How to watch the 1st presidential debate


President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will face off Tuesday at for the first presidential debate of the 2020 election.
Every major network will air the debate at 9 p.m. EDT/6 p.m. PDT — you can find it on NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, CNN, MSNBC or C-Span. It'll also stream live on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, as well as networks' and news outlets' YouTube channels; Searching for the presidential debate on these platforms should bring it up. On streaming devices, the Roku Channel, YouTube TV, Sling TV, fuboTV, and Hulu+ will show the debates, as will CNN and other news networks' apps.
Fox News' Chris Wallace will moderate Tuesday's debate, which will be held outside at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland. A limited audience has been invited to the debate, and they'll have to wear masks and prove they've tested negative for COVID-19.
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