While, at this hour, there still is some question whether the first US presidential debate will come off as planned, Azerbaijan presidential debates are on the air EVERY NIGHT!!! 
The Central Election Commission here in Baku mandated that candidates be given three hours of debate time on television and, on alternating days, three hours on radio. That’s six hours a week, every week, until Election Day, October 15th! 
I watched tonight’s debate from the control room of ITV, Azerbaijan’s public television network and the candidates all know the rules.
Each gets exactly 8 minutes and 35 seconds to speak his, or in the case of the surrogate for the incumbent president, her mind. Whatever time you don’t use in the first round, you get to use in a second. The order of speakers, even the seating, was determined by the CEC weeks ago. 
The moderator tells the candidates when their time starts, and when it stops. A handy countdown clock displayed on the television screen allows viewers to countdown with him. The moderator asks no questions.
I’m just glad I haven’t been ask to document the history of these presidential debates.
[...] media with presidential debates being aired each night. Nevertheless, the blog notes, that is not to say the situation is to be welcomed, especially when the incumbent is represented by a stand-in. The Central Election Commission here [...]
A debate every night – I actually kind of like that. More time for debating the issues means, I presume, less time for ad blitzing and photo ops.
There’s also less drama attached to any one single debate, like here in the USA, where if a candidate says something dumb one night, his or her whole campaign is in trouble.
The Azerbaijanis might be onto something.