Here’s How TV News Is Covering Midterm Election Night 2022

Once again co-anchored by Special Report anchor Bret Baier and The Story anchor/managing editor Martha MacCallum, Democracy 2022: Election Night will provide viewers with the latest calls on House, Senate, and gubernatorial races, as well as projections on the balance of power in both the Senate and the House via the Fox News Decision Desk. Baier and MacCallum will be joined by America’s Newsroom co-anchor Bill Hemmer as he analyzes results in real-time on the electronic “Bill-board.” Faulkner Focus host Harris Faulkner will speak with a live audience of voters about the issues they feel strongest about in this election. Fox News Sunday moderator Shannon Bream will use a new, immersive touch screen to report on the Fox News Voter Analysis, a survey of early and Election Day voters conducted in all 50 states by NORC at the University of Chicago for Fox News and the Associated Press.

“As always, we will be focusing on constant communication between our decision desk, on-air talent and producers, as well as putting an emphasis on transparency, so the viewer knows exactly what’s going on at all times,” Fox News election night chief Alan Komissaroff tells us. “We want to educate viewers on how we are doing what we do… and why we are making a call or not.”

CNN

On Election night, CNN’s team of anchors, correspondents, analysts, and commentators will provide special coverage and report from across America on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper will kick off Election Night in America 2022 live from CNN’s Election Centers in Washington, DC, and New York, beginning at 4 p.m. ET. Joining them will be CNN chief political correspondent and anchor Dana Bash, along with CNN anchors Abby Phillip and Chris Wallace. CNN anchor and chief national affairs analyst Kasie Hunt will track the Senate races, and CNN anchor Boris Sanchez will be covering the gubernatorial races around the country. CNN anchor and chief national correspondent John King will return to the “Magic Wall,” providing viewers with election analysis and reporting on House races. CNN anchor John Berman will also report from the CNN Magic Wall, CNN reporter Harry Enten will give context on exit polls, and CNN political director David Chalian will provide analysis on exit polls. Additionally, CNN anchor Pamela Brown will provide voting updates across the country.

“This year, a team of producers behind CNN’s Magic Wall led by Pallavi Reddy developed new ways to explore the vast amounts of election data that come with a midterm election,” CNN special events programming boss Eric Sherling tells us. “Viewers can expect our on-air election team to dive even deeper into the closest races in the country in real time county by county. These more sophisticated tools will help viewers understand how Americans are voting in 2022, where outstanding votes are, and when they are expected to come in.”

PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour will offer live special coverage of the 2022 midterms on broadcast, online, and social beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 8.

NewsHour’s coverage will be anchored by managing editor Judy Woodruff, who will be joined by a panel of analysts and campaign strategists including New York Times op-ed columnist David Brooks, Washington Post columnists Gary Abernathy and Perry Bacon Jr., editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report Amy Walter, former chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence Marc Short, and former campaign manager for Bernie Sanders for President Faiz Shakir.

“This year, more than ever, we are anticipating that some candidates and campaigns may deny the factual results and question the credibility of the vote count,” PBS NewsHour senior ep Sara Just tells us.

Bloomberg TV & Radio

Bloomberg will be simulcasting an election night special, Midterms 2022 on Bloomberg Tuesday, Nov. 8 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET on TV, Radio, and QuickTake, Bloomberg’s 24/7 streaming global news platform. The outlet will offer political commentary, breaking news, and an analysis of what it means for markets, the economy, and policies across various issues, and for the first time in 2022, coverage will originate from the company’s newly redesigned interactive studio in Washington, DC, with more breadth of coverage and analysis.

David Westin will anchor Bloomberg’s midterm election night special, and he’ll be joined in studio by Joe Mathieu, Kriti Gupta, Annmarie Hordern, Mario Parker, and Wendy Benjaminson throughout the evening.

We recently caught up with Bloomberg News political director Jodi Schneider, who told us, “For the first time in 2022, coverage will also come from our newly redesigned interactive studio in Washington, DC, with more breadth of coverage and analysis.”

Newsy (Scripps News)

E.W. Scripps Company’s national news network Newsy (rebranding as Scripps News on Jan. 1) will present live election night coverage from 6 p.m. – 1 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

Based out of Atlanta, Newsy anchors Alex Livingston, Del Walters and Chance Seales, along with Newsy political director Andrew Rafferty, will report real-time midterm election results from 7 p.m.-midnight ET. Walters will host a 6 p.m. “pregame show,” while Seales will host a special hour-long edition of Newsy Tonight at 12 a.m. ET.

