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TV Ratings: Biden Leads Town Hall Duel With Trump in Early Numbers
Presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump appeared in directly competing town halls on Thursday night, after the President dropped out of the second debate.
Trump’s hourlong appearance on NBC, which drew criticism across the industry and even an angry letter from top talent and showrunners who work with NBCU, appears to be trailing Biden’s 90-minute session with ABC in the ratings, even with the cable news networks factored in.
Biden is so far averaging 13.9 million total viewers on the Disney-owned network alone, while Trump managed is at 13.1 million across NBC, MSNBC and CNBC combined. In early numbers for the two cablers, MSNBC drew 1.7 million viewers and CNBC around 700,000, meaning that Biden is currently beating Trump 13.9 million to 10.7 million in the direct broadcast battle. This story will be updated with the finale numbers once they become available.
https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/donald-trump-joe-biden-town-halls-nbc-abc-ratings-1234807507/
Trump’s hourlong appearance on NBC, which drew criticism across the industry and even an angry letter from top talent and showrunners who work with NBCU, appears to be trailing Biden’s 90-minute session with ABC in the ratings, even with the cable news networks factored in.
Biden is so far averaging 13.9 million total viewers on the Disney-owned network alone, while Trump managed is at 13.1 million across NBC, MSNBC and CNBC combined. In early numbers for the two cablers, MSNBC drew 1.7 million viewers and CNBC around 700,000, meaning that Biden is currently beating Trump 13.9 million to 10.7 million in the direct broadcast battle. This story will be updated with the finale numbers once they become available.
https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/donald-trump-joe-biden-town-halls-nbc-abc-ratings-1234807507/
This has really got to be getting under Trump's skin since he sets so much store in his ratings.
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