DemDaily: Tonight’s Debate: Watching History
September 26, 2016
Tonight's Presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is expected to draw one of the largest television audiences in history, with a projected 80-100 million viewers.

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The 1993 Final Cheers Episode
The two exceptions go to the 1983 Finale of M*A*S*H which holds the eighth spot @105.9 million and the 1993 Finale of Cheers is twentieth, with 84.4 million.
The first televised presidential debate was between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1960.
First prize in debate viewership goes to the October 2, 1980 debate between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, with 80.6 million viewers, followed by a overall decline through the years. 59.2 million tuned in for the final 2012 Barack Obama and Mitt Romney face-off.
2012 Obama vs Romney
Tonight's debate, which begins at 9:00pm Eastern, will be moderated by NBC's Lester Holt and will consist of six 15-minute segments over 90 minutes. Holt will begin each segment with a question and both candidates will have exactly two minutes to answer, followed by an opportunity to respond to each other's comments. There will be no commercial breaks.
The themes selected by Holt for tonight, and approved by the non-partisan Commission on Presidential Debates, are "achieving prosperity," "securing America" and "America's direction."
For your convenience, the schedule. Up next - The VP Debate next Tuesday!
When | Monday, September 26, 2016 |
Time | 9:00pm - 10:30pm |
Where | Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York |
Candidates | Hillary Clinton (D) and Donald Trump (R) |
Networks | ABC, NBC, Fox, CBS, MSNBC, Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, Univision (Spanish), Telemundo (Spanish), and C-SPAN will all have full coverage. |
Moderator | Lester Holt, NBC |
Live Streaming | ABC News App, CBS News App, Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, CNN Go |
Format | Debate Format: Six 15-minute segments w/questions from the Moderator |
OCTOBER 4, 2016 Vice Presidential Debate
When | Tuesday, October 4, 2016 |
Time | 9:00pm - 10:30pm |
Where | Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia |
Candidates | Senator Tim Kaine (D) and Governor Mike Pence (R) |
Moderator | Elaine Quijano, CBS News |
Format | Debate Format: Nine 10-minute segments w/questions from the Moderator |
When
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Sunday, October 9, 2016
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Time |
9:00pm - 10:30pm
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Where |
Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
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Candidates |
Hillary Clinton (D) and Donald Trump (R)
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Moderator(s)
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Martha Raddatz, ABC & Anderson Cooper, CNN
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Format |
Debate Format: Half of the questions will come from participants and the others from the Moderator.
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When | Wednesday, October 19, 2016 |
Time | 9:00pm - 10:30pm |
Where | University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Candidates | Hillary Clinton (D) and Donald Trump (R) |
Moderator | Chris Wallace, FOX News |
Format | Debate Format: Six 15-minute segments segments w/questions from the Moderator |
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