Joe Biden and Donald Trump have agreed to participate in two televised presidential debates in June and September.
CNN announced the June 27 event on Tuesday and said it would take place in the key state of Georgia.
The second debate on September 10 will be hosted by ABC.
This announcement came shortly after Mr. Biden laid out the conditions to confront former President Trump in the debate before the November election.
CNN said there will be no audience at the June debate in Atlanta, while a moderator will be announced at a later date.
The ABC has yet to release further details about the debate it is hosting. Mr. Trump said on his social media platform Social truth, outside that he also accepted an invitation from Fox News to appear in a debate on October 2, but Mr. Biden’s campaign has not yet responded.
Mr. Biden broke with tradition and proposed two televised debates in June and September. His opponent quickly accepted, before suggesting they debate monthly.
“We believe there are more than two opportunities for the American people to hear more from the candidates themselves,” the Trump campaign said.
Both candidates traded harsh words on social media, with Trump declaring: “Just let me know when. Get ready to rumble!!!”
Mr Biden said Mr Trump was “free on Wednesdays” – a reference to his criminal trial in New York, while Mr Trump declared his opponent “the worst debater” who “doesn’t can combine two sentences together.
Mr. Biden’s proposal for two debates broke with some long-standing traditions.
It bypasses the presidential debate commission, which since 1988 has scheduled and has set dates and locations for three debates in the fall.
Mr. Biden’s team wants the two televised debates to be conducted without a live audience – a break with tradition.
Candidates will take turns answering questions from an agreed-upon moderator from a major news network, and the microphone of the candidate who cannot speak will be disabled.
Jen O’Malley Dillon, Biden’s campaign chair, said rowdy partisan crowds are not “conducive to good debate.”
The first 2020 debate between the two candidates was marred by frequent interruptions and cross-talk. The second session was canceled when Mr. Trump contracted Covid and refused to participate via video link.
