The vice-presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz drew 43.1 million viewers on Tuesday night, significantly fewer than the face-off between the vice-presidential candidates in 2020, according to Nielsen.
The debate in 2020, between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence, drew 57.9 million viewers. That ranked as the second-most-watched vice-presidential matchup since 1976, the year Nielsen started keeping such records.
Tuesday’s debate was also a significant drop-off from the presidential debate last month between Ms. Harris and former President Donald J. Trump. That event drew 67.1 million viewers.
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