If Biden smokes Trump in the ratings we'll love NBC for airing Trump. NBC's usual viewers

[brewens]

will be watching Joe. Trump followers will hate having to tune into NBC, and many don't even get MSNBC. You know they only pick packages that have FOX "News", and only happen to have MSNBC if it's included.

Trump may have set himself up for another humiliation. Kind of like stepping on a rake in a pile of dog shit!

[Demsrule86]

1. No I won't. Terrible thing to do. Fuck NBC.

[Roland99]

9. This

[kimbutgar]

2. I deleted all my DVR recoding links for NBC for the next three days.

I hope the Aris , Joy, Rachel and Lawrence call in sick tomorrow in protest.

If MF45 is well enough to do a town hall the he’s well enough to to do the debate he chickened out on.

[USALiberal]

19. ??? Why? Just don't watch!

[kimbutgar]

20. Because even if I don't watch it counts as viewership

But the recording shows as viewed.

[Funtatlaguy]

3. I think Trump will air across ALL NBC venues.

I think that’s five networks.
Biden will be on only one, ABC broadcast.

[VivaResitance]

4. Its stupid

It reeks of a ratings ploy. I do think Trump of a dummy for doing it.

He is not going to be able to control the audience or the narrative. He will fuck it up.

I just hope it isn't Chuck Todd doing it.

[Mike Nelson]

5. Sorry...

... do not agree. The voters/viewers deserve better... not stunt counter-programming mandated by Trump. Biden's appearance was set... NBC should never have accepted this scheduling. They deserve to be boycotted.

[Mike 03]

6. It's not just on NBC. It's on NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, YouTube and even

NBC/Telemundo. Joe is only on ABC. Trump will pull in viewers from five vectors.

I hope he does kick Trump's ass in the ratings, but it won't make me happy about NBC's extremely poor judgment.

[Mme. Defarge]

7. Mais naturellement!

Agreed.

[Drunken Irishman]

8. No. And I don't think Biden will smoke Trump in the ratings.

Biden is boring. He's competent. He's not going to get too off script. Sure, people used to joke about Biden being undisciplined and getting sidetracked or saying something that makes you do a double take...but he's run a very disciplined campaign these last few months. In contrast to Trump, he's downright disciplined.

People will tune in for Trump because he's unpredictable and coming off a wild two weeks where his debate performance was largely panned and he was stuck inside due to COVID. People like a circus and he's likely to give them that more than Biden. Unfortunately, the idea that substance will bring in the ratings is questionable.

I think Trump will win the ratings and gloat up a storm.

[kimbutgar]

22. I can't stand to see or hear MF45 and I suspect I am not alone

That said let’s see what happens with the boycott. The coward MF 45 won’t do a debate but will do a town hall. What a frickin coward!

[USALiberal]

29. Sarcasm? Nt

[Squinch]

10. Nope. Not even close.

[RiverbendsJoe]

11. NBC should be required to report the gift of this airtime as a cash contribution

to the Trump 2020 Campaign.

[dchill]

12. It's been my observation that EVERY Trump event...

...is like an in-kind contribution to the Biden campaign. I'm confident that this one will be no different. I'll be watching Joe, knowing that the salient points from the Trump Show will dominate the media for an excruciating amount of time.

[moonscape]

25. He will be less unhinged responding

in a Town Hall. I don’t mean less unhinged in his conspiracy claims, etc, but in demeanor. He won’t be as outrageous as during the debate or when he’s crazy high on his crowd, but none of it matters at this point. He can’t get more voters.

[brooklynite]

13. Why would Trump viewers not watch NBC Network?

They watch it for football, game shows...

[Boogiemack]

14. I won't be watching but I do hope NBC has guest commentators that might give some facts to

Trump viewers tuning in.

[sarcasmo]

15. No. This was a dirty move by NBC that will Never be forgotten.

[ooky]

16. NBC has decided to air propaganda hoping to help Trump close the gap. Guthrie and Trump

will be a liefest. What NBC is doing is unforgivable and I've turned them off. I switched to CNN as soon as I heard about this.

[Rice4VP]

17. My cousin was saying that this might work

in Biden’s favor. There will be less people to see if he makes one of his gaffs and more will see Trump get dragged and embarrassed by voters...like his last townhall

[whttevrr]

18. I hope Every one tunes in to Joe Biden

The live, 90-minute special edition of ‘20/20’ airs on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

For those looking for other ways to watch, it will also stream simultaneously on ABC News Live, which is available to watch on Hulu, Roku, YouTube TV, Amazon Fire tablets and TV stick, Xumo, Sling TV, Facebook, Twitter, ABCNews.com and the ABC News and ABC mobile apps. A half-hour post-event show is also available on streaming.

https://abcnews.go.com/Live

[malaise]

21. And that is precisely what will happen

Can't wait

[brewens]

23. I could reword that to, we'll love it if NBC bombs. That should fix it. n/t

[Statistical]

24. Speak for yourself. FUCK NBC for this bullshit. FUCK THEM NO MATTER THE RATINGS!

[USALiberal]

28. Lighten up! LOL! Nt

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

26. Is there a Thursday night football

game on? Wouldn't that draw viewers as well?

[underpants]

27. ✅

[GulfCoast66]

30. I truly don't get all the NBC hate.

The president wants to do an hour and they give it. Later they will give it to Biden. And it will get lots of views.

And we all know(as does NBC) that the worst thing trump can do right now is be trump. Which he was tonight.

The contrast between trump and Joe, in my mind, was the best thing yet on TV for Biden.

To paraphrase Napoleon, when your opponent is making a mistake don’t interrupt him.

Trump would have been better off sitting in the White House and letting Biden have the evening.

[cwydro]

31. Happy to rec!

Really amusing reading the responses in this thread now.