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Which Presidential/VP debate will have the most television viewers?
Settled as Vice Presidential debate
There are currently three Presidential debates and one Vice Presidential debate scheduled before the 2008 election. Which of these debates will have the highest number of viewers watching on television?
This question will be settled based on the Nielsen ratings, plus the estimated viewer counts from PBS and CSPAN if they are made available for all 4 debates.
The question also allows for the possibility of additional debate(s) not currently planned at the time of question creation.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/08/22/debate_schedule_is_set/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_debates
This question will be settled based on the Nielsen ratings, plus the estimated viewer counts from PBS and CSPAN if they are made available for all 4 debates.
The question also allows for the possibility of additional debate(s) not currently planned at the time of question creation.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/08/22/debate_schedule_is_set/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_debates
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First Presidential debate (foreign policy) |
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Vice Presidential debate |
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Second Presidential debate (town hall format) |
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Third Presidential debate (domestic policy) |
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Another Presidential/VP debate |
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Settled as Vice Presidential debate on Sat 18th Oct 4:54pm PDT
Suspend date: Thu 16th Oct 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Sat 18th Oct 4:54pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Thu 16th Oct 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: First Presidential debate (foreign policy): 20%, Vice Presidential debate: 35%, Second Presidential debate (town hall format): 20%, Third Presidential debate (domestic policy): 20%, Another Presidential/VP debate: 5%
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Created Sat 27th Sep 12:17pm PDT by neuronexmachina
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Changed Description Sat 27th Sep 12:27pm PDT by neuronexmachina: show details
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cheesenips: http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN1642684520081016
Please settle as VP debate. VP debate was the most watched TV debate in 16 years!
cheesenips: http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN1642684520081016
Please settle as VP debate. VP debate was the most watched TV debate in 16 years!
Settlement requested Sat 18th Oct 3:05pm PDT by 
joaoxxx: VP debate, now that the 3rd debate had 56.5 million viewers -- http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_291101429.html (quoting Nielsen Media Research) or any source here http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&scoring=d&q=debate+million+viewers+56.5&btnG=Search
joaoxxx: VP debate, now that the 3rd debate had 56.5 million viewers -- http://www.timeswv.com/entertainment/local_story_291101429.html (quoting Nielsen Media Research) or any source here http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&scoring=d&q=debate+million+viewers+56.5&btnG=Search
Settled as 'Vice Presidential debate' Sat 18th Oct 4:54pm PDT by 
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First presidential debate: foreign policy and national security, moderated by Jim Lehrer
Friday, September 26, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss.
-Two-minute answers, followed by five-minute discussion for each question.
Vice presidential debate: all topics, moderated by Gwen Ifill
Thursday, October 2, Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.
-Ninety-second answers, followed by two-minute discussion for each question. Two-minute closing statements.
Second presidential debate: all topics in town meeting format, moderated by Tom Brokaw
Tuesday, October 7, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
-Two-minute answers, followed by one-minute discussion for each question.
Third presidential debate: the economy and domestic policy, moderated by Bob Schieffer
Wednesday, October 15, Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.
-Two-minute answers, followed by five-minute discussion for each question. Two-minute closing statements.
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