Vice-presidential debates - number of viewers in the United States 2000-2016

Number of viewers of vice-presidential debates in the United States in 2000, 2012 and 2016 (in millions)

The data displays the Number of viewers of vice-presidential debates in the U.S. in 2000, 2012 and 2016. The Mike Pence vs. Tim Kaine vice-presidential debate on October 4, 2016 attracted 35.6 million viewers across Fox News, CNN, MSNBC and Fox Business.

October 5, 2000: Dick Cheney vs. Joe Lieberman 28.5
October 11, 2012: Joe Biden vs. Paul Ryan 51.4
October 4, 2016: Tim Kaine vs. Mike Pence 35.6