CNN edged Fox News among total viewers for election week, averaging 5.9 million to Fox's 5.7 million and MSNBC's 4.6 million, AP reports.
The state of play: The election, which saw record voter turnout, had networks competing for viewers as states were called.
- Fox viewers tuned out Joe Biden's victory speech on Saturday night: CNN drew 13.5 million viewers, to MSNBC's 9 million and Fox's 3.1 million.
- On Election Day, Fox averaged 14.1 million viewers to CNN's 9.4 million and MSNBC's 7.6 million, according to Nielsen.
By the numbers: Cable news outdrew the broadcast networks for election coverage. Last Tuesday's viewership was:
- ABC: 6.3 million
- NBC: 5.8 million
- CBS: 4.5 million.
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