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The vice-presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz drew 43.1 million viewers on Tuesday night, significantly fewer than the face-off between the vice-presidential candidates in 2020, according to Nielsen.

The debate in 2020, between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence, drew 57.9 million viewers. That ranked as the second-most-watched vice-presidential matchup since 1976, the year Nielsen started keeping such records.

Tuesday’s debate was also a significant drop-off from the presidential debate last month between Ms. Harris and former President Donald Trump. That event drew 67.1 million viewers.

Still, Tuesday’s debate will rank as one of the most-watched live events for the year. Vice-presidential debates have averaged roughly 46 million viewers going back to 1976, according to Nielsen.

CBS News hosted the debate, which was simulcast by rival broadcast networks and several cable networks. Viewers who tuned in mostly stuck around for the whole thing, according to Nielsen. For instance, 6.6 million people watched

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