Ratings for TV election coverage dropped for the second consecutive presidential campaign cycle, drawing 42.3 million TV viewers.
Fox News was the top choice for TV viewers on election night, marking the second straight time the conservative network led rivals in viewership for presidential results. According to Nielsen data, Fox News averaged 10.3 million viewers from 8 to 11 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, finishing ahead of ABC's 5.7 million viewers who tuned in for coverage of former President Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.
averaged 6 million viewers, beating CNN's 5.1 million viewers. Warner Bros. Discovery-owned CNN lost nearly half of the 9.6 million people who watched during the 2020 presidential election. Overall TV viewing of election coverage was down from 2020. Nielsen said 42.3 million viewers tuned into election coverage across 18 networks measured, dropping 25% from 2020. During that cycle, the outcome wasn't called for days.
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