Among the many broadcast nets, ABC Information was the most-watched community on Election Night time with 5.9 million complete viewers and a couple of.3 million A25-54 viewers from 8-11 p.m. In comparison with 2020, the community was down -3% in complete viewers, however noticed a modest acquire of +1% within the demo—the one broadcast or cable community to see an uptick from 4 years in the past in both class.
As for the outcomes of the remaining broadcast networks between 8-11 p.m., NBC Information completed the night time with 5.5 million complete viewers and a couple of.2 million viewers for respective declines of -5% and -14% in comparison with 2020. CBS Information averaged 3.6 million complete viewers and 1.3 million A25-54 viewers for declines of -17% and -22%, respectively. And Fox (8-10 p.m.) noticed 2 million complete viewers and 872,000 A25-54 viewers for declines of -39% and -46%, respectively.
Turning to the Election Night time performances of different cable networks through the 8-11 p.m. interval:
- Fox Enterprise Community noticed 897,000 complete viewers and 418,000 A25-54 viewers between 8-11 p.m. for positive factors of +39% in complete viewers and +117% within the demo versus 2020. These had been the largest demo numbers within the community’s historical past.
- CNBC averaged 112,000 complete viewers and 51,000 A25-54 viewers for a decline of -4% within the former class, however a +16% acquire within the latter in comparison with 2020.
- NewsNation averaged 265,000 complete viewers and 68,000 demo viewers in its first 12 months as a 24/7 information community. It was additionally the primary community to name the election in favor of Trump.
Right here is the complete Election Night time rankings breakdown:
8-11 p.m.
Fox Information: 10.3 million complete viewers; 3.1 million A25-54
CNN: 5.1 million complete viewers; 2.2 million A25-54
MSNBC: 6 million complete viewers; 1.8 million A25-54
ABC: 5.9 million complete viewers; 2.3 million A25-54
NBC: 5.5 million complete viewers; 2.2 million A25-54
CBS: 3.6 million complete viewers; 1.3 million A25-54
Fox (8-10 p.m.): 2 million complete viewers, 872,000 A25-54
FBN: 897,000 complete viewers; 418,000 A25-54
NewsNation: 265,000 complete viewers; 68,000 A25-54
6 p.m. to three a.m.
FNC: 8.6 million complete viewers; 2.6 million A25-54
CNN: 3.8 million complete viewers; 1.6 million A25-54
MSNBC: 4.3 million complete viewers; 1.2 million A25-54
