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NBC News Tops Primetime Viewership For Midterm Results, Per Latest Data

NBC News’s midterm election night coverage topped major networks, drawing an average of 6.8 million viewers in primetime, according to the latest figures from Nielsen.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 4, 2026, 11:23 PM UTC

ABC News drew an average of 5.12 million, followed by MS NOW with 4.19 million, CNN with 4.17 million, Fox News with 4.08 million and CBS News with 2.73 million.

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