60 Minutes’ highly-anticipated “candidates” broadcast, featuring Lesley Stahl’s interview with President Trump that was “cut short” by the president, and Norah O’Donnell’s interview with Biden, earned 16.8 million total viewers from 7:30-8:30 p.m. ET Sunday night, according to early Fast National data from Nielsen. (TVNewser)
The figure represents the biggest TV audience for any non-sports related or non-debate telecast since the Oscars aired in February. (Mediaite)
It also scored 60 Minutes its largest audience since 2018. The broadcast earned a 2.4 rating among adults 18-49. (Variety)
Meanwhile, NBC’s Sunday Night Football matchup scored a prime-time-leading 3.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and a whopping 12.01 million viewers. (Deadline)