JD Vance & Tim Walz Vice Presidential Debate: Everything to Know
Following Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump’s debate, their running mates are up next.
The 2024 Vice Presidential debate between JD Vance, Trump’s running mate and current Ohio senator, and Tim Walz, Harris’ running mate and current governor of Minnesota, will take place on Tuesday, October 1. Here’s how to watch.
When is the 2024 VP debate?
CBS News confirmed that the debate will take place in New York City. October 1 was one of four options the network extended to the two running mates (the others being September 17, September 24, and October 8), and it’s one that the Harris-Walz campaign agreed to first, with Trump-Vance accepting soon after.
“Today, CBS News invited both vice-presidential candidates to participate in a debate in New York City,” an August 14 statement from the network read. “We look forward to their responses and providing voters with an opportunity to hear directly from the vice-presidential candidates.”
How do I watch the 2024 VP debate?
The debate will begin at 9/8c on CBS, with simulcasts on the fellow broadcast and cable news networks.
- ABC: The network’s coverage will begin with a pre-show, titled ABC News Special: Race for the White House at 8/7c.
- CBS: The network’s coverage will begin with a pre-show, titled CBS News: America Decides: Campaign ’24 at 8/7c.
- CNN: The network will preview the debate throughout the day and carry the debate live at 9/8c.
- Fox: The network will carry the debate live starting at 9/8c.
- Fox News: The network will begin with a pre-show, titled Fox News Democracy 2024, at 8:20/7:20c.
- MSNBC: The network’s coverage will begin with a pre-show, titled Debate Countdown: Vance vs. Walz, at 7/6c.
- NBC: The network’s coverage will begin with a pre-show, titled Debate Countdown: Vance vs. Walz, at 8/7c.
- News Nation: The network’s coverage will begin with a pre-show, titled Special Edition of Cuomo: Debate Night, at 8/7c.
- PBS: The network will carry the debate live starting at 9/8c.
Who is moderating the 2024 VP debate?
CBS announced that the debate will be moderated by Norah O’Donnell, who is stepping down as anchor for CBS Evening News, and Margaret Brennan, a foreign affairs correspondent for the network.
Will there be fact-checking?
The moderators will not fact-check the debate live. However, CBS’s broadcast will include a QR code displayed for audiences to access a digital fact-checking forum posted on its website.
What shows have been preempted by the debate?
Several TV networks have delayed the air dates of select shows to account for the debate. The Season 2 premieres of The Irrational and The Accused have been moved from Tuesday, October 1 to Tuesday, October 8, NBC and Fox announced August 20. The Irrational will remain in its 10/9c time slot (the debates are two hours long), and The Accused will remain in its 8/7c air time.
The second episode of Fox’s Murder in a Small Town will air one hour earlier on Tuesday, October 1 at 8/7c on Fox, with the network saying that the debate will air immediately after.
What else is there to know about the 2024 VP debate history?
The vice presidential debate was initially expected to take place between Harris, who was then the VP nominee, and Vance. CBS News reportedly offered for the two to debate on the network on either July 23 or August 13.
However, when incumbent President Joe Biden dropped out on July 21, after senior members of his party expressed concern over his performance in the first debate, those plans were suspended. Then, the Trump-Vance ticket declined to agree to a debate that would take place on before August 19, when Harris would officially accept the Democratic National Convention’s nomination for president at the DNC convention in Chicago.
As for Harris and Trump, at this time, Trump has insisted there will be no second debate, while Harris has continued to demand a second debate.
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