US election 2020: What time is the Trump v Biden presidential debate?

We’ve had months of set-piece events, tightly controlled by a team of campaign staff. Well, that’s about to end.

On the debate stage, candidates are on their own and in the whole campaign, this is the moment most fraught with risk.

Plenty can go wrong, so hold on tight.

Here’s your handy guide.

When – and where – are the Trump v Biden debates?

There are three presidential debates on the agenda:

• 29 September in Cleveland, Ohio
• 15 October in Miami, Florida
• 22 October in Nashville, Tennessee

Vice-President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris will also go head-to-head:

• 7 October in Salt Lake City, Utah

They all take place from 21:00-22:30ET (02:00-03:30BST), with no commercial interruptions.

Where can I watch the debate?

The BBC will have a livestream of all the action from the debate in Cleveland which you will be able to find here.

You can also follow all the build-up on our live page here.

That’s a one-stop shop for pre-debate commentary from BBC experts across the US, the debate itself and then all the reaction and analysis from our reporters and our voter panel.

What’s the format for the first debate?

Six questions in six segments, 15 minutes each. The segments are:

• Trump and Biden’s records
• Supreme Court
• Coronavirus pandemic
• Race protests and violence in cities
• Election integrity
• Economy

Mr Trump and Mr Biden will get two minutes apiece to respond to the question initially before the back-and-forth begins.

If you’ve got a question for the candidates, you can tell us what it is and we’ll try to answer it for you. There’s a form at the bottom of the page.

World Opinions News – bbc.com