2016 United States presidential debates
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The 2016 United States presidential debates were a series of debates held during the 2016 presidential election. The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a bipartisan organization formed in 1987, organized four debates among the major party candidates, sponsored three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate. Only Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump met the criteria for inclusion in the debates, and thus were the only two to appear in the debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates. The CPD-sponsored vice presidential debate took place between their respective vice presidential running mates, Tim Kaine and Mike Pence. The first presidential debates took place on September 26, 2016, and set the record as the most-watched debate in American history, with 84 million viewers. The second presidential debate took place on October 9, 2016. The third and final presidential debate took place on October 19, 2016. Additionally, a vice presidential debate took place on October 4, 2016.
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| Poll | Date taken | Hillary ClintonTim Kaine Democratic | Donald TrumpMike PenceRepublican | Gary JohnsonBill WeldLibertarian | Jill SteinAjamu BarakaGreen |
| ABC/The Washington Post | September 5–8 | 46% | 41% | 9% | 2% |
| CBS/The New York Times | September 9–13 | 41% | 41% | 8% | 4% |
| CNN/Opinion Research Corporation | September 1–4 | 43% | 45% | 7% | 2% |
| Fox News | September 11–14 | 41% | 40% | 8% | 3% |
| NBC/The Wall Street Journal | July 31 – August 3 | 43% | 34% | 10% | 5% |
| Average | July 31 – September 14 | 42.8% | 40.2% | 8.4% | 3.2% |
| Poll | Date taken | Hillary ClintonDemocratic | Donald TrumpRepublican | Gary JohnsonLibertarian | Jill SteinGreen |
| ABC/The Washington Post | September 19–22 | 46% | 44% | 5% | 1% |
| CBS/The New York Times | September 28 – October 2 | 45% | 41% | 8% | 3% |
| CNN/Opinion Research Corporation | September 28 – October 2 | 47% | 42% | 7% | 2% |
| Fox News | September 27–29 | 43% | 40% | 8% | 4% |
| NBC/The Wall Street Journal | September 16–19 | 43% | 37% | 9% | 2% |
| Average | September 16 – October 2 | 44.8% | 40.8% | 7.4% | 2.6% |
| Poll | Date taken | Hillary ClintonDemocratic | Donald TrumpRepublican | Gary JohnsonLibertarian | Jill SteinGreen |
| ABC/The Washington Post | September 19–22 | 46% | 44% | 5% | 1% |
| CBS/The New York Times | September 28 – October 2 | 45% | 41% | 8% | 3% |
| CNN/Opinion Research Corporation | September 28 – October 2 | 47% | 42% | 7% | 2% |
| Fox News | October 10–12 | 45% | 38% | 7% | 3% |
| NBC/The Wall Street Journal | October 8–10 | 46% | 37% | 8% | 2% |
| Average | September 19 – October 12 | 45.8% | 40.4% | 7.0% | 2.2% |
| 2016 United States presidential election debates | |||||||||||||||
| No. | Date and time | Host | Location | Moderator | Participants | ||||||||||
| Key: P Participant | Democratic | Republican | |||||||||||||
| SecretaryHillary Clintonof New York | BusinessmanDonald Trumpof New York | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Monday, September 26, 2016 9:00 – 10:30 p.m. EDT | Hofstra University | Hempstead, New York | Lester Holt of NBC | P | P | |||||||||
| 2 | Sunday, October 9, 2016, 9:00 – 10:30 p.m. EDT | Washington University in St. Louis | St. Louis, Missouri | Martha Raddatz of ABCAnderson Cooper of CNN | P | P | |||||||||
| 3 | Wednesday, October 19, 2016, 9:00 – 10:30 p.m. EDT | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Paradise, Nevada | Chris Wallace of Fox | P | P | |||||||||
| 2016 United States vice presidential debate | |||||||||||||||
| No. | Date and time | Host | Location | Moderator | Participants | ||||||||||
| Key: P Participant | Democratic | Republican | |||||||||||||
| SenatorTim Kaineof Virginia | GovernorMike Penceof Indiana | ||||||||||||||
| VP | Tuesday, October 4, 2016 9:00 – 10:30 p.m. EDT | Longwood University | Farmville, Virginia | Elaine Quijano of CBS | P | P | |||||||||
