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After a year of doomscrolling, endless whiplash-inducing headlines, and too many deepfakes to count, the midterm elections have arrived.
And whether you’re preparing to lock in — staying glued to your phone and prepping your own digital war room — or resisting the urge to tune it all out, you can catch live election coverage on just about any device, anywhere.
How to watch live broadcast election coverage
Major broadcast news channels ABC and CBS announced they will begin primetime election coverage at 7 p.m. ET on Nov. 3.
Americans can also tune into NewsNation for live coverage starting at 7 p.m. ET, in partnership with Decision Desk HQ.
MSNow and Fox News coverage will begin at 6 p.m. ET.
NBC News’ 13-hour live broadcast will begin at 5 p.m. ET.
CNN, led by anchors Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper, will begin broadcasting at 4 p.m. ET.
How to stream live election coverage
From Nov. 2-4, DIRECTV customers can watch live results via its Election HQ, which will provide a 4-channel live news stream and data from The Associated Press. Election HQ is available only on DIRECTV Gemini, Gemini Air, and Genie devices — both broadcast and streaming — not via the app.
Fox One streaming subscribers can log onto the app’s new interactive midterm elections hub to follow along with the network’s coverage on any compatible device.
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NBC News NOW, ABC News Live, and CBS News 24/7 offer free news streams on desktop and mobile, as well as for app users.
Peacock
Peacock subscribers can tune into NBC News Now’s coverage right in the app.
Hulu
Hulu subscribers, at any tier, can watch ABC News Live. Hulu + Live subscribers can also tune into a range of live news channels, including CNN, CBS News, Fox News, and more.
YouTube TV
YouTube TV subscribers can watch coverage from local ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox channels, as well as national coverage from outlets like CNN, NewsNation, MSNow, and C-SPAN.
How to find election coverage online
Twitch and Discord
Election data service Decision Desk HQ will be providing live election results to members of its Discord channel, starting at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, who has recently been seen alongside Democratic officials on the campaign trail, will be doing a special Nov. 3 livestream.
YouTube
C-SPAN will be live-streaming its 20-hour continuous election coverage online and to its YouTube followers, including a joint simulcast of two other popular YouTube shows: The Young Turks and The PBD Podcast.
Or catch live YouTube streams from CBS News, PBS NewsHour, NBC News Now (with much-loved election watcher Steve Kornacki), and FOX News, among others.
The All In Podcast will be streaming live midterm election commentary at 7 p.m. ET via the Polymarket app. It will feature guests Taylor Lorenz and former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.
Podcast options
For night owls: The Atlantic podcast Radio Atlantic announced a live, election night episode with hosts Hanna Rosin and Adam Harris, as well as bipartisan commentators. The broadcast will begin at 9 p.m. ET, and stream on The Atlantic’s YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X accounts.
Tune into your local NPR station to catch the station’s live special election coverage, starting at 8 p.m. ET.
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