Bush-Kerry Debate Draws 62.5 Million U.S. Viewers
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At least 62.5 million Americans  tuned in to President Bush's debate with challenger Sen. John  Kerry on Thursday, far surpassing the number who watched either  political convention this summer or Bush's debates four years  ago with Al Gore.
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John F. Kerry comes to the first of three presidential debates under pressure to rise to the moment. Over the past week, nearly a dozen national polls have been released.  When taken together, they suggest that President Bush is leading by five to six percentage points.
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Variety - More than 46.7 million viewers tuned in for the terse town hall debate between Sen. John Kerry and President Bush, a strong showing for a second presidential debate falling on the second-worst night in TV.
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CNN&#39;s telecast of the New  Hampshire debate among the Democratic presidential candidates  grabbed the biggest viewership of any of the cable TV debates  so far this year.
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George W Bush and John Kerry's first TV debate failed to change Americans' minds, reactions suggest.
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At least 43.6 million people watched the debate between Vice President Dick Cheney and Senator John Edwards on Tuesday, an unexpectedly large audience that nearly
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Despite a pre-debate âmemorandum of understandingâ between the Bush campaign and the Kerry campaign that there would be no televised âcutawaysâ or reaction shots, more than sixty-two million Americans watched George W. Bush appear to come unglued
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Each claiming victory in their first debate, President George W. Bush and Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry courted voters in key up-for-grabs states 32 days before the election.
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The first verbal showdown between President Bush and his Democratic challenger, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, drew nearly 63 million viewers across seven broadcast and cable outlets, an increase of more than 26% over the turnout for the first presidential debate of the 2000 campaign.
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Forty-four years ago, on Sept. 26, 1960, the first presidential debate in American history was held in Chicago. Between 60 million and 70 million Americans watched Richard
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Democratic Sen. John Kerry gained some ground on President Bush among swing voters in the last month, with several citing the presidential debates as a factor in their shift, according to a poll released Wednesday.
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Democratic challenger John Kerry heads into tomorrow&#39;s first presidential debate trailing Republican President George W. Bush by six to eight points in most opinion polls.
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Tuesday might have been an important night for the presidential primary process, but Fox came away the big winner in the television ratings race, easily outpacing its rivalsâ election coverage. As usual, âAmerican Idolâ led over all, drawing 27.8 million viewers at 8, according to Nielsenâs estimates. At 9, Foxâs âHouseâ earned a similarly dominant 23.2 million viewers. Meanwhile, ABC, the only network to broadcast three full hours of election returns, ranked fourth over all with an average of 5.3 million viewers during prime time. CBS, which broadcast presidential primary results from 9 to 11, finished third (4.7 million). NBCâs election coverage won the 10 oâclock time slot (5.6 million), possibly benefiting from higher ratings leading into the hour. NBCâs âBiggest Loserâ averaged eight million viewers in second place from 8 to 10, behind Fox. NBC also led Monday nightâs ratings, thanks to âAmerican Gladiatorsâ (nine million) followed by âDeal or No Dealâ at 9:30 (13.2 million). Also on Monday, at 10 p.m., ABCâs â20/20â special on the death of Natalee Holloway drew 12.7 million viewers, the largest audience for â20/20â in more than a year.
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The rival campaigns of President George W. Bush and Democrat John Kerry have hit the Southwest, where they are to face off in their final televised debate in two days, with polls showing the race still too close to call.
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Snap polls taken after the second US presidential election debate said Senator John Kerry narrowly beat President George W. Bush.
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NEW YORK - Friday's rematch between President Bush and John Kerry proved to be a livelier affair, and a more revealing show, than their first debate.    The big difference, of course, was the town-hall format that surrounded the two candidates with 140 voters, some of whom got to ask the questions they had brought...
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As the nation tuned in to Thursday night&#39;s first presidential debate at the University of Miami, President George W. Bush finally faced his challenger, US Sen. John F. Kerry.