# How can I watch the presidential debate? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 3, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-watch-the-presidential-debate/636616 "2012-10-03T19:46:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Sheikh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Sheikh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Sheikh)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-watch-the-presidential-debate/636616/1 "2012-10-03T19:46:45Z")
I’m in Saudi Arabia and I don’t want to miss the irony of ignorance being able to compete with wisdom, where are the debates going to be broadcasted and is there going to be an online broadcast? ---
**Author:** ![Sigene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-watch-the-presidential-debate/636616/2 "2012-10-03T19:48:58Z")
When I open Google, it provides me a handy link for watching through YouTube Don’t know if that will work for you in Saudi Arabia [http://www.youtube.com/politics?feature=inp-hp-ype-26](http://www.youtube.com/politics?feature=inp-hp-ype-26) ---
**Author:** ![Donnerwetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-watch-the-presidential-debate/636616/3 "2012-10-03T19:52:04Z")
Reuters: [http://reuters.livestation.com/demo](http://reuters.livestation.com/demo) CNN: > **[Access CNN Live TV channels. | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/videos/live)** > > Customers of eligible partners can watch live TV on CNN at no additional cost. ---
**Author:** ![Disheavel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-watch-the-presidential-debate/636616/4 "2012-10-03T20:07:38Z")
Hulu and Apple iTunes have both carried it as well for free in the past (afterwards that is). Well Hulu has had the State of the Union in realtime but I don’t know if they were around 4 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Danger\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-watch-the-presidential-debate/636616/5 "2012-10-03T21:34:33Z")
How long until it starts? ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-watch-the-presidential-debate/636616/6 "2012-10-03T22:07:03Z")
Just under 3 hours to go. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-watch-the-presidential-debate/636616/7 "2012-10-03T22:08:30Z")
Sorry, it can’t compete with tonights Yankee game. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-watch-the-presidential-debate/636616/8 "2012-10-03T22:13:32Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Sorry, it can’t compete with tonights Yankee game. Heck, it can’t compete with a good night’s sleep or watching paint dry. Shows how much I care. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-watch-the-presidential-debate/636616/9 "2012-10-03T22:42:29Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > Heck, it can’t compete with a good night’s sleep or watching paint dry. Shows how much I care. :rolleyes: I agree. One guy has had the job for 4 years. The other has been campaigning for 2 years straight to include many public debates. I’m not really interested in seeing who comes up with the better quips. Neither will come out with anything surprising. And I’ll hear the highlights later. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-watch-the-presidential-debate/636616/10 "2012-10-03T23:14:02Z")
so far I looked at [cnn.com](http://cnn.com) and it said I can’t wait because I don’t have a paid TV provider. dammit! Imma keep trying. ---
**Author:** ![core\_dump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dec6dc/32.png) [@core\_dump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/core_dump)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-watch-the-presidential-debate/636616/11 "2012-10-03T23:20:45Z")
The youtube link above doesn’t look like it will be live. I’m desperately in need of a live feed, preferably with a low bitrate as I am bandwidth-challenged. Yeah I could download it later, but that’s like watching a taped football game after some news snippet already spoiled it for you. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-watch-the-presidential-debate/636616/12 "2012-10-03T23:40:50Z")
This site will be carrying it: [http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012-debate-schedule/2012-presidential-debate-schedule/](http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012-debate-schedule/2012-presidential-debate-schedule/) All the major news sites should be carrying it as well, such as NBC, Fox News, CBS, PBS, C-SPAN.