Televised Political Debates in October

Tonight at 9pm EST, President Obama and Governor Romney will hold their first debate on national television from the University of Denver, which is good for the country and most likely annoying for those who would rather watch their regularly scheduled shows.  The topic tonight is domestic policy, with the debate moderated by Jim Lehrer, the Host of NewsHour on PBS.   

CBS notes that the debates drew large audiences in the past and this one should be no different:

Despite ongoing efforts by both camps to tamp down debate expectations, there's no question that the event will have bearing on the public consciousness. According to Nielsen estimates, 52.7 million people watched the first match-up between Mr. Obama and McCain in the 2008 presidential contest - and that was down 16 percent from the first presidential debate in 2004, when 62.5 million people tuned in. 

The other debates scheduled prior the election are as follows: 

-- October 11, 2012:  Vice Presidential debate at 9pm EST from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.  The topic will be foreign and domestic policy.   The moderator will be Martha Raddatz, ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent.

-- October 16, 2012:  Presidential debate at 9pm EST from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.  This will be a town meeting format covering foreign and domestic policy.  The moderator will be Candy Crowley, CNN Chief Political Correspondent.

-- October 22, 2012:  Presidential debate at 9pm EST from Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida.  The topic will be foreign policy.  The moderator will be Bob Schieffer, Host of Face the Nation on CBS.

My suggestion is catch up on national politics and watch your show later on, but that is just my opinion as a citizen first and a television viewer second.  I can put tonight's Supernatural on my DVR for later since the CW will not be broadcasting the debate (broadcasters include C-SPAN, ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC, as well as all cable news channels, such as CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC).  And I expect the debate will have its dramatic moments, even if it does not necessarily concern the same Supernatural theme of holding back the forces of hell (or does it?).