| Debate winner | |||
| Outlet | Clinton | Trump | Not sure |
| CNN/ORC | 62% | 27% | 11% |
| PPP | 51% | 40% | 9% |
| YouGov | 57% | 30% | 13% |
| Politico/Morning Consult | 49% | 26% | 25% |
| Echelon Insights | 48% | 22% | 30% |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 56% | 26% | 18% |
| NBC News/SurveyMonkey | 52% | 21% | 27% |
| Gallup | 61% | 27% | 12% |
| Fox News | 61% | 21% | 18% |
| ABC News/The Washington Post | 53% | 18% | 29% |
| CBS News | 32% | 10% | 58% |
| cable news network |
| broadcast network |
| online streaming |
| Network | Viewers |
| NBC | 18,156,000 |
| ABC | 13,521,000 |
| CBS | 12,082,000 |
| FNC | 11,359,000 |
| CNN | 9,805,000 |
| Fox | 5,573,000 |
| MSNBC | 4,895,000 |
| Network | Viewers |
| NBC | 8,323,000 |
| ABC | 4,802,000 |
| CBS | 4,750,000 |
| CNN | 4,435,000 |
| FNC | 3,525,000 |
| Fox | 2,709,000 |
| MSNBC | 1,576,000 |
| Network | Streams |
| YouTube | 2,000,000 |
| Facebook | 8,000,000 |
| CBS | 2,980,000 |
| CNN | 2,400,000 |
| Yahoo | 5,000,000 |
| Twitter | 2,500,000 |
| Debate winner | |||
| Outlet | Pence | Kaine | Not sure |
| CNN | 48% | 42% | 10% |
| cable news network |
| broadcast network |
| Network | Viewership |
| NBC | 7,028,000 |
| CBS | 6,462,000 |
| ABC | 6,149,000 |
| FNC | 6,083,000 |
| CNN | 4,167,000 |
| MSNBC | 3,125,000 |
| Fox | 2,208,000 |
| Network | Viewership |
| NBC | 2,950,000 |
| CBS | 1,184,000 |
| ABC | 1,858,000 |
| CNN | 1,680,000 |
| FNC | 1,506,000 |
| Fox | 1,107,000 |
| MSNBC | 908,000 |
| Debate winner | |||
| Outlet | Clinton | Trump | Not sure |
| Politico/Morning Consult | 42% | 28% | 30% |
| CNN/ORC | 57% | 34% | 9% |
| NBC News/SurveyMonkey | 44% | 34% | 22% |
| Reuters/Ipsos | 53% | 32% | 15% |
| Gallup | 53% | 35% | 12% |
| Fox News | 52% | 39% | 9% |
| CRI | 52% | 31% | 17% |
| Qriously | 44% | 33% | 23% |
| Fox 2 Detroit/Mitchell | 48% | 36% | 16% |
| cable news network |
| broadcast network |
| online streaming |
| Network | Viewers |
| CBS | 16,456,000 |
| ABC | 11,512,000 |
| CNN | 11,289,000 |
| FNC | 9,888,000 |
| Fox | 5,589,000 |
| MSNBC | 5,542,000 |
| Univision | 2,364,000 |
| FBN | 565,000 |
| Network | Viewers |
| CBS | 6,411,000 |
| CNN | 4,858,000 |
| ABC | 4,641,000 |
| FNC | 2,928,000 |
| Fox | 2,823,000 |
| MSNBC | 1,761,000 |
| Network | Streams |
| YouTube | 1,500,000 |
| CNN | 2,300,000 |
| Twitter | 3,200,000 |
| Debate winner | |||
| Outlet | Clinton | Trump | Not sure |
| Politico/Morning Consult | 43% | 26% | 31% |
| NBC News/SurveyMonkey | 46% | 37% | 17% |
| ABC News | 52% | 29% | 19% |
| Gallup | 60% | 31% | 9% |
| CBS News | 49% | 39% | 12% |
| cable news network |
| broadcast network |
| online streaming |
| Network | Viewers |
| FNC | 11,349,000 |
| ABC | 10,962,000 |
| NBC | 10,393,000 |
| CBS | 10,120,000 |
| CNN | 8,712,000 |
| Fox | 6,622,000 |
| MSNBC | 5,517,000 |
| PBS | 2,700,000 |
| Univision | 2,378,000 |
| Telemundo | 1,479,000 |
| FBN | 714,000 |
| CNBC | 559,000 |
| Network | Viewers |
| NBC | 4,472,000 |
| ABC | 4,365,000 |
| CBS | 3,703,000 |
| FNC | 3,500,000 |
| CNN | 3,462,000 |
| Fox | 3,137,000 |
| MSNBC | 1,801,000 |
| Univision | 1,190,000 |
| Telemundo | 739,000 |
| CNBC | 289,000 |
| FBN | 166,000 |
| Network | Streams |
| YouTube | 1,700,000 |
| CNN | 1,900,000 |
| Free & Equal debates, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| N° | Date | Host | Location | Moderators | Invited participants | |||||||
| P Participant. A Absent invitee. | Democratic | Republican | Libertarian | Green | Constitution | Reform | PSL | Independent | ||||
| SecretaryHillary Clintonof New York | BusinessmanDonald Trumpof New York | GovernorGary Johnsonof New Mexico | DoctorJill Steinof Massachusetts | LieutenantDarrell Castleof Tennessee | BusinessmanRocky De La Fuenteof California | ActivistGloria La Rivaof California | DirectorEvan McMullinof Utah | |||||
| 1 | October 25, 2016 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, Colorado | Ed Asner | A | A | A | A | P | P | P | A |
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