2020 Debates
There were two presidential debates and one vice presidential debate during the 2020 general election.
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General Election Presidential Debate
Joe Biden (D) and
Donald J. Trump (R)
Date: September 29, 2020
Location: Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic
City: Cleveland, OH
Time: 9:00 – 10:30pm Eastern
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Moderator: Chris Wallace, Fox News
Topic: All Topics
Viewership: 73.1 million (Data provided by Nielsen Media Research)
Format: 90-minute debate with candidates standing at podiums. Divided into six time segments of approximately 15 minutes, with topics selected and announced beforehand by the moderator. Each segment opened with a question, after which each candidate had two minutes to respond. The moderator used the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the topic.
Pool coverage provided by: Fox News
Vice Presidential Debate
Kamala Harris (D) and
Mike Pence (R)
Date: October 7, 2020
Location: The University of Utah
City: Salt Lake City, Utah
Time: 9:00 – 10:30 Eastern
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Moderator: Susan Page, USA Today
Topic: All Topics
Viewership: 57.9 million (Data provided by Nielsen Media Research)
Format: 90-minute debate with candidates and moderator seated. Divided into nine segments of approximately 10 minutes each. Each segment opened with a question, after which each candidate had two minutes to respond. The moderator used the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the topic.
Pool coverage provided by: NBC News
General Election Presidential Debate
Joe Biden (D) and
Donald J. Trump (R)
Date: October 22, 2020
Location: Belmont University
City: Nashville, TN
Time: 9:00 – 10:30pm Eastern
Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates
Moderator: Kristen Welker, NBC News
Topic: All Topics
Viewership: 63 million (Data provided by Nielsen Media Research)
Format: 90-minute debate with candidates standing at podiums. Divided into six time segments of approximately 15 minutes, with topics selected and announced beforehand by the moderator. Each segment opened with a question, after which each candidate had two minutes to respond. The moderator used the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the topic.
Pool coverage provided by: Fox News