{"id":2285489,"date":"2024-06-28T15:59:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T19:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-nightmare-debate-brought-in-48-million-viewers-25-million-fewer-than-2020s-first-matchup-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-28T16:01:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T20:01:44","slug":"bidens-nightmare-debate-brought-in-48-million-viewers-25-million-fewer-than-2020s-first-matchup-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-nightmare-debate-brought-in-48-million-viewers-25-million-fewer-than-2020s-first-matchup-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s nightmare debate brought in 48 million viewers \u2014 25 million fewer than 2020\u2019s first matchup &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbidens-nightmare-debate-brought-in-48-million-viewers-25-million-fewer-than-2020s-first-matchup-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2285489&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary you requested seems to relate to an\u200b article that discusses an event involving President\u2063 Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump that\u200b occurred on a\u2064 Thursday. However, the provided text is incomplete and more context is needed to deliver a detailed summary. The text appears to be introducing \u200can article with a link to continue reading about Joe Biden and \u2062Donald Trump,\u200b but \u2062without further text, specific details \u200dabout the event, discussion topics, outcomes, or \u200bcomparisons between the\u200c two leaders are not available. Please provide\u200b more information\u200c or \u2063the complete text for a\u200c comprehensive summary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> Thursday presidential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> on CNN was the network&rsquo;s &ldquo;highest rated CNN program in history,&rdquo; as about 48 million people tuned in across CNN digital properties.<\/p>\n<p>About 11.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-falls-out-of-top-10-cable-networks-as-barack-obama-special-flops\/\" title=\"CNN Falls Out Of Top 10 Cable Networks As Barack Obama Special Flops\">4 million people watched<\/a> on CNN, CNN.com, CNNe, and HLN, while 8.8 million tuned in on Fox News, along with 8.7 million on ABC News. MSNBC had about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-is-swirling-down-the-toilet\/\" title=\"Fox News Is Swirling Down The Toilet\">4 million viewers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CNN&rsquo;s livestreaming feed of the debate received 30 million views on CNN digital properties and on YouTube, and it was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-to-host-massive-independence-from-virus-party-on-july-4\/\" title=\"White House To Host Massive \u2018Independence From Virus\u2019 Party On July 4\">largest event<\/a> ever for the network&rsquo;s CNN Max streaming service.<\/p>\n<p>While the viewership did well for CNN, it still didn&rsquo;t come close to 2020&rsquo;s first debate in viewers. That debate, hosted by Fox News, drew 73.13 million viewers, 34% more than 2024. The 2024 debate remained well below the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/biden-trump-first-2024-debate-tv-ratings-1235934892\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>average<\/a> of most general election first debates at 63.8 million viewers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2024&rsquo;s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">presidential debate<\/a> is the first since 1988 that wasn&rsquo;t organized by the Commission on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/presidential-debates\/\">Presidential Debates<\/a>, and it was held much earlier than most, which could readily explain why viewership was down. The presidential election is just under five months away, while 2020&rsquo;s first debate was held with just over a month to go until the election.<\/p>\n<p>If anyone&rsquo;s to benefit from the lower viewership numbers, it&rsquo;s Biden, as he underperformed in the debate and did little to dissuade age-related concerns. 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