11% Decrease Compared to the First Round
[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The viewership of the final presidential debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on the 22nd (local time) decreased compared to the first debate, which was marred by controversial remarks.
According to CNN on the 23rd, the viewership across six major U.S. broadcast and cable channels was 55.2 million the previous day. This represents an 11% decrease compared to the 62 million viewers during the first TV debate on the 29th of last month across the same six channels.
CNN stated, "It is common for the first debate to have the highest viewership," and noted that the viewership the previous day was still high, reflecting strong interest in the election.
The record for the highest TV debate viewership was 84.4 million during the 2016 presidential debates between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. The next highest was 80.6 million during the 1980 debates between Democrat Jimmy Carter and Republican Ronald Reagan.
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