Election Night Coverage 2022

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According to TV listings, NBC’s branding of this year’s midterms election coverage will be ‘Decision 2022: The Balance of Power.’ ABC is sticking with ‘Your Voice, Your Vote’. CBS is using the ‘America Decides’ branding again this year. CNN, FOX News, and MSNBC haven’t updated their listings yet. 

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CBS News’ press release is out: 

 

CBS NEWS AND STATIONS ANNOUNCE MULTIPLATFORM ELECTION DAY COVERAGE BEGINNING AT 7:00 AM ON NOV. 8

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A brief rundown of news plans tonight for networks:

CNN (Election Night in America): 4PM ET to unclear, with Jake Tapper, Anderson Cooper, Dana Bash, Abby Phillip, Chris Wallace, Kasie Hunt, Boris Sanchez, John King, Pamela Brown, Gloria Borger,  David Axelrod, Van Jones, David Urban, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Scott Jennings in studio. Switch (unclear when) to Don Lemon, Wolf Blitzer, Erin Burnett, Poppy Harlow, Alisyn Camerota, Kaitlan Collins, John Berman, Harry Enten, Ana Cabrera, Victor Blackwell, and Brianna Keilar

 

CBS News Streaming Network (America Decides): 5PM ET to 8PM ET with Caitlin Huey-Burns and Lilia Luciano. Simulcasts CBS’s coverage beginning at 8PM ET until 2AM ET.

 

Fox News Channel/Fox Business Network (Democracy 2022: Election Night): 6PM ET to 1AM, with Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum, Bill Hemmer, Harris Faulkner, and Shannon Bream in studio. Also 1AM-4AM with Trace Gallagher in studio

 

MSNBC (also on Peacock) (Decision 2022): 6PM ET to 2AM with Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace, Joy Reid, Chris Hayes, Alex Wagner, Lawrence O’Donnell, Ari Melber, Stephanie Ruhle, Steve Kornacki, Jen Psaki, Symone Sanders Townsend, Claire McCaskill, David Plouffe, Michael Steele and Carlos Curbelo in studio. Also 2AM to 6AM with Ali Velshi, Jonathan Capehart, Alicia Menendez and Ayman Mohyeldin. 

 

NewsNation (Decision Desk 2022): 6PM ET to 3AM ET with Chris Cuomo, Leland Vittert, George Will, Chris Stirewalt, Scott Tranter, Niall Stanage, Morgan Ortagus, Johanna Maska in studio. 

 

NBC News Now (Decision 2022): 6PM ET to 8PM ET with Hallie Jackson and Tom Llamas in studio. Simulcasts NBC's coverage beginning at 8PM ET.

 

CNBC (The News with Shepard Smith): 7PM ET to 8PM ET with Shepard Smith??? in studio. 8PM ET to 9PM ET (Business on the Ballot) with  Becky Quick, Joe Kernen and Andrew Ross Sorkin in studio. 

 

ABC and ABC News Live (Election Night 2022): 7PM ET to 8PM ET (only on ABC News Live), 8PM ET to unclear (ABC and ABC News Live) with David Muir, Jonathan Karl, Cecilia Vega, Martha Raddatz, Mary Bruce, Byron Pitts, María Elena Salinas, Chris Christie, Donna Brazille, Heidi Heitkamp, Yvette Simpson, Sarah Isgur, Rick Klein, Rachel Scott, Nate Silver, Pierre Thomas, Terry Moran, Dan Abrams, and Kate Shaw

 

NBC and NBC News Now (Decision 2022): 8PM ET to unclear with Lester Holt, Savannah Guthrie, Chuck Todd,  Andrea Mitchell, Tom Llamas and Hallie Jackson

 

CBS (America Decides): 8PM ET to unclear (likely 2AM ET) with Norah O’Donnell, Gayle King, John Dickerson, Margaret Brennan, Anthony Salvanto, Robert Costa, Nancy Cordes, Major Garrett, Jeff Pegues, Ed O’Keefe, Scott MacFarlane, Vladimir Duthiers and David Becker in studio.  

