Election Night Coverage Draws 56.9 Million Viewers Across 21 Networks

Fox News was the most-watched network, followed by CNN and MSNBC

The 2020 presidential race between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden has yet to be decided—but the Nielsen numbers are in and viewership was down 20% from 4 years ago.

According to the latest data from Nielsen, 56.9 million total viewers watched prime time coverage of election night 2020 across 21 networks, including Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, PBS, Fox Business Network, CNBC, Telemundo and Univision.

Fox News was the network of choice, drawing 13.6

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