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67 million watched first Harris-Trump debate, blowing past Biden matchup

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By Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — The first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump drew an estimated 67.1 million viewers across 17 television networks — blowing well past the 51 million who watched the Republican nominee take on President Joe Bi…

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  1. NBC News

    Harris-Trump debate nabs at least 57.5M viewers, per early ratings (opens NBC News)

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    The debate stage clash between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump drew at least 57.5 million viewers, according to preliminary figures from ABC, the network that hosted the high-stakes match-up.

  2. The Hill

    Nearly 60 million watched Trump-Harris debate (opens The Hill)

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    Almost 60 million people watched Tuesday night’s debate between Vice President Harris and Former President Trump, according to early Nielsen Media Research. That total audience figure is 10 million more than watched this cycle’s first presidential debate between Trump and President Biden in May, but…

  3. Forbes

    Almost 58 Million People Watched ABC’s Harris-Trump Debate On TV (opens Forbes)

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    Tuesday’s debate had about 12% more viewership compared to June’s debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, according to early viewership data.

  4. Forbes

    More Than 57 Million Viewers Watch Trump-Harris Debate (opens Forbes)

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    ABC, which hosted the debate, drew the largest single audience among the cable and broadcast networks, with 18.312 million viewers.

  5. Deadline

    Early Numbers Show ABC News’ Harris-Trump Debate Easily Exceeding Audience For June’s Trump-Biden Event (opens Deadline)

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    Early numbers show that the ABC News debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will easily surpass the audience for this cycle's first event in June featuring Trump and President Joe Biden. The debate was watched by an estimated 57.

  6. New York Post

    Highly anticipated face-off between Trump and Harris draws more than 57 million viewers – beating Biden’s performance (opens New York Post)

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    ABC News' broadcast of Tuesday's first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump reeled in nearly 58 million viewers, according to early ratings data from Nielsen.

  7. Newsweek

    Trump and Harris' first showdown attracts more viewers than Biden debate (opens Newsweek)

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    Still, the debate fell short of the 2016 record: 84 million viewers tuned in for the first matchup between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

  8. Variety

    Harris-Trump Debate Outperforms Biden Debate in Viewership, Per Early Nielsen Ratings (opens Variety)

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    Early ratings from Nielsen show that Tuesday night's Harris-Trump debate brought in more viewers than June's Biden-Trump debate.

  9. KVIA El Paso

    67 million watched first Harris-Trump debate, blowing past Biden matchup (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — The first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump drew an estimated 67.1 million viewers across 17 television networks — blowing well past the 51 million who watched the Republican nominee take on President Joe Bi…

  10. The Republic

    More than 67 million people watched Donald Trump and Kamala Harris debate. That's way up from June (opens The Republic)

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    An estimated 67.1 million people watched the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, a sharp increase from the June debate that eventually led to President Joe Biden dropping out of the race.

  11. The Boston Globe

    More than 67 million people watched Donald Trump and Kamala Harris debate. That’s way up from June. (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The debate was run by ABC News but shown on 17 different networks. The Trump-Biden debate in June was seen by 51.3 million people.

  12. The Guardian

    Harris-Trump debate watched by 67m people, beating pivotal Biden showdown (opens The Guardian)

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    Debate was watched by nearly 16 million more people than June event that saw Biden drop out, with a marked rise in younger and middle-aged viewers, ratings show

  13. Los Angeles Times

    Trump-Harris presidential debate scores 67 million viewers (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The first meeting between the two 2024 presidential candidates brought in significantly more viewers than Trump's June 27 face-off with President Biden.

  14. Washington Times

    67 million watched Trump-Harris debate; that’s way up from June (opens Washington Times)

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    An estimated 67.1 million people watched the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, a sharp increase from the June debate that eventually led to President Joe Biden dropping out of the race.

  15. Time

    The Trump-Harris Debate Had Over 67 Million Viewers: Nielsen (opens Time)

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    The Trump-Harris debate was seen by more than 15 million more people than the Trump-Biden debate in June.

  16. CBS News

    How many people watched the presidential debate? Ratings are in for ABC (opens CBS News)

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    More than 67 million viewers tuned in to the debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

  17. Al Jazeera

    Trump-Harris presidential debate draws estimated 67.1 million TV viewers (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Audience tops estimated 51 million people who tuned in for June’s debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

  18. Washington Examiner

    Harris and Trump beat Biden debate ratings with 67.1 million viewers (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Nielsen television ratings for Tuesday night's first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are outperforming the previous debate with President Joe Biden in late June.

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