The two vice-presidential nominees are set to meet on the debate stage on Tuesday night in New York City .
Democratic Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota and Republican Senator JD Vance of Ohio will take to the stage nearly a month after the presidential nominees, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump , held a debate in Philadelphia.
This debate arrives in the final phase of a closely contested presidential race, which will be decided in just over a month.
Both vice-presidential candidates agreed to the 1st October debate after CBS News proposed four potential dates (17th September, 24th September, 1st October, and 8th October).
"See you on 1st October, JD," Walz posted on X, the platform previously known as Twitter, on 14th August.
Vance accepted the 1st October debate the following day and also suggested a debate for 18th September on CNN. Michael Tyler, the communications director for Harris's campaign, informed CBS News later that day that Walz would only participate in the 1st October debate.
Here's what is known about the 1st October debate between Walz and Vance, including details on how to watch and who will be moderating.
Start time and how to watch the 'CBS News Vice Presidential Debate '
The "CBS News Vice Presidential Debate" is scheduled to commence at 9 p.m. ET on 1st October, as announced by the network in September. The debate scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (Eastern Time) on 1st October converts to the following times in other USA time zones:
Who are the moderators?
The debate will be moderated by Norah O'Donnell , the anchor and managing editor of "CBS Evening News," alongside Margaret Brennan, the "Face the Nation" moderator and CBS News foreign affairs correspondent, as announced by the network.
Where is the debate taking place?
The debate is scheduled to occur at the CBS Broadcast Centre in New York City.
'CBS News Vice Presidential Debate' rules
According to CBS News, both campaigns have agreed to the following rules for the debate:
Democratic Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota and Republican Senator JD Vance of Ohio will take to the stage nearly a month after the presidential nominees, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump , held a debate in Philadelphia.
This debate arrives in the final phase of a closely contested presidential race, which will be decided in just over a month.
Both vice-presidential candidates agreed to the 1st October debate after CBS News proposed four potential dates (17th September, 24th September, 1st October, and 8th October).
"See you on 1st October, JD," Walz posted on X, the platform previously known as Twitter, on 14th August.
Vance accepted the 1st October debate the following day and also suggested a debate for 18th September on CNN. Michael Tyler, the communications director for Harris's campaign, informed CBS News later that day that Walz would only participate in the 1st October debate.
Here's what is known about the 1st October debate between Walz and Vance, including details on how to watch and who will be moderating.
Start time and how to watch the 'CBS News Vice Presidential Debate '
The "CBS News Vice Presidential Debate" is scheduled to commence at 9 p.m. ET on 1st October, as announced by the network in September. The debate scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (Eastern Time) on 1st October converts to the following times in other USA time zones:
- Eastern Time (ET): 9 p.m.
- Central Time (CT): 8 p.m.
- Mountain Time (MT): 7 p.m.
- Pacific Time (PT): 6 p.m.
- Alaska Time (AKT): 5 p.m.
- Hawaii-Aleutian Time (HAST): 3 p.m.
Who are the moderators?
The debate will be moderated by Norah O'Donnell , the anchor and managing editor of "CBS Evening News," alongside Margaret Brennan, the "Face the Nation" moderator and CBS News foreign affairs correspondent, as announced by the network.
Where is the debate taking place?
The debate is scheduled to occur at the CBS Broadcast Centre in New York City.
'CBS News Vice Presidential Debate' rules
According to CBS News, both campaigns have agreed to the following rules for the debate:
- There will be 90 minutes of debate time, with two breaks of four minutes each.
- There will be no audience present.
- The two moderators, Norah O'Donnell and Margaret Brennan, will be seated and will be the only ones posing questions to the candidates.
- Candidates will stand behind podiums throughout the debate, with Governor Walz on stage left/screen right and Senator Vance on stage right/screen left.
- Candidates will have two minutes for closing statements. A virtual coin toss was held on 26th September, which Senator Vance won, choosing to deliver his closing statement second.
- Candidates will be introduced by the moderators in the order of the incumbent party.
- No props or pre-written notes will be permitted on stage.
- No topics or questions will be shared in advance with the campaigns or candidates.
- Campaign staff are not allowed to interact with candidates during breaks.
- Candidates will be provided with a pen, a pad of paper, and a bottle of water.
- Event space will be made available for staff and candidate walk-throughs to be scheduled beforehand.
- Lights will indicate the time remaining, with a numerical countdown: green until 15 seconds; solid yellow until five seconds; flashing red at five seconds; and solid red at zero.
- CBS News reserves the right to turn off candidate microphones.
- Moderators will endeavour to enforce timing agreements.
- For each question, the candidate asked will have two minutes to answer, and the other candidate will have two minutes to respond. Subsequently, each candidate will be given one minute for additional rebuttals. Moderators may, at their discretion, provide an extra minute to each candidate for further discussion.
