Washington, Oct. 4 : Over 73 million people are reported to have watched the vice presidential debate between Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and Delaware Senator Joe Biden on Thursday night, making it the most watched vice presidential debate in U. S. history.
According to the Washington Post, the debate was also the second-most-watched political debate, ranking behind the October 28, 1980, debate between President Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, which logged nearly 81 million viewers.