Ratings declined for three major news networks during the week of Sept. 30, even with a high-stakes vice presidential debate broadcast on CBS News Oct. 1, according to AdWeek.
The lone debate between J.D. Vance and Tim Walz drew 43.15 million viewers across 15 networks, down by 25.5% from the 57.92 million people who watched the 2020 debate between sitting Vice President Mike Pence and then-Sen. Kamala Harris, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
CBS News aired the debate and had the largest audience with 9.57 million viewers.
Still, "CBS Evening News With Norah O'Donnell" didn't directly benefit on the day of and the day after the debate, according to AdWeek.
NBC News and ABC News saw dips, too.
"ABC World News With David Muir" averaged 7.068 million total viewers the week of Sept. 30, down by 5% compared to the previous week. "NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt" finished second, averaging 5.681 million total viewers, also a decline of 5%.
"CBS Evening News" saw 4.341 million total viewers in the same week, for a decline of 6%.
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