NEW YORK - October 2, 2024 - An estimated 43.15 million viewers watched the CBS News Vice Presidential Debate across 15 networks on Tuesday, October 1, according to Nielsen.
The first and only VP debate of the 2024 election was held at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City, and featured Republican VP nominee, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, and Democratic VP nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
The debate aired live from approximately 9:00 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. ET on Tuesday evening. A full list of reported networks can be referenced in the viewership table below.
CBS News: Vice Presidential Debate | October 1, 2024Viewership Across Networks
Live plus same day, U.S. audience estimates.
Viewing Audience Rating
Persons 2+ 43,145,000 13.6
Households 30,035,000 23.9
Persons 18-34 3,013,000 4.2
Persons 35-54 9,469,000 11.5
Persons 55+ 29,652,000 29.4
Source: Nielsen. NNTV, Live+Same-Day.
Data in this table is inclusive of broadcast and cable networks that aired the event
Reported networks include: ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Merit Street Media, Scripps News, CNN, CNNe, FOX News Channel, FOX Business Network, MSNBC, NBC Universo, Newsmax, NewsNation, PBS.
Audience estimates are inclusive of out-of-home viewing for all reported networks except Merit Street Media, Newsmax, NewsNation, PBS and Scripps News which do not include out-of-home contributions.
Audience projections are rounded to the nearest thousand (000).
Press Contact:Lauren Pabst
lauren.pabst@nielsen.com
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NEW YORK - October 2, 2024 - An estimated 43.15 million viewers watched the CBS News Vice Presidential Debate across 15 networks on Tuesday, October 1, according to Nielsen.
