WATCH LIVE: Presidential Debate #1
Tonight’s Presidential Debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will be easy to stream thanks to the various online options. On TV you can watch the first debate on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX.
Have cable? You can view the debate with commentary on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and C-SPAN.
Need to watch the debate online and stream live? There are several social media networks including YouTube that will be streaming directly from broadcast news networks.
first debate will air from 9 to 10:30 p.m. Eastern from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. Lester Holt, anchor of NBC’s Nightly News, is set to moderate.
Tune in with options below:
Online Streaming
You have multiple options if you want to stream the debate on your TV with a cable or satellite subscription.
Stream the Debates on Roku
You can also stream the debates on Roku, if that’s your preference. Here are the links for Roku streaming:
ABC News (free)
Bloomberg TV (free)
CBS News (free)
CNNgo (requires a TV subscription, according to Roku)
Stream with Fire TV
If Amazon’s Fire TV is your preference, you can stream in several ways:
Fox News, YouTube, and CNNgo will also have Fire TV options.
Stream with Apple TV
You can stream on Apple TV using the Twitter livestream here. ABC News, CBS News, CNBC, CNNgo, and PBS will also have Apple TV streaming options.
Stream with Android TV
Stream CBS News on your Android TV using this link.
Social Media
Will Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and YouTube pass up this prime chance at engagement? They will not. Look for Facebook Live broadcasts from journalists and those packed into Hofstra. Twitter will use the same live streaming system it uses for Thursday night football, trading sacks for fact checks and leaning on Bloomberg for footage. The candidates won’t be wearing Specs, but Snapchat will compile Live Stories for bite-sized debate nuggets. YouTube will feature coverage from NBC News, PBS, Fox News, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, and Telemundo.
