Tuesday’s debate between Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump attracted an audience of 57.7 million US viewers on eight major TV networks — beating the turnout for President Joe Biden’s ill-fated performance in June.

The U.S. presidential debate between Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump attracted 57.5 million television viewers across seven TV networks, according to preliminary Nielsen data on Wednesday.

The first meeting between the two 2024 presidential candidates brought in significantly more viewers than Trump's June 27 face-off with President Biden.