The 2020 Presidential election is only 34 days away and, today, the country is gearing up for the first head-to-head match between the two candidates, current President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Tonight, the two will face off in one of three televised Presidential debates. Below, we break down the where, the when and the how. Get your popcorn ready, it's going to be an interesting one.
When is the debate? Tonight at 9pm EST.
Where can I watch it? All major broadcast and cable news networks will air the happening, including Fox News, CBS News, NBC News, ABC News, C-SPAN and PBS. If you don't have access to any of those, worry not: you can stream the event online and on the various networks' social media feeds. If radio is more your thing, tune into Fox News Radio, ABC News Radio, C-SPAN or SiriusXM (multiple channels, including POTUS and all other cable-news channels, will be broadcasting the debate).
How long will the debate be? 90 minutes without commercials.
Where are the candidates actually going to be? Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland.
Who is moderating the affair? Fox News host Chris Wallace.
Will there be an audience? Yes, but only 70 people will be allowed in, all of whom will have to test for COVID-19 before entering the premise.
What are they going to talk about? According to the Commission on Presidential Debates, the debaters will tackle six different topics: COVID-19, Trump's and Biden's records, the Supreme Court, race and violence in the U.S., the economy and "the integrity of the election."
Is there a particular structure to the night? Each topic will be tackled for about 15 minutes. The moderator will open each segment with a question and each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The remaining time will be used by Wallace to "facilitate further discussion on the topic," according to the Commission.
Anything else I should know? Yes. The affair will, of course, be a socially distanced one. So don't get shocked if the two candidates don't shake hands—they actually won't even be allowed to elbow-greet each other.
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