69,989,000 viewers watch Sarah Palin Joe Biden debate: most watched vp debate ever
Thursday's debate was 33% higher than the debate between John McCain & Barack Obama (52.4 million). 61% higher than the 2004 vp debate between Dick Cheney & John Edwards (43.6 million). 23% higher than 1984 George Bush & Geraldine Ferrarro (56.7 million), the former title holder for the most watched vp debate.

VP debate scores blockbuster ratings
Filed under: News, Saturday Night Live, Ratings, Reality-FreeConventional wisdom says that vice presidents don't matter much when it comes time to vote, that people ultimately make their choice based on who's running for president. However, when it comes to debates, VEEPs are the main event. The Nielsen numbers are in for last night's debate between Vice Presidential candidates Joe Biden and Sarah Palin and they're huge -- 69.9 million viewers watched the VEEP debate. That's a whopping 17.5 million more v

The Sarah Palin Show - Highest Rated Debate Since 1992
Thursday’s highly anticipated face-off between Alaska governor Sarah Palin and Delaware senator Joe Biden may be the most-watched debate in 16 years. Last night’s event totaled a 45.0 overnight meter-market household rating, according to Nielsen Media Research. That’s 42% higher than Friday’s presidential debate between top-of-the-ticket contenders John McCain and Barack Obama, which scored a collective 31.6 rating among broadcast and cable networks. It’s also a stunning 60%

Who Won the VP Debate?
After Sarah Palin’s interview with Katie Couric, many predicted her debate with Senator Joe Biden would be another "moose in the headlights" train wreck. That wasn’t the case. The Alaska governor held her own and had a clear command of the facts. But was she good enough to win? Clearly, voters want to know. After the debate, searches spiked on "who won the vice presidential debate" and "who is the vp debate winner." The Buzz contains a slew of analysis pieces on who came out on top, but like ev

Hillary Clinton: Palin "Composed, Effective" During Debate
Hillary Clinton is weighing in on Thursday's vice presidential debate. In a phone interview Friday on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show, she said, "[Democratic Sen.] Joe Biden was great. He put forward a flawless performance. I, like probably everybody else watching, was so moved by the authentic grief that caught in his throat when he talked about his own personal experience." (During the debate, Biden got choked up while recalling a car accident that killed his wife and daughter and injured his sons.)

Palin-Biden Debate Sets Viewership Record
Did a huge chunk of America tune in to watch Sarah Palin and Joe Biden face-off in the first and only vice presidential debate Thursday night? You betcha! The nationally televised debate was not only the most-talked about news event last night and today; it drew 69.9 million U.S. viewers, setting a TV record for the most watched debate ever between vice presidential candidates, according to Nielsen Media Research. In comparison, the first debate between the two presidential nominees, Democrat Barack O

Palin-Biden Debate Sets Viewership Record
Did a huge chunk of America tune in to watch Sarah Palin and Joe Biden face-off in the first and only vice presidential debate Thursday night? You betcha! The nationally televised debate was not only the most-talked about news event last night and today; it drew 69.9 million U.S. viewers, setting a TV record for the most watched debate ever between vice presidential candidates, according to Nielsen Media Research. In comparison, the first debate between the two presidential nominees, Democrat Barack Oba

My Husband almost cried over Sarah Palin
Trust me, it wasn't tears of joy! When he came back from dinner last night they replayed the debate. He screamed, yelled, and moaned at the tv. He didn't understand how anyone could listen to a woman who REFUSED to answer the questions and just babble on and on about the things she was brainwashed in the last few weeks and actually think she did a good job! "She is the second coming of Bush, Adrianne. We must leave this country if she gets in office" he told me. I completely agree! It floors me that people

Is VP Debate Moderator Gwen Ifill In The Tank For Obama? [Debate]
PBS anchor Gwen Ifill has been a pundit for decades, but she shrewdly avoided controversy until the 2004 presidential campaign, when she moderated the vice presidential debate between Dick Cheney and John Edwards. Remember that? At first you maybe thought, "How nice, that America has found a black woman it deems sufficiently sedated to moderate a big debate!" But then she slipped. Edwards brought up Cheney's old company Halliburton's multibillion profiteering in the Iraq, and Dick Cheney told her he would n

Palin vs. Biden Debate Pulls in 69.9 Mil Viewers
The television turn-out for the vice presidential debate Thursday night between Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin totaled 69.9 million viewers, according to national data from Nielsen Media Research. The lone debate between the two contenders was carried live on 11 broadcast and cable networks. The Biden-Palin event’s audience trounced the 2004 debate between Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John Edwards, when 43.6million viewers watched six networks. It also overshadowed last week’s first

‘SNL’ Presents: The Vice Presidential Debate
Saturday Night Live opened last night’s episode with a skit parodying the Vice Presidential debate that took place between Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin at Washington University in St. Louis, MO earlier this week. Here, for your viewing pleasure, is the SNL skit in full which featured Jason Sudeikis as Biden [...]

