NBC News, powered by data analyst Steve Kornacki, led Election Night coverage on November 3 with 6.74 million primetime viewers, topping every broadcast and cable rival and helping drive a combined audience of 31.2 million across 13 networks—up 23 percent from the 2022 midterms.
Roughly 2.4–2.5 million of those NBC viewers were under 50. Kornacki’s 10.5-hour “Kornacki Cam” livestream peaked at more than 300,000 concurrent viewers on YouTube and generated a record 29 million views across platforms.
However, Skydance, which now owns both CNN and CBS, can point to a different measure of strength.
Nielsen estimates show the two networks combining for approximately 6.91 million primetime viewers—slightly ahead of NBC alone. Both also grew from 2022: CNN posted a sharp gain of roughly 59 percent in total viewers, while CBS rose a more modest 8–12 percent.
