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

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, according to Nielsen data. Tuesday debate in Philadelphia hosted by ABC News and aired across 17 television networks easily surpassed the 51 million who tuned in to the June debate hosted by CNN between Trump and President Joe Biden. While Tuesday’s debate drew the largest television audience of the year for a non-sports event, it represents a drop in total audience from 2020, when more than...