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CNN’s Thursday night debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump was watched by 51.27 million viewers on television, according to preliminary figures from Nielsen.
The first presidential debate was divided into six segments, each of approximately 15 minutes in length, with the moderator introducing a topic and giving each candidate two minutes, followed by approximately 8 minutes and 45 seconds of facilitated discussion between the two candidates, with both candidates receiving approximately equal time.
To a large extent, it almost didn't matter that Dana Bash and Jake Tapper were on stage. The two CNN journalists prepared meticulously to moderate Thursday's presidential debate between Joe Biden ...
Ratings. In an article published by Reuters, Nielsen Media Research indicated that the Democratic debate delivered the highest Nielsen ratings of any debate broadcast on a cable news network among adults 18–34. The debate had an average of 2.6 million viewers, which makes it the second-most-watched debate of the 2007 television season.
Wolf Blitzer — CNN Lead Political Anchor. Gloria Borger — Chief Political Analyst. Pamela Brown — Senior Washington Correspondent. David Chalian — Senior Political Analyst; CNN Political Director. Laura Coates — Chief Legal Analyst. Kaitlan Collins — Chief Correspondent. John Dean — Senior Political Contributor.
But still, any network that hosts a debate hopes it will be a headline-grabber. Thursday night’s clash easily hit that mark. It will be discussed years from now — and CNN’s name is all over it.
“The moderators at CNN have an impossible job,” she said, “and they are under nuclear hot scrutiny.” CNN came under criticism before the debate by the White House Correspondents' Association, which protested the network's decision not to allow a pool text reporter into their studio to observe Biden and Trump off-camera.
In April 2023, CNN announced that Bash would succeed John King as solo anchor of Inside Politics. [11] [12] In 2024, she co-moderated a Republican Primary Debate in Iowa alongside Jake Tapper between Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis. [13] She also co-moderated the 2024 presidential election debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden alongside Jake ...