Viewers' Interest in VP Debate Drops

Recently, the vice-presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance took place, but it didn’t attract as many viewers as expected. Only 43. 1 million people watched, which is a big drop from the 2020 debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence that had 67. 1 million viewers. That was one of the most-watched vice-presidential debates ever!Even though fewer people tuned in this time, some still found creative ways to watch, like going to drive-in movie theaters. It’s interesting to note that the viewership for this year's debate was similar to the 2004 one between Dick Cheney and John Edwards, which had about 43. 6 million viewers. The presidential debates usually get more attention than the vice-presidential ones. For example, the Trump-Harris debate in 2020 had 67. 1 million viewers, and the Trump-Biden one had 51. 2 million. It’s clear that people are more interested in seeing who will be the next president than the vice president.