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SECOND UPDATE, 2:53 PM: The final, final numbers are in, and the last presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump drew an estimated 63 million viewers, according to Nielsen. The figures are of viewership across 15 networks that carried the event from roughly 9 PM ET to 11 PM ET. The viewership dropped 14%…

Minutes after the second and final presidential debate wrapped up, Fox News’ Chris Wallace told viewers, “First of all,  I’m jealous.” That jealously was of how different this debate was from the first, which Wallace moderated.  Instead of interruptions, the candidates, and Trump in particular, were mindful of a mute…

In their final debate Thursday night, Joe Biden and Donald Trump offered few surprises, which may have been the biggest surprise of all. With just 12 days to go before the election, the meet-up in Nashville was a far cry from the train wreck that was last month’s first debate. Yet, for all the muted microphone hype…

It’s the last debate before the presidential election, and the partisans are lined up in their pews to preach to the choirs of true believers. We’ll update as more celebrity reactions roll in. The tweetstorm so far: A picture from my mom and dad – the only way they can watch the debates <a…

President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden opened their debate with a very different tone than their last encounter: It was actually pretty civil. As moderator Kristen Welker spent the first 20 minutes asking questions about the handling of the coronavirus, Trump steered clear of some of the theatrics of the…

The final debate of the 2020 presidential election cycle is tonight in Nashville, with the second nationally televised meeting between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden set to begin at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT at Belmont University. NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker will moderate…

UPDATED, with Trump comment: Organizers of the presidential debates are planning changes to bring “order” to future events, after Tuesday’s widely panned matchup drew widespread criticism for going off the rails. Almost all of that was because of President Donald Trump’s repeated interruptions, creating an atmosphere…

Refresh for updates… The first presidential debate of 2020 in under way, and people in Hollywood already are sharing their opinions, frustrations and plaudits. Moderated by Fox News' Chris Wallace, the 90-minute tussle started at 9 p.m. ET from Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland. The Fox…

There was a Hell of a lot of brimstone and fire from Donald Trump last night in the first 2020 presidential debate, with Joe Biden and America both feeling scorched this morning. Almost from the start, Fox News' Chris Wallace went from playing moderator to nursery school teacher trying to rein in the former Celebrity A…

In the wise words of George W. Bush, "well that was some weird shit." The first of three debates between incumbent Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden was a fierce fracas that left most of the rules and portions of reality behind almost from the jump. "Will you shut up, man?" Biden exclaimed to the…

The first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump quickly became contentious, as Trump repeatedly interrupted Biden. “Will you shut up, man?” Biden said to Trump. “This is so unpresidential.” Then Biden added, “Keep yapping, man.” Moderator Chris Wallace tried at points to stop Trump from talking, at…

There’s a little TV event taking place tonight that you might have heard about. President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden will square off in their first debate of the 2020 election season. Deadline is offering the C-SPAN livestream above, but there are numerous other ways to watch. Moderated by Fox…