Where to watch the vice president debate

Vice presidential candidates Ohio Sen. JD Vance (R) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) will face off Tuesday on CBS News in what could be the final debate before Election Day.

This debate comes three weeks after the presidential duel between Kamala Harris, who chose Coach Walz, and Donald Trump, who chose “Hillbilly Elegy” author Vance.

CBS News will host the vice presidential candidates in New York City as the two candidates share their personal positions on national issues just five weeks before Election Day.

Here’s everything you need to know about Tuesday night’s Vance-Walz debate and how to watch the VP debate live.

What time does the debate start?

The debate begins promptly on Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.

On which channel will the debate take place?

CBS News will host and broadcast the 90-minute debate with two four-minute commercial breaks.

Where will the debate be streamed?

The vice presidential debate is available to stream with a subscription on the CBS News Streaming Network and Paramount+.

The debate can also be streamed online with a subscription to Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Sling, Peacock and Disney+.

Is it streaming for free?

The debate can be streamed online at CBSNews.com for free and without a cable login.

Will the moderator do a fact check?

CBS Evening News anchor and editor-in-chief Norah O’Donnell and Face the Nation anchor and chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan will moderate the debate at the CBS Broadcast Center.

The network announced that none of the moderators were responsible for fact-checking the candidates, but that it fell to Vance and Walz during the rebuttal period. This decision met with increasing criticism from journalists and politicians.

Will other channels carry it?

You can simulcast the debate on most major networks. CBS, ABC, CNN, NBC, MSNBC, Fox, Univision, PBS, Fox News and The CW will broadcast the debate live.

The debate reigns

Many of the rules for this debate mirror those of the Harris-Trump duel a few weeks ago, except for one big change: The microphones will be live.

During the Harris-Trump debate on September 10, microphones were supposed to be muted when the other candidate spoke to avoid interruptions. ABC hasn’t always been able to prevent presidential candidates’ overtime rebuttals. Although CBS reserves the right to mute contestants’ microphones, they will remain on even if it is not the contestant’s turn to speak.

The moderators will not conduct live fact-checking during the debate, something CNN was heavily criticized for while ABC’s moderators were praised. CBS has said it will be up to Vance and Walz to fact-check each other’s statements, although “the hosts will facilitate these opportunities during rebuttal time.”

There will be no audience present, as was the case at both presidential debates this election cycle. The candidates are given two minutes each for the final speech. Vance won the virtual coin toss on September 26 and settled for second place with his closing statement.

Will there be another debate?

This will likely be the last debate before Election Day, November 5th. Mail-in ballots have already been sent out in several states.

Harris asked Trump for another debate on October 23, but Trump declined, saying it was “too late.”