US elections: Swing state TV viewership surged for Trump-Harris debate

The Kamala Harris-Donald Trump debate sparked big increases in TV viewership in seven states that are likely to decide the 2024 presidential election.

The Sept. 10 debate between Democrat Harris and Republican Trump drew an audience of 67.1 million viewers overall, up more than 30 per cent from Trump’s earlier face-off with Biden. The gain was even larger in the seven swing states, according to Nielsen data.