“We’ll report the results as we learn them—and we’ll be clear to the audience that we’ll report what we know, and what we don’t know,” the head of Newsy Eric Ludgood tells us. “Viewers will see an increased focus on the issues driving the vote, the economy, abortion, immigration, and education. Election security and integrity questions will be a prominent part of the coverage.”

Spectrum News

F0r the first time, the Spectrum News National team will provide updates and analysis on the races, including balance of power in Congress. National updates will air twice each hour and complement local election night coverage. Spectrum News’ digital-only markets – St. Louis, Maine and Hawaii – also will have comprehensive local coverage on the Spectrum News mobile app.

Spectrum News local anchors participating in election night coverage are: Alex Cohen, Giselle Fernandez and Amrit Singh in California; Amber Smith, Lachlan McLean and Mario Anderson in Kentucky; Olivia Lemmon in Massachusetts; Errol Louis and Susan Arbetter in New York State; Philip Klint in New York City (NY1 Noticias); Tim Boyum, Claudine Chalfant and Loretta Boniti in North Carolina; Curtis Jackson and MaryLee Melendez in Ohio; Ybeth Bruzual, Greg Angel and Tammie Fields in Orlando; Holly Gregory, Rick Elmhorst and Roy de Jesus in Tampa Bay; Brett Shipp, Dr. Nicole Cross and Karina Kling in Texas; and Jason Fechner and Courtny Gerrish in Wisconsin.

“Our audience can expect comprehensive coverage of every local and statewide election in their area. More importantly, they will get analysis of and context on the impact of the elections – how what happens on Tuesday evening will affect their daily lives,” Spectrum News election night chief Sam Singal tells us.

C-SPAN

C-SPAN’s live coverage of election night results and speeches from House, Senate and Governor races will begin Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on C-SPAN, C-SPAN Radio, C-SPAN.org and the C-SPAN Now app.

C-SPAN will take viewer calls and comments throughout the night, answering the rather straightforward question: “Who did you vote for and why?”

Election night coverage on C-SPAN will be hosted by Greta Brawner and Peter Slen. The Hotline managing editor Kirk Bado and The Cook Political Report senate and governors editor Jessica Taylor will join the live coverage to discuss U.S. House and Senate races driving the battle to control Congress.

NBCUniversal News Group

NBC News’ Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd, NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt and NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent/chief Washington correspondent Andrea Mitchell will anchor rolling coverage from New York beginning at 8 p.m. ET. on Tuesday, November 8. They’ll be joined by NBC News senior national correspondent and NBC News Now anchor Tom Llamas and NBC News senior Washington correspondent Hallie Jackson. Chief White House correspondents Peter Alexander and Kristen Welker will join from the White House reporting on the Biden administration’s reaction to the results.

Starting at 6 p.m. ET, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace and Joy Reid will lead MSNBC’s Decision 2022 election coverage. They will be joined by Chris Hayes, Alex Wagner, Lawrence O’Donnell, Ari Melber and Stephanie Ruhle.

Steve Kornacki will be at the Big Board throughout the night to break down the latest polling, patterns and exit polls as the votes are tallied. Viewers can keep up with Kornacki and the behind-the-scenes action all night with the return of the Kornacki Cam streaming at MSNBC.com, @MSNBC on Twitter and on-air.

NBC News Now’s Decision 2022 coverage kicks off at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 8, with special coverage hosted by NBC News Now anchor and senior Washington correspondent Hallie Jackson and NBC News Now anchor and senior national correspondent Tom Llamas. NBC News Now’s coverage continues with a simulcast of NBC News’ Decision 2022 election special at 8 p.m. ET.

CNBC will air a special, Business on the Ballot, at 8 p.m. ET, anchored by the Squawk Box team– Becky Quick, Joe Kernen and Andrew Ross Sorkin– which will focus on the elections’ potential impact on American businesses and investors. The one-hour program will cover the key economic issues facing voters with critical insights from CEOs, policymakers and market pros.

Telemundo’s Julio Vaqueiro, joined by Aranxta Loizaga, will anchor Noticias Telemundo’s continuous election coverage from Miami beginning at 9 p.m. ET through at least 3 a.m. ET. They will be joined by anchors Vanessa Hauc, Johana Suárez, Nacho Lozano and José Díaz-Balart and a team of correspondents, reporters, analysts and contributors bringing the latest news and analysis.

Peacock will livestream MSNBC’s live election coverage from Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 4 p.m. ET to Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 5 a.m ET. Peacock subscribers can also view NBC News’ live election coverage from Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. ET to Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 3 a.m. ET.