Harris-Trump presidential debate draws estimated 67.1 million TV viewers
Al Jazeera
Audience tops estimated 51 million people who tuned in for June’s debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
An estimated 67.1 million television viewers tuned in to the first debate between United States Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, media research firm Nielsen has announced.
Tuesday’s debate, hosted by ABC News, saw the Democratic and Republican nominees come face-to-face for the first time in a high-stakes confrontation on issues ranging from the economy to immigration and abortion.
The viewing figures mark a big jump from the estimated 51 million people who tuned in for June’s debate between Trump and President Joe Biden but fall short of the record 84 million viewers who watched the Republican’s first debate with Hillary Clinton in 2016.
TV viewers aged 55 and older made up the majority of the audience, accounting for 41.3 million of those who tuned in, according to the Nielsen data released on Wednesday.
People aged 35-54 made up 16.9 million viewers, while those aged 18-34 accounted for 6.5 million.
