How to watch the vice presidential debate

After months of exchanging digs at each other, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), the Democratic vice presidential candidate, and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), the Republican vice presidential candidate, will face off for the first time on the debate stage Tuesday evening.

This is Walz and Vance’s only scheduled debate, and it will be held three weeks after the presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. 

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The vice presidential debate will be held at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell and Face the Nation host and chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan will moderate. 

When is the debate?

Viewers can tune in for debate coverage starting at 8 p.m. ET on CBS broadcast stations and affiliates, but the debate is not scheduled to start until 9 p.m. ET.

How can I tune in?

Those without cable can still stream the debate for free with the CBS News app on their TV or smartphone. It will also be streaming on platforms that have CBS News 24/7, such as Paramount+, YouTube, and CBSNews.com.

The debate will last 90 minutes, including two commercial breaks, the same length as the presidential debates. 

What are the rules of the debate?

Similar to the previous presidential debates held during this election cycle, Vance and Walz will debate without a live audience. They will also not deliver an opening statement, but each will deliver a two-minute closing statement. Vance has already won the coin toss, and he decided to speak last. 

Both moderators will ask the candidates questions, giving them two minutes each to respond. This will lead to a one-minute rebuttal, with the moderators having the discretion to allot an additional minute for the candidates to continue the conversation. Candidates will receive a light to alert them that their speaking time is nearing an end. 

For the first time since 2008, Vance and Walz will be standing to debate. Each candidate will be given paper, a pen, and a water bottle. No notes will be allowed onstage.

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However, unlike the presidential debate, Vance and Walz’s microphones will be turned on for the entirety of the debate, regardless of whether it is their turn to speak. 

Before the first presidential debate between Trump and President Joe Biden, Biden proposed cutting the mics. However, ABC News moderators Dana Bash and Jake Tapper left the candidates’ mics on while they argued about golf.