The ratings for the remaining debates will be dismal there's no point wasting any more time on them

[Snake Plissken]

Who will waste their free time watching Joe Biden, a moderator, and what is the equivalent of baby screaming on on an overseas flight that is sitting next to you

[greenjar_01]

1. Agreed...the ratings for this debate were low

The next one is going to be largely ignored.

People are sick of it.

[Silent3]

2. I'll definitely tune in just to see how Trump fairs under the new rules, provided...

...he's brave enough to show up when he can't pull his bully-boy routine.

Which seems highly unlikely.

A pouty Trump quitting the rest of the debates is an even better outcome.

[Srkdqltr]

3. If they call off the debates Trump will call that a victory. He will say they were to afraid of him.

[Mr. Ected]

4. I have no interest in watching episodes 2 and 3 of Orange is the New Quack

Maybe watch Sen. Harris rip the bejesus out of Pence's plastic soul though.

[elleng]

5. Ordinarily I'd agree, but

next one is town hall format, so I'd like to see how it works.

[TwilightZone]

6. People might tune in to see what nutty thing he says next.

In fact, I'd bet he's counting on it.

[Snake Plissken]

7. I think the train wreck fascination of Trump is over

Now it's like watching an episode of Intervention

It's no longer entertaining, it's just depressing.

[TwilightZone]

10. We're not the target audience.

The problem is that Trump needs more than his base or he's toast. That's what makes this strategy a little odd.

[dhill926]

11. depressing and quite frankly...boring...

[judeling]

8. People slow down to look at car wrecks all the time

I expect many people will tune in.

[Sherman A1]

9. Makes no difference to me what they do

or don't do. I did not watch last night's debate, will not watch the next ones and my vote was cast today.

[Tribetime]

12. I want to see drump implode again

[lettucebe]

13. I cannot stand to watch him -- we see enough clips to last a lifetime anyway

There is literally no reason to suffer through the real thing

[Awsi Dooger]

14. Huh?...dismal only in relation to the first

There will still be tens of millions of Americans watching, and some will be making up their mind

This reminds me of all the nonsense that nobody has landlines anymore or nobody gets the newspaper anymore. Those numbers are likewise still huge. The conventional wisdom fluff is overreaction in comparison to prior numbers.