(Sept. 26th, 2016):
The Complete 2016 Presidential Debate Schedule:
The debate schedule for the 2016 Presidential Election
listed below includes every debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, as
well as the Vice Presidential debate.
This page lists debate times, topics,
moderators, live stream links, TV channel information, and links to the full
debate videos. Information updated as it becomes available.
When is first Presidential debate between Hillary Clinton
and Donald Trump?
Monday, September 26, 2016
When is the Vice Presidential Debate?
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
TV Channels – Each debate will be broadcast live on C-SPAN,
ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC, as well as all cable news channels including CNN, Fox
News and MSNBC among others.
Time – The debates will air from 9pm to 10:30pm ET (8pm –
9:30pm CT, 7pm – 8:30pm MT, 6pm – 7:30pm PT)
Complete 2016 General Election Debate Schedule
Monday, September 26, 2016
First presidential debate
Moderator: Lester Holt, Anchor, NBC Nightly News
Location: Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
Live Stream:
The first debate will be divided into six time segments of
approximately 15 minutes each on major topics to be selected by the moderator
and announced at least one week before the debate.
The moderator will open each
segment with a question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to
respond.
Candidates will then have an opportunity to respond to each other. The
moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a deeper
discussion of the topic.
*Wright State University in Ohio has withdrawn from holding
the First Presidential debate due to budget issues. Hofstra University will
step in to host the first Clinton/Trump debate.
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Vice presidential debate
Moderator: Elaine Quijano, Anchor, CBSN and Correspondent,
CBS News
Location: Longwood University, Farmville, VA
The Vice Presidential debate will be divided into nine time
segments of approximately 10 minutes each. The moderator will ask an opening
question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The
moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a deeper
discussion of the topic.
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Second presidential debate
Moderator: Martha Raddatz, Chief Global Affairs
Correspondent and Co-Anchor of "This Week," ABC
Moderator: Anderson Cooper, Anchor, CNN
Location: Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
The second presidential debate will take the form of a town
meeting, in which half of the questions will be posed directly by citizen
participants and the other half will be posed by the moderator based on topics
of broad public interest as reflected in social media and other sources. The
candidates will have two minutes to respond and there will be an additional
minute for the moderator to facilitate further discussion. The town meeting
participants will be uncommitted voters selected by the Gallup Organization.
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