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Two weeks ago an estimated 84 million people tuned in to watch the first 2016 presidential debate between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump. Tonight, the two presidential hopefuls are back as they attempt to sway that ever elusive undecided vote. With only one more debate before election day, each and every question takes on a whole new level of importance.
Discover all the different ways you can live stream the second presidential debate … for free!
WHAT TIME IS THE SECOND PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE?
The second presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will take place tonight (Sunday, October 9) at 9:00 P.M. Eastern, live on location from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
HOW LONG IS THE DEBATE SCHEDULED TO LAST?
The debate is scheduled to last for 90 minutes, concluding at 10:30 P.M. Eastern.
WHO ARE TONIGHT’S PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE MODERATORS?
CNN’s Anderson Cooper and ABC’s Martha Raddatz will moderate the debate.
HOW WILL THE DEBATE BE STRUCTURED?
Unlike the first debate, tonight’s event will be a town-hall style debate. Both Clinton and Trump will be answering questions from the voters.
HOW DO I LIVE STREAM THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE?
While the presidential debate will be broadcast live on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, C-SPAN, and all cable news channels, there are a variety of ways to live stream the event. YouTube will be offering a number of different live streams you can use to watch the debate. We embedded the NBC News live stream below.
Even if you don’t have a cable subscription or cable provider login, you can also view the debate live on CNN.com.
CAN I LIVE STREAM THE DEBATE ON TWITTER?
Yes! Just like the first debate and the vice presidential debate, Twitter is partnering with Bloomberg to live stream the debate. Beginning at 8:30 P.M. Eastern, you can stream the event at debates.twitter.com.
CAN I LIVE STREAM THE DEBATE ON FACEBOOK?
You certainly can. Facebook has partnered with ABC to offer an advertisement-free live stream of the debate.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO LIVE STREAM THE DEBATE ON MY TV?
It is! You can watch tonight’s debate with a number of different devices.
ROKU
You can stream the debate for free on Roku through ABC News, Bloomberg TV (both through Bloomberg TV and via Pluto TV), NewsON, and CBS News channels. You can also watch through CNNgo with a participating pay TV subscription as well as CNN via Sling TV, but a subscription is required.
SLING TV
If you have a Sling TV account, you will be also able to stream the debate for free. If you don’t have an account, Sling TV is offering a free one-week trial of their Blue package service.
APPLE TV
Apple TV users can stream the debate on the ABC News, CBS News, CNBC, CNNgo, and PBS apps, or by using the Twitter livestream.
AMAZON FIRE
Amazon Fire subscribers have myriad options as well. They can stream the event on Twitter, CBS News, NBC News, Fox News, CNNgo, or YouTube.
THIS MIGHT BE A SILLY QUESTION, BUT IS IT TRUE I CAN STREAM THE DEBATE IN VIRTUAL REALITY?
You can! The future is now as NBC partnered with AltspaceVR to offer the debate in a virtual recreation of NBC’s Democracy Plaza in New York City. Viewers will appear as an avatar and will be able to interact with other users during the debate. If you’re interested, you have to use the AltspaceVR app, which will work with HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Samsung Gear VR.
WHAT IS THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE 2016 SCHEDULE?
After tonight, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will debate on one more occasion. The third presidential debate, moderated by Chris Wallace, will happen on Wednesday, October 19 at 9:00 P.M. Eastern from the University of Nevada in Las Vegas.
