--- title: Democratic Debate: Watch Live Stream Online for Free description: ABC News will stream the debate online—for free canonical: https://time.com/4154861/democratic-debate-watch-online-live-stream/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-19T14:00:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:46:49.246Z article:section: Politics og:title: How to Watch Tonight's Democratic Debate Online og:description: ABC News will stream the debate online—for free og:url: https://time.com/4154861/democratic-debate-watch-online-live-stream/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteaf268eb61ca34fd/69887621f887dc2757e93d37/gettyimages-497406412.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: CBS News Democratic Presidential Debate og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: How to Watch Tonight's Democratic Debate Online twitter:description: ABC News will stream the debate online—for free twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteaf268eb61ca34fd/69887621f887dc2757e93d37/gettyimages-497406412.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # How to Watch Tonight's Democratic Debate Online > Sponsored content. 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CBS News Political Director and FACE THE NATION anchor John Dickerson moderates the CBS News Democratic Presidential Debate at Drake University Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, November 14, 2015 on the CBS Television Network. From left, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, shown. CBS Photo Archive—CBS via Getty Images by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Dec 19, 2015 2:00 PM UTC The third Democratic debate will be available online Saturday for free. ABC News will host the debate between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley. ABC will offer the stream on its website abcnews.com, with no paid subscription required. The debate will broadcast live at 8 p.m. EST from Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire. ABC is partnering with the New Hampshire Democratic Party and the New Hampshire _Union Leader_. ABC News’ David Muir and Martha Raddatz will moderate. This is the last presidential primary debate of the year. The next debate is the sixth Republican debate, scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 14 in Charleston, South Carolina. 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