The COVID Diaries – 192 16th October
Ratings obsessed Donald Trump is having to nurse his wounds after more people watched Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s town hall on Thursday night than watched the President’s, which took place at the same time.
Following Trump’s refusal to debate with Biden after getting the coronavirus, Biden scheduled a town hall for that evening, Oct. 15, on ABC. Later, NBC News announced a town hall at the same time with Trump.
Early data from ratings group Nielsen shows that Biden’s town hall, which aired on one network, captured about 13.9 million viewers. Meanwhile, Trump’s, which aired on three channels at once — NBC, CNBC and MSNBC — achieved about 13.1 million.