--- title: Presidential Debate: How to Watch description: The first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will be readily available online. canonical: https://time.com/4504630/presidential-debate-clinton-trump-watch-how-online/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-26T10:00:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:45:36.231Z article:section: Politics og:title: How to Watch the Clinton-Trump Debate Online og:description: There are plenty of way to stream it. og:url: https://time.com/4504630/presidential-debate-clinton-trump-watch-how-online/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc589c737f08b056c/6988a74a0b72e30bfc6eb1a3/clinton_trump_first_debate.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: clinton_trump_first_debate og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: How to Watch the Clinton-Trump Debate Online twitter:description: There are plenty of way to stream it. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc589c737f08b056c/6988a74a0b72e30bfc6eb1a3/clinton_trump_first_debate.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # How to Watch the First Presidential Debate Online > Sponsored content. 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Among the channels broadcasting the first presidential debate between the two candidates on TV will be ABC, CBS, NBC, Telemundo and Fox along with the cable channels CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, C-SPAN and FOX Business. Those without a cable subscription or antenna can still watch [live streams online](http://time.com/money/4506220/presidential-election-debates-how-to-watch/) and those are available on social media networks, YouTube channels and directly from many broadcast news networks. The first debate will air from 9 to 10:30 p.m. Eastern from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. [Lester Holt](http://time.com/4501616/donald-trump-debate-lester-holt-democrat/), anchor of NBC’s Nightly News, is set to moderate. Below are the ways you can tune into the debate online. **Online Streaming** [Time.com will be livestreaming the debate here](http://time.com/4506982/presidential-debate-livestream-free-online/). Several of the channels offering television broadcasts are also providing online streams, including CNN, Fox News, Hulu, Telemundo, Yahoo, Univision and many others. YouTube will live stream the debate, as well as feature YouTube live coverage from Complex News and The Young Turks from on-the ground. **Social Media** Bloomberg Television will stream its live broadcast of the debate on Twitter, sandwiched between Bloomberg Politics programming before and after the webcast. 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