The Sept. 10 ABC News presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris was the most-watched network debate in 16 years with an average of more than 67 million TV viewers, according to the outlet.
The number does not include streaming and is a combination of those who tuned into ABC, CNN, Fox News, CBS, NBC, MSNBC and Fox. It does not include those who watched it on Newsmax, PBS, NewsNation, Scripps News, BET, Univision, Headline News, Telemundo, and Fox Business.
An average of 26.4 million people watched the debate on linear and streaming platforms.
ABC said it was “the most-viewed live event by hours streamed on Disney+ in the U.S. to date.”
The ABC debate attracted about 15.83 million, or 31 percent, more viewers than the June 27 debate on CNN between Trump and President Joe Biden, who dropped out weeks later and endorsed Harris to become the Democratic Party nominee.