Walz-Vance Debate Ratings Drop Among Hurricane Helene-Impacted States, Hispanic Viewers | Exclusive

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Nielsen figures saw a slight uptick among swing states, with audiences in Wisconsin up 13% when compared to the Biden-Trump debate 

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This week’s VP debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance saw a drop in ratings among Hurricane Helene-impacted states and Hispanic viewers, TheWrap can reveal exclusively.

The CBS News-hosted debate brought in 43.15 million viewers across 15 networks — down 35.69% from the ABC news-hosted Harris-Trump debate in September 2024 — viewership dropped even more among two key swing states, Georgia and North Carolina, amid the ongoing devastation of Hurricane Helene.

Viewership for the Walz-Vance debate was also down 37% in Georgia and 39% in North Carolina when compared to Harris-Trump debate, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day average audience data, as the Southeast repaired the damage from the Category 4 hurricane.

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Loree Seitz

Loree joined TheWrap as a reporter in 2022 after interning at the publication during the summer of 2021. Loree has covered entertainment, film and television for TheWrap and has reported on the media industry and the cable news beat. She has also written for MovieMaker Magazine, where she interned in 2020.

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