 2020 was widely panned by most observers — and is on track to draw a far smaller audience than the record-setting first debate four years ago.

Fast national ratings for the broadcast networks show the debate gathering 28.82 million viewers across ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox — a decline of 36 percent from 2016. Four years ago, the big four networks tallied 45.3 million viewers in the preliminary ratings, rising to 49.33 million after time zone adjustments for the live broadcast. Early figures from Spanish-language networks Telemundo and Univision show about 2.5 million people watching on those two outlets.

Tuesday's ratings will adjust upward by a decent amount in the final ratings, which will include time zone adjustments and out of home viewing (the latter wasn't part of Nielsen's count in 2016). Cable news channels and other outlets will also add millions to the total, but it's exceedingly unlikely that this debate will come close to the first face-off four years ago. (This story will be updated as more numbers come in.)

The first presidential debate of 2016 drew 84.4 million viewers across 13 networks, the biggest audience in the 60-year history of televised debates. In 2012, 67.2 million watched the opening debate; the 2008 figure was 52.4 million. Tuesday's telecast is likely to end up in between the 2008 and 2012 numbers.

Bookmark THR.com/Ratings for more ratings news and numbers.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-tuesday-sept-29-2020-presidential-debate-1




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