Donald Trump

ABC had 19 million total viewers, making it the most-watched debate on any network in 16 years

That is the most-watched TV event of the year so far, besides the Super Bowl, according to data from Samba TV

Speech on the final night of the DNC attracted half a million more viewers than Trump's speech in July, according to Nielsen

The majority of the audience (34.2M) was aged 55 and older; overall numbers were down 30% from the highest rated Trump Biden debate in 2020

CNN will hold the first on June 17; ABC will host the Sept. 10 debate

SPJ cites public interest, social media misinformation as reasons to allow public to view proceedings

Network hired local high school students to curry notes from reporters in courthouse where cameras and cellphones are banned

Beat other cable news nets but ranked behind NBA playoffs on TNT and underperformed Biden’s 2020 town hall among total viewers

Former president resigned ahead of disciplinary hearings regarding role in Capitol insurrection

No love loss between the two sides it seems