Harris-Walz Interview Ratings Nearly Double Trump’s Last Big CNN Sit-Down
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SAUL LOEB / AFPThe first joint interview with Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz was watched live by nearly 6 million viewers on CNN Thursday night, according to the Nielsen data—far outpacing the viewership that tuned the last time Donald Trump appeared on that network.It was a strong night for CNN, which has struggled recently to reach the ratings of Fox News or MSNBC. Although it’s a much lower audience rating than Harris and Walz’s big DNC speeches, it’s still a promising stat for the Harris campaign, continuing a trend of her events receiving higher viewership than those from her opponent.When Trump gave a town hall on CNN in May 2023, one of his first proper campaign events of the 2024 election cycle, only 3.3 million viewers tuned in. And more recently, when Trump did his first joint sit-down with running mate JD Vance this July, they drew in an estimated 4 million viewers. All of those cable ratings, however, still trail the average audience for the network’s nightly news broadcasts, which tend to bring in around 7-8 million viewers. Read more at The Daily Beast.
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The article discusses the viewership ratings of Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz's joint interview on CNN, which was watched by nearly 6 million viewers. This is compared to Donald Trump's previous appearances on the network, including a town hall in May 2023 and a joint sit-down with running mate JD Vance in July. The article also notes that Harris's speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) drew in 28.9 million viewers, while Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention (RNC) had a height of 28.4 million.