 

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1 hour ago, Manny NYC said:

A brief rundown of news plans tonight for networks:

CNN (Election Night in America): 4PM ET to unclear, with Jake Tapper, Anderson Cooper, Dana Bash, Abby Phillip, Chris Wallace, Kasie Hunt, Boris Sanchez, John King, Pamela Brown, Gloria Borger,  David Axelrod, Van Jones, David Urban, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Scott Jennings in studio. Switch (unclear when) to Don Lemon, Wolf Blitzer, Erin Burnett, Poppy Harlow, Alisyn Camerota, Kaitlan Collins, John Berman, Harry Enten, Ana Cabrera, Victor Blackwell, and Brianna Keilar

 

CBS News Streaming Network (America Decides): 5PM ET to 8PM ET with Caitlin Huey-Burns and Lilia Luciano. Simulcasts CBS’s coverage beginning at 8PM ET until 2AM ET.

 

Fox News Channel/Fox Business Network (Democracy 2022: Election Night): 6PM ET to 1AM, with Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum, Bill Hemmer, Harris Faulkner, and Shannon Bream in studio. Also 1AM-4AM with Trace Gallagher in studio

 

MSNBC (also on Peacock) (Decision 2022): 6PM ET to 2AM with Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace, Joy Reid, Chris Hayes, Alex Wagner, Lawrence O’Donnell, Ari Melber, Stephanie Ruhle, Steve Kornacki, Jen Psaki, Symone Sanders Townsend, Claire McCaskill, David Plouffe, Michael Steele and Carlos Curbelo in studio. Also 2AM to 6AM with Ali Velshi, Jonathan Capehart, Alicia Menendez and Ayman Mohyeldin. 

 

NewsNation (Decision Desk 2022): 6PM ET to 3AM ET with Chris Cuomo, Leland Vittert, George Will, Chris Stirewalt, Scott Tranter, Niall Stanage, Morgan Ortagus, Johanna Maska in studio. 

 

NBC News Now (Decision 2022): 6PM ET to 8PM ET with Hallie Jackson and Tom Llamas in studio. Simulcasts NBC's coverage beginning at 8PM ET.

 

CNBC (The News with Shepard Smith): 7PM ET to 8PM ET with Shepard Smith??? in studio. 8PM ET to 9PM ET (Business on the Ballot) with  Becky Quick, Joe Kernen and Andrew Ross Sorkin in studio. 

 

ABC and ABC News Live (Election Night 2022): 7PM ET to 8PM ET (only on ABC News Live), 8PM ET to unclear (ABC and ABC News Live) with David Muir, Jonathan Karl, Cecilia Vega, Martha Raddatz, Mary Bruce, Byron Pitts, María Elena Salinas, Chris Christie, Donna Brazille, Heidi Heitkamp, Yvette Simpson, Sarah Isgur, Rick Klein, Rachel Scott, Nate Silver, Pierre Thomas, Terry Moran, Dan Abrams, and Kate Shaw

 

NBC and NBC News Now (Decision 2022): 8PM ET to unclear with Lester Holt, Savannah Guthrie, Chuck Todd,  Andrea Mitchell, Tom Llamas and Hallie Jackson

 

CBS (America Decides): 8PM ET to unclear (likely 2AM ET) with Norah O’Donnell, Gayle King, John Dickerson, Margaret Brennan, Anthony Salvanto, Robert Costa, Nancy Cordes, Major Garrett, Jeff Pegues, Ed O’Keefe, Scott MacFarlane, Vladimir Duthiers and David Becker in studio.  

 

Will CBS (and other networks) cut off for local news/late night, I seen Mr. Colbert will be live, but with no time specifics 

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It’s really a shame that George Stephanopoulos isn’t part of ABC’s political coverage anymore. He’s easily the network’s strongest, most experienced and connected political anchor.

