Harris-Trump presidential debate draws estimated 67.1 million TV viewers

Audience tops estimated 51 cardinal radical who tuned successful for June’s statement betwixt Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

An estimated 67.1 cardinal tv viewers tuned successful to the archetypal statement betwixt United States Vice President Kamala Harris and erstwhile President Donald Trump, media probe steadfast Nielsen has announced.

Tuesday’s debate, hosted by ABC News, saw the Democratic and Republican nominees travel face-to-face for the archetypal clip successful a high-stakes confrontation connected issues ranging from the system to migration and abortion.

The viewing figures people a large leap from the estimated 51 cardinal radical who tuned successful for June’s statement betwixt Trump and President Joe Biden, but autumn abbreviated of the grounds 84 cardinal viewers who watched the Republican’s archetypal statement with Hillary Clinton successful 2016.

TV viewers aged 55 and older made up the bulk of the audience, accounting for 41.3 cardinal of those who tuned in, according to the Nielsen information released connected Wednesday.

People aged 35-54 made up 16.9 cardinal viewers, portion those aged 18-34 accounted for 6.5 million.

By mode of comparison, the bid finales of fashionable US sitcoms Seinfeld and Friends attracted 76.3 cardinal and 52.5 cardinal viewers, respectively.

The Nielsen figures lone notation to tv viewers, excluding those who watched the statement connected societal media and streaming platforms.

Harris is wide seen arsenic having won Tuesday’s debate.

In a CNN flash poll, 63 percent of viewers said Harris outperformed Trump, compared with 37 percent who said the Republican had a amended night.

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