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15.05.2024 - 18:25 / deadline.com
ABC News plans to make its coverage of the second presidential debate in September available to other networks for simulcast.
The network announced today that it will host a debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Sept. 10. That followed an earlier announcement by CNN that Biden and Trump had agreed to a first debate on June 27 at the network’s Atlanta studios, with no audience.
For both networks, the debates are likely to be ratings blockbusters, showcasing their top talent and personalities. But very soon after the dates were announced, there was some question as to how wide of a reach each of the events will get.
The Commission on Presidential Debates has hosted the debates each cycle since 1988, but the general election matchups were not exclusive to any one network. Rather, a feed was made widely available to networks and streaming services. That undoubtedly helped drive viewership up, with an estimated 73 million watching the first presidential debate last cycle.
CNN has not said whether it would make its feed available to other networks. Chris Wallace, who moderated the first debate last cycle when he was still at Fox News, said on air this afternoon that “I’m sure we’ll make it available to everybody else.”
“Will it be on every channel? Will ABC, NBC, Fox, MSNBC take the CNN debate?” Wallace asked. “That makes it a very different experience if it is just wall-to-wall coverage on every broadcast outlet.”
In announcing its debate plans, ABC News said that it will “make the debate available to simulcast on additional broadcast and streaming news networks in America.” No announcement has yet been made about where the debate, but that event also is expected to take place in studio,
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