15-05-2024, 09:19 PM
(15-05-2024, 07:57 PM)JK08 Wrote: Maybe some of our American friends might know… how unusual is it for broadcasters to host general election debates? I can’t think of another example of a network producing their own debate outside of the three (four including VP) Debate Commission events?
It's uncommon, usually it's the debate commission debates that get simulcast across the board. Usually because of the scheduling where the conventions where the formal nominations happen are in the summer, the elections are in November (though some early voting starts in September/October) and they want more captive audience in the fall TV season so usually those 3 +1 VP debates happen in September-October, so probably why networks themselves never did one themselves the schedules never really had room.