The audience on Election Night 2024 from 18 cable and broadcast networks averaged 42.3 million viewers in prime time, according to Nielsen. On Election Night, MSNBC averaged more viewers than CNN, which had averaged 5.1 million primetime viewers. NBC averaged 5.5 million viewers, CBS delivered an averaged audience of 3.6 million viewers, followed by Fox Broadcasting at 2.0 million. Conversely, the Thursday following Election Day, Fox News averaged 2.6 million for the total day, a year-over-year increase of +60%. Similarweb reports, the day after Election Day, Elon Musk’s X generated 46.5 million visits, the highest mark of any day in the past year.

Source: CNN November 13, 2024 22:29 UTC