Fox News led the 8-11 p.m. ET block with 10.32 million viewers watching coverage anchored by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum. MSNBC (6.01 million) finished second, narrowly beating ABC’s 5.9 million. NBC averaged 5.5 million viewers, followed by CNN (5.1 million), CBS (3.61 million) and the Fox broadcast network (2 million from 8-10 p.m. ET).

Fox News dominated cable news ratings on election night, drawing 9.8 million prime-time viewers, followed by MSNBC and CNN, according to Nielsen data provided by the network. MSNBC attracted 5.5 million viewers,