CNN's recent interview with vice president kamla Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walls has outperformed former president Trump's joint interview with Senator JD Vance in the ratings Harris and walls attracted nearly 6 million viewers marking CNN's best numbers in the 900 p.m slot since Trump's debate with Biden in contrast Trump and Vance managed just over 4 million this surge comes after intense Republican criticism of Harris for avoiding interviews despite Trump campaign claiming otherwise the numbers tell a different story The Democratic National Convention also Drew more viewers than the Republican one with Harris's acceptance speech surpassing trumps clearly the ratings game is heating up and right now the Democrats are taking the lead