{"id":4563,"date":"2024-06-30T11:51:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T11:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/30\/cnn-says-47-9-million-people-watched-the-presidential-debate-across-all-networks\/"},"modified":"2024-06-30T11:51:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T11:51:36","slug":"cnn-says-47-9-million-people-watched-the-presidential-debate-across-all-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/30\/cnn-says-47-9-million-people-watched-the-presidential-debate-across-all-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN says 47.9 million people watched the presidential debate across all networks"},"content":{"rendered":"

CNN said Friday that 47.9 million people watched the presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump across broadcast and cable TV as well as streaming.<\/p>\n

While still a sizable TV audience, it represents an approximately 34% drop in viewership from the first Biden-Trump debate in 2020, which drew 73 million viewers.<\/p>\n

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Still, the debate was the highest-rated program in the network\u2019s history, CNN said, as well as its most livestreamed. It\u2019s also the most-watched nonsports program of the year so far, the network said.<\/p>\n

In addition to CNN, the debate was simulcast across all major news networks including NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox; PBS and C-SPAN; and many of the broadcast groups\u2019 sister networks like MSNBC and Fox Business. It was also available for streaming on a host of digital platforms.<\/p>\n

The debate has sparked a wave of discussion about whether Biden could step aside as the Democratic candidate for president, though replacing him would be challenging.<\/p>\n

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

This post appeared first on NBC NEWS<\/div>\n

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