Obama: Palin ‘terrorist’ jab ‘offensive’
A allegation by Republican U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin that Barack Obama has ties with terrorists is offensive, an Obama spokesman says. Palin, governor of Alaska and running mate of Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain, Saturday accused Obama, a U.S. senator from Illinois and McCain’s Democratic opponent, of associating with terrorists who targeted our own country. It was an apparent reference to Obama’s dealings with University of Illinois at Chicago Professor Wil

Palin speaks at higher grade level than Biden?
Take John McCain’s recent suspension of his campaign, for example.  Or the surprise pick of Sarah Palin to be his running mate.  Or the John Edwards affair.  Or Joe Biden criticizing his own campaign for a negative ad on McCain (oh yeah, he took that back). For some, a study showing Sarah Palin spoke at a higher grade level than Joe Biden in Thursday night’s debate, will come as a surprise. Grade level CNN is reporting that a language monitoring service concluded that Palin’s remark

Show-Stopper: Anthony Weiner's Palin-Biden Joke
Here’s Representative Anthony Weiner saying that the vice presidential debate proved “undeniably, undeniably, we saw a vice presidential candidate who had nice legs. I won’t dispute that.” Weiner, who is dating Hillary Clinton’s body person Huma Abedin, went on to say, “but we also saw a vice-presidential candidate who tried to explain her running mate’s health care position.” Weiner was speaking at the fall meeting of Al Sharpton's National Action Network at the Sheraton New York hotel.

Did Palin Flip-Flop On Gay Rights?
Watching the vice presidential debate, you might have gotten the impression that Sarah Palin supports civil rights for same-sex couples. During an exchange on the topic, both she and Joe Biden said they oppose gay marriage. But Biden added that he and Barack Obama favor granting gay couples many of the...Full Article @ huffington post Comment Share Email Post Your Comment sa

`SNL' sends up VP debate with Fey, Queen Latifah
It's starting to feel like Tina Fey is running for vice president. Fey again returned to "Saturday Night Live" to play Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin as the sketch comedy show continued to pull out all the stops in its election year season. Queen Latifah dropped by to portray Thursday's debate moderator, PBS's Gwen Ifill, and cast member Jason Sudeikis stepped into the role of Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden. The "SNL" take on the week's political events has become a

Tina Fey Scores Big Laughs Again in 'SNL' Debate Parody
Tina Fey returned once again to "Saturday Night Live" as Sarah Palin as the late-night comedy show continued its political momentum by offering a parody of last week's vice presidential debate. Fey kicked off the debate as Palin by saying how nice it was to finally get to meet her running mate Joe Biden, played by "SNL" cast member Jason Sudeikis. "May I say, up close, your hair plugs don't look nearly as bad as everyone says," Fey's Palin told Biden.

Tina Fey on SNL Debates as Sarah Palin Featuring Queen Latifah: VIDEO
 Tina Fey as Sarah Palin on SNL.  Yes, they did it again.  Yes, it's hilarious.Tina Fey portrays Sarah Palin in the VP debate with Joe Biden moderated by Queen Latifah as Gwen Ifill.Video (if pulled view here- we will replace as soon as possible):  Photo

Sarah Palin Crazy Sexy Cool News of the Day
Appearing on a friendlier news outlet, Gov. Sarah Palin said she was “annoyed” with the way Katie Couric handled their interview and complained that the CBS Evening News host failed to give her the opportunity to take a proverbial axe to Barack Obama. In a portion of her sit-down with Fox News correspondent Carl Cameron, Palin claimed that Couric’s questions — which produced a series of staggeringly embarrassing responses — put her in a lose-lose position. “The Sarah Pa

'SNL' Will Have Its Reward In Heaven After This Sarah Palin Debate Skit [Third Term In Office]
With less than a month left to go in this presidential election, Saturday Night Live expands its resurgent political brand into special Thursday episodes starting this week, though it's hard to see how they could possibly outdo the trilogy of Tina Fey-as-Sarah Palin appearances that continued into last night's episode. Spoofing the mega-rated vice presidential debate, Fey joined Jason Sudeikis as Joe Biden and the previously-rumored Queen Latifah as moderator Gwen Ifill for a blockbuster, near-twelve minute

Sarah Palin & Joe Biden Debate On Saturday Night Live (Video)
Tina Fey portrays Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, for the 3rd time, exclusively for Saturday Night Live to spoof the VP debate with Joe Biden (Jason Sudeikis), which was moderated by Gwen Ifill (Queen Latifah). I can’t believe Tina did it again! She is absolutely fabulous, from the speech to the winks… OMG, Latifah’s face to Palin’s answers was just hilarious! I loved everything about this debate… best job ever! This is absolutely my favorite Palin sketch! Tina Fey As Sarah Palin On SN

SNL Palin-Biden Debate: Tina Fey as Sarah Palin "Debates" On Saturday Night Live October 4
Tina Fey as Sarah Palin on SNL Palin vs Biden October 4 "debate" SNL Palin-Biden Debate: Tina Fey as Sarah Palin "Debates" On Saturday Night Live October 4! Queen Latifah as Gwen Ifill on SNL Palin vs Biden October 4 "debate" Emmys winning actress/comedientte Tina Fey demonstrated her a genius by immitating Republican Vice President Sarah Palin again on October 4's Saturday Night Live "VP" debate. With Queen Latifah as (host) Gwen Ifill and Jason Sudeikis a

Tina Fey as Sarah Palin, Now With Queen Latifa! [Political Theater]
Comedy goddess Tina Fey came back to Saturday Night Live again last night to further demonstrate that she's the only good thing about Sarah Palin. The skit is just like the real VP debate, except not completely frustrating and pathetic. Also, props to the writers for having Joe Biden call Scranton, PA, a "genetic cesspool." Clip after the jump.

Tina Fey as Sarah Palin, Part 3 [Political Theater]
Comedy goddess Tina Fey came back to Saturday Night Live again last night to further demonstrate that she's the only good thing about Sarah Palin. The skit is just like the real VP debate, except not completely frustrating and pathetic. Also, props to the writers for having Joe Biden call Scranton, PA, a "genetic cesspool." Clip after the jump.

Jay Leno on the Sarah Palin Joe Biden VP debate (video)
No one does it better. It skewers both sides but with a sense of humor. You can't help but smile. "You betcha" he's the best.