Fox News Draws 4.3 Million Election-Night Viewers, Beating CNN and MS NOW
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 6
Fox News Draws 4.3 Million Election-Night Viewers, Beating CNN and MS NOW
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 6
Summary
Nielsen's final election-night ratings put Fox News first in cable news primetime with 4.3 million viewers, ahead of CNN's 4.1 million and MS NOW's 3.7 million.
Digital traffic also surged for Fox News during the 2026 midterms, with double-digit gains across key metrics, 3.3 million social-media interactions and 15.4 million YouTube video views.
Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum led the network's "Fox News Democracy 26" coverage, which also featured a call-in from President Donald Trump reacting to the results.
Those results delivered a Democratic sweep: the party retook both the House and Senate, with surprise Senate wins in South Carolina, Texas, Kansas and Iowa.
Hakeem Jeffries is poised to become the first Black House speaker, while Senate Democrats still face uncertainty over whether Chuck Schumer can regain the majority leader post.