Stephen Battaglio

De izquierda a derecha, Donald Trump, candidato republicano a la reelección, y Joe Biden, candidato demócrata a la presidencia de EEUU.

NBC faces backlash over scheduling its Trump town hall against ABC’s Biden event

October 14, 2020 at 8:15 p.m.

NBC News is sticking with its plan to air a live televised town hall with President Trump Thursday night, competing directly against ABC's event with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden....

Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listens as Vice President Mike Pence answers a question during the vice presidential debate on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, at Kingsbury Hall on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

Vice presidential debate draws more than 50 million TV viewers, a major spike over 2016

October 8, 2020 at 7:27 p.m.

The vice presidential debate drew more than 50.7 million viewers on Wednesday, a significant jump over the last meeting of running mates in 2016. Preliminary Nielsen data showed the total...

In this Oct. 19, 2016 file photo, moderator Chris Wallace guides the discussion during the presidential debate at UNLV in Las Vegas.

Who is Chris Wallace? 6 facts about the presidential debate moderator from Fox News

September 29, 2020 at 12:28 p.m.

Fox News anchor Chris Wallace will be the moderator when President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, face off at Case Western University in Cleveland...

President Donald Trump speaks from the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Trump’s acceptance speech draws 21.6 million TV viewers, trailing the audience for Biden

August 28, 2020 at 6:52 p.m.

The final night of the Republican convention which featured President Trump's acceptance speech from the White House South Lawn, had an average audience of 21.6 million viewers Thursday, putting it...

U.S. first lady Melania Trump addresses the Republican National Convention from the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020.

Melania Trump gives Republican convention a ratings boost with 18 million TV viewers

August 27, 2020 at 1:27 p.m.

First Lady Melania Trump's speech from the White House Rose Garden lifted the TV audience for the Republican National Convention to 18 million viewers, an improvement over the opening night....

A screen displays President Donald Trump as he speaks on stage during the first day of the Republican National Committee convention, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Charlotte. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Republican convention draws 15.9 million TV viewers, down 28% from 2016

August 25, 2020 at 8:25 p.m.

The first night of the Republican National Convention averaged 15.9 million viewers on Monday, a sharp drop of 28% from 2016. The audience figure from Nielsen was also below the...

In this image from video, John Legend performs "Glory" with Common during the fourth night of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 20, 2020.

Final night of Democratic National Convention draws 23.6 million TV viewers

August 21, 2020 at 8:30 p.m.

The final night of the Democratic National Convention averaged 23.6 million viewers, its largest audience of the week, as Joe Biden accepted his party's nomination for president. TV viewing of...

A person watches former First Lady Michelle Obama speak during the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, being held virtually amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, in Los Angeles, on Aug. 17, 2020. (Chris Delmas/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Democratic convention draws 18.7 million TV viewers, down 28% from 2016

August 18, 2020 at 8:02 p.m.

MSNBC had the largest prime-time audience on the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, but overall viewing of the party's virtual gathering on Monday was down significantly from...

Democratic presidential hopeful former Vice President Joe Biden, right, talks with moderators, from left, Univision journalist Ilia Calderon, CNN chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper and CNN political correspondent Dana Bash at the end of the 11th Democratic Party 2020 presidential debate in a CNN Washington Bureau studio in Washington, D.C., on March 15, 2020.

TV coverage of Bush v. Gore is a scary reminder of what can go wrong on election night

August 17, 2020 at 1:38 p.m.

It was well past 3 a.m. ET on Nov. 8, 2000, when NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw looked into a camera on his network's election night set and delivered what...

Trump claims victory on election night 2016.

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing networks to reinvent TV election coverage

August 1, 2020 at 1:25 p.m.

In the 72 years that television has covered national elections, there has been one constant on the screen — wall-to-wall people. Jammed nominating convention halls and flesh-pressing rallies are the...

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