Tuesday TV Ratings 9/10/24: Harris/Trump Debate Heavily Out-Rates June Biden/Trump Debate as ABC Leads Coverage [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Tuesday night's debate between former president Donald Trump and vice-president Kamala Harris proved to be a much bigger draw than the Biden-Trump debate from June. ABC hosted the debate and led the way with a massive 4.22 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic, rising over 170% from the June debate (1.56). NBC (2.41) took second, while Fox (1.25) placed third. CBS (1.09) once more trailed the other networks in the key demo. After the debate, ABC (3.42) maintained its lead with debate analysis. NBC (1.53) remained in second, while CBS (0.77) was last again. In the 8 p.m. hour, ABC's "pre-game" show (1.39) topped its time slot. NBC (0.62) came in second, CBS (0.42) took third, and Fox (0.22) settled for a distant fourth. Counterprogramming was scarce, but the CW offered repeats of The Conners (0.04/0.05/0.05/0.05) for viewers uninterested in the debate. Key: (R) = repeat.

Saturday Cable Ratings 11/7/20: CNN Has Another Massive Night as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Win and Deliver Victory Speeches, Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater Strong on Hallmark

Below are the top 25 programs on cable on Saturday, 11/7/20. Items of note include election coverage and on CNN and MSNBC, Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater on Hallmark, and College Football on ESPN.

(Note: Click the name of any show with its title in red to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Saturday TV Ratings 11/7/20: Biden and Harris Victory Speeches Rate Solidly, Clemson/Notre Dame Game Huge, SNL Massive (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: NBC's 'Clemson v. Notre Dame' college football game (2.1) absolutely demolished ABC's game (0.4) head-on in the 8pm hour. Right in the middle was CBS's coverage of President-elect Joe Biden's victory speech (0.7). CBS closed things out with a much lower-rated '48 Hours' (0.3). Fox went with a weak 'PBC Boxing' (0.3). Finally, a Dave Chapelle-hosted 'Saturday Night Live' posted a colossal 2.6 A18-49 rating, double what the comedy series garnered last week (1.3).  

Finals Update: NBC's football game (2.5, +0.4), CBS's Biden speech (1.0, +0.3), and '48 Hours' (0.4, +0.1) adjusted up.

The TV Ratings Guide’s 2020 US Presidential Election Coverage

Today is the presidential election in the United States, which will feature incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and his Vice President Mike Pence facing off against former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate, California Senator Kamala Harris. The Republican majority in the US Senate is also endangered as Democrats seek to gain the three seats they need for control. Meanwhile, continued Democratic control of the US House seems to be a safe bet. Here on The TV Ratings Guide, we'll be covering the elections for all federal races, as well as gubernatorial races in the few states that those will be held.

Wednesday Cable Ratings 10/7/20: CNN Tops Fox News for Vice Presidential Debate Coverage, Archer Drops, Hannity and Tucker Jump

 

Below are the top 25 programs on cable on Wednesday, 10/7/20. Items of note include the 2020 Vice Presidential Debate on CNN, Fox News and MSNBC, Archer on FXX, and MLB on TBS.

(Click the names of the shows written in teal or blue to be taken to their pages in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Database.)