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2 hours ago, MorningNews said:

It’s really a shame that George Stephanopoulos isn’t part of ABC’s political coverage anymore. He’s easily the network’s strongest, most experienced and connected political anchor.

Exactly! Even if Stephanopoulos doesn't have the lead anchor position, he'd still be useful either as David's co-anchor (Like Savannah is to Lester on NBC), or at least as an analyst.

 

NBC News's election studio set up has really gone flat.

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1 minute ago, iron_lion said:

Exactly! Even if Stephanopoulos doesn't have the lead anchor position, he'd still be useful either as David's co-anchor (Like Savannah is to Lester on NBC), or at least as an analyst.

If the Daily Beast is to be trusted, it may be because George didn’t want to be second fiddle to David Muir given the alleged power struggle between them. Bear in mind, that particular piece of gossip is just that, and has not been authoritatively confirmed. That said, if the “chief anchor” debacle is a point of conflict between the two, casting the two as equal co-anchors might’ve solved that.

 

In fairness, Muir has been doing a solid job as anchor IMO, and Rick Klein has settled into his role as ABC’s political director. Still, not including George in some capacity is a waste.

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Norah is so bad. Easily the worst on the network and cable channels. 

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CBS not supisingly is airing Colbert undoubtebly because of his heavy focus on politics. ABC is airing Jimmy Kimmel with election results at the bottom of the screen, most likely for the same reason. NBC is sticking with news coverage lead by Lester and Savannah. No midterm coverage on broadcast Fox. Never too sure when the regular Fox feels the need to interrupt programming for major news events or not.

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I could see Norah from a monitor across the room... and probably through thick fog. (pic not mine)

 

 

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I wish (and I mean really wish) the networks would take a page from their UK and Canadian colleagues and redo election night coverage by blowing out the commercials. As a bigger fan of British TV and a fan of British elections, I just wish we could have BBC type election coverage with the “Swingometer” showing overall NATIONAL vote for the house in real time. The chances of any of this ever happening is 0%, but one can dream. 

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6 hours ago, iron_lion said:

No midterm coverage on broadcast Fox. Never too sure when the regular Fox feels the need to interrupt programming for major news events or not.

 

I was wondering about that. Didn't see any coverage on my local FOX station (KPTV) until 10pm newscast. Not even a local results ticker over programming. Is no coverage from FOX standard for midterms? I can't remember. Or is this maybe a cost cutting move?

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According to NBC, MSNBC got more total viewers than CNN last night:

 

 

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12 hours ago, PTVNews said:

 

I was wondering about that. Didn't see any coverage on my local FOX station (KPTV) until 10pm newscast. Not even a local results ticker over programming. Is no coverage from FOX standard for midterms? I can't remember. Or is this maybe a cost cutting move?

Probably more to do with World Series scheduling issues than anything else; those shows don't want to be off so long (and it's more apparent as Manfred will eventually gift us a December World Series the way things are going). I wouldn't read too much into it (and KPDX was likely running coverage in lieu of KPTV).

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3 hours ago, mrschimpf said:

(and KPDX was likely running coverage in lieu of KPTV).

That's what KMSP did here in MN... 7-9 Central was all on WFTC.

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19 hours ago, EVVTV12 said:

I wish (and I mean really wish) the networks would take a page from their UK and Canadian colleagues and redo election night coverage by blowing out the commercials. As a bigger fan of British TV and a fan of British elections, I just wish we could have BBC type election coverage with the “Swingometer” showing overall NATIONAL vote for the house in real time. The chances of any of this ever happening is 0%, but one can dream. 

Gotta sell Limu Emu and 'Liberty, liberty, liberty...liberty'. Oh, and more medications. O-o-o-Ozempic, anyone? Don't forget the constant Pfizer PSAs telling us that 'COVID-19 moves fast...and now you can too...'

Locally, only KAPP (ABC) aired live coverage of east coast races from ABC with David Muir, Chris Christie, and others. The others stuck with regular programming except that KIMA aired live CBS coverage in the usual CBS Evening News timeslot. Then went to CBS live coverage at 8PM.