How to watch the Tim Walz and JD Vance CBS News Vice-Presidential Debate LIVE on SBS
On Wednesday 2 October (AEST), a vice-presidential debate between Democratic Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota and Republican Senator JD Vance of Ohio will take place.
It is the first vice-presidential debate of this year’s US election cycle and the third debate overall.
CBS News, who will be hosting the debate, announced it will be taking place on Wednesday 2 October (AEST) at the CBS Broadcast Centre in New York City. It is scheduled to run for approximately 90 minutes.
It is set to begin at 11am (AEST) and will operate under CBS’ rules, which have been agreed upon by both candidates.
Senator JD Vance and Governor Tim Walz.
How to watch the CBS News Vice-Presidential Debate
You can watch CBS News’ live coverage of the vice-presidential debate between Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance on SBS and on Wednesday 2 October at 11am (AEST).
The broadcast will be available to stream free on SBS On Demand for a week after the event.
What are the rules of the CBS News Vice-Presidential Debate?
CBS News announced the rules of the vice-presidential debate on Friday 27 September in a statement.
The statement clarified that there would be no live studio audience at the debate, no opening statements and that microphones would not be muted.
Each candidate will get two minutes to answer a question followed by one minute for rebuttals.
The most recent debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump operated under ABC News’ set of rules.
These rules stated that each candidate’s microphone would be turned on only when it was their turn to speak.
The CBS debate will be moderated by CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell and CBS News foreign affairs correspondent and Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan.
What happened in the recent Presidential Debates?
The first presidential debate of the 2024 presidential election cycle took place on Thursday 27 June (AEST) in Atlanta.
It was the first debate between a sitting and former president.
Approximately one month after the first debate, President Joe Biden dropped out of the race, endorsing his Vice President Kamala Harris and encouraging Democrats to rally behind her.
On Wednesday 11 September (AEST), Harris and Trump had their first debate in Philadelphia.
It is unclear as to whether or not there will another debate between the two candidates.
Harris has formally accepted CNN’s invitation to a second debate, while at a rally in North Carolina, Trump told supporters he would not be doing another debate as he has “already done two.”
“It’s just too late — voting has already started,” he said.
The CBS News Vice-Presidential Debate between Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance will be available on SBS and SBS On Demand on Wednesday 2 October at 11am (AEST).
The broadcast will be available to stream free on for a week after the event.
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