First CNN Dem Primary Debate Set for July 30-31

Dems Defend Fox News Following DNC Blackout

One definite Democratic presidential candidate, and another possible candidate, are speaking out against the Democratic National Committee’s decision to not allow Fox News to host any of their party’s primary debates.

DNC Rejects Fox News For Debates

The Democratic National Committee has decided to exclude Fox News Channel from televising any of its candidate debates during the 2019-2020 cycle as a result of published revelations detailing the cable network’s close ties to the Trump administration.

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WROC Airing Congressional Debate From Studio

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80 Wisconsin TV, Radio Stations Air Statewide Debates

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KMBC Airing Missouri U.S. Senate Debate Tonight

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WLWT Airing Ohio’s Final U.S. Senate Debate

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WPVI Airing Pennsylvania Senate Debate Sunday

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KING To Air Senate And Congressional Debates

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WPEC Carrying Congressional Debate Saturday

Alex Trebek To Moderate PA Gubernatorial Debate

Jeopardy host Alex Trebek will moderate the Pennsylvania gubernatorial debate on Monday night — and no, the candidates will not have to answer in the form of a question. Democratic incumbent Tom Wolf will face off against Republican Scott Wagner during the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry’s 34th annual chamber dinner. The candidates will engage in a 45 minute debate, moderated by Trebek, focusing on topics pertaining to Pennsylvania business.

DMA 13: TAMPA, FL

WTVT To Broadcast Dem Gubernatorial Debate

Fox O&O WTVT Tampa, Fla. (DMA 13), will host a debate between all four leading Democratic candidates for Florida Governor. The debate will take place at the station’s studio in […]

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WTAE To Air Pittsburgh Mayoral Debate

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Raycom Producing Senate Debate For La. Stations

O’Reilly Urges Clinton To Join Fox News Debate

Fox News Makes Pitch to Land Final Dem Debate

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WBAL-AM-TV Airing Baltimore Mayoral Debate

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WTAE Airing Debate Between U.S. Senate Candidates

FNC Cancels GOP Debate After Trump Pulls Out

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WISN Airs Debates For City, County, State Races

DMA 3: CHICAGO

WLS And WGBO Schedule 2 Political Debates

In run-up to the March 15 primary election, ABC O&O WLS Chicago (DMA 3) will present two live debates. WLS will partner with the League of Women Voters of Illinois […]

KCRA To Air Sacramento Mayoral Debate

Hearst-owned NBC affiliate KCRA Sacramento, Calif. (DMA 20), will host the first Sacramento mayoral debate live at the KCRA studios on Wednesday, April 6. Former State Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg, […]

GOP Debate On FBN Draws 11 Million Viewers

FBN Sets Thursday GOP Debate Coverage

Fox Business Network will present live coverage surrounding the Republican presidential primary debates from the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center in North Charleston, South Carolina on Thursday, Jan. […]

Fusion Names Moderators For January Dem. Forum

CBS Hopes Debate Will Boost CBSN Service

CBSN, which launched on Nov. 6, 2014, streams a continuous newscast and also allows users to click on streams of individual stories. It is available on the CBS News website, on the network’s mobile apps and through services like Apple TV, Roku and Android TV. Starting this week, it can also be seen on Xbox One. Political reporter Major Garrett will host a preview of Saturday’s Democratic debate an hour before it begins on CBSN. The free service will stream the debate live, accompanied by data and tweets provided by Twitter.

CBS News, Twitter Partner On Nov. 14 Debate

Taking a page from trend-setter Donald Trump, CBS News announced this morning it’s entered into a partnership with Twitter to create an “enhanced viewer experience” for its Nov. 14 Democratic debate.

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KHOU To Air Mayoral Debate On Oct. 17

The station’s collaboration with Houston Public Media and Free Press Houston aims to engage young voters. Seven candidates will be on hand for the live broadcast two days before early voting opens up to Texans.

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WISH Slots Live Indianapolis Mayoral Debate

The live, half-hour debate will air on Media General’s CW affiliate Friday, Oct. 16, at 6:30 to 7 p.m. from the WISH studios.

CNN Urged To Add Liberal Panelist For Debate

NEW YORK (AP) — Liberals are urging CNN to add a left-leaning questioner to its panel at this week’s debate of Democratic presidential candidates, saying it’s only fair because conservative […]

WXIX To Air Kentucky Gubernatorial Debate

Raycom Media’s Fox affiliate WXIX Cincinnati (DMA 36) will air the Centre College/AARP Kentucky Governor debate live on Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 7 to 8 p.m. The debate will be […]

CNBC Hikes Ad Prices For 3rd GOP Debate

CNN Moves Primetime GOP Debate To 8 P.M.

CNN has moved its primetime Sept. 16 Republican debate from 9 p.m. ET to 8 p.m., eliminating the long gap between its main event and the earlier forum for second-tier candidates, the network told campaigns in a conference call Tuesday afternoon.

CNN Charging 40 Times Usual For Debate Ads

CNN is asking 40 times its normal rate for commercial time in the next Republican debate. The cable news network is charging as much as $200,000 for a 30-second spot in the primetime brawl taking place on Sept. 16, according to a media buyer. This is on par with the cost of buying commercial time in some broadcast primetime series.

CNN Changes Debate Criteria, Aiding Fiorina

CNN announced on Tuesday that it has changed the criteria for its upcoming debate, making space for Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina on the primetime stage. Fiorina had argued for weeks that CNN’s debate criteria unfairly weighted early field leaders over contenders like her who have polled better since the Fox News debate on Aug. 6.

CNN Announces First Democratic Debate

Debate Lineup Illustrates Power of Fox News

Fox announced Tuesday afternoon that Donald Trump, Rand Paul, Mike Huckabee, Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker and Chris Christie will be included in Thursday’s primetime debate. The remaining candidates will be in a secondary forum that starts four hours earlier.

More People Now Like FNC’s Debate Rules

GOP Debates Begin Monday Without Trump

The proverbial elephant of the GOP primary season, Donald Trump, won’t be in the room on Monday night as most of his rivals answer questions at a Republican presidential forum in New Hampshire. Trump’s absence is the result of his annoyance with the sponsor and could make the New Hampshire event significantly different from the GOP debate being sponsored by Fox News later this week where Trump will be center stage.

Fox Lowers Threshold For Early Debate

Fox News is opening its 5 p.m. debate to all the announced Republican candidates who fail to make the cut for the Aug. 6 primetime event (at 9 p.m.), removing a requirement that participants reach at least 1% in polling. The change serves to guarantee the presence of candidates such as Lindsey Graham and Carly Fiorina.