Midterms TV Ratings: NBC News, ABC News Coverage Lead in Early Numbers
CNN led a tight race among the cable networks, with MS NOW in second place The post Midterms TV Ratings: NBC News, ABC News Coverage Lead in Early Numbers appeared first on TheWrap .
As Democrats claimed control of the House and Senate in a historic blue wave, NBC News and ABC News dominated election coverage ratings, according to early Nielsen fast national numbers. NBC News averaged 6.52 million total viewers during primetime, while ABC News followed with 4.91 million viewers. CBS News trailed in last place with 2.63 million viewers among the six networks analyzed.
Cable news networks saw a more even distribution, with CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News virtually tied at 3.93 million, 3.92 million, and 3.88 million viewers respectively. MSNBC led cable across an eight-hour window from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. ET, with an average of 3.3 million viewers, surpassing CNN at 3 million and Fox News at 2.8 million.
In terms of demographics, NBC News led the 25-54 demo with 2.8 million viewers and the 18-49 demo with 2.35 million viewers. ABC News came in second in both categories, with 1.61 million and 1.32 million viewers respectively. CNN finished third in both demos, with 1.44 million and 1.18 million viewers. Fox News scored lower than its competitors, with 741,000 viewers in the 25-54 demo and 715,000 in the 18-49 demo.
The remaining rankings saw CBS News surpass Fox News and MS NOW in the 25-54 demo, while Fox News and MS NOW had similar scores in the 18-49 demo. On YouTube, MSNBC's coverage drew the largest audience ever, with 33.2 million views, beating CNN's 18.5 million views and Fox News' 16.2 million views.
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