Dems Hold Last NYC Mayoral Debate In Primary: Here's How To Watch

NEW YORK CITY — Undecided New York City voters will get one last chance to see Democratic mayoral candidates vie for a slot on ranked-choice ballots.

The third and final official debate begins Wednesday at 7 p.m. inside Rockefeller Center's Studio 8H.

The stage from which Saturday Night Live films could prove fitting as the mayoral race turns increasingly competitive, bizarre and acrimonious as the June 22 primary approaches.

And candidates will have an extra hour tagged onto what was planned as a one-hour debate co-hosted by WNBC-TV, Telemundo 47/WNJU-TV, POLITCO, Citizens Budget Commission and New York Urban League.

“WNBC’s decision to expand the debate on June 16 is great news for voters who will now have more information about the candidates as we near this historic election," said Amy Loprest, executive of the Campaign Finance Board, which organized the debate, in a statement.

Eight candidates — Eric Adams, Shaun Donovan, Kathryn Garcia, Raymond J. McGuire, Dianne Morales, Scott Stringer, Maya Wiley and Andrew Yang — will appear on stage.

Adams, who is Brooklyn's Borough President, topped a recent poll, but his front-runner status has made him a target from his competitors and an increased object of media scrutiny. A recent POLITICO story outlined questions over his residency in the city.

Garcia, the city's former sanitation commissioner, earned second place in the poll. She hopes to keep up the momentum that took her to the front of the pack. Wiley, a popular MSNBC commentator who also worked under Mayor Bill de Blasio, and Yang weren't far behind in the poll.

Ranked-choice voting could very well defy the polls, experts warn, which makes this debate a potential last chance for candidates to leave voters with a positive impression.

New York can watch the debate on WNBC-TV from 7 to 8 p.m. The second hour will be aired from 8 to 9 p.m. on WNBC’s digital platforms, including nbcnewyork.com, the NBC 4 App as well as on their Apple TV and Roku channels.

The television stations are: WNBC-TV Channel 4; Telemundo Channel 47 (Spanish); NYC Life TV Channel 25.1; Spectrum, FiOs, RCN, DirecTV, and Dish - Channel 25; Optimum/Altice - Channel 22; Comcast - Channel 1025.

A livestream can be found online at NBCNewYork.com for English and Telemundo47.com for Spanish.