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Fox News suffers ratings drop on bleak election night for Republicans

The Fox News channel, which often leads among all news networks in viewership on election nights, fell behind two top broadcasters on Tuesday.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 5, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC

According to ratings dating from the Nielsen firm, the network averaged 4.3 million total viewers between 8 and 11pm, behind broadcast networks NBC (6.7 million viewers) and ABC (5.2 million viewers), though it edged out fellow cable networks….

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