Election Day is finally here, the polls are open and the campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are about to cross the finish line. So now it’s time to turn on the TV and tune in to the 2024 election results. And don’t worry if you won’t be paying for cable in 2024. Just because you cut the cord doesn’t mean you can’t tune in to the election coverage tonight. Here’s how to watch election night without cable, where to stream election news for free, how to track the 2024 election results in real time tonight, and more.
And if you’re looking for live updates on the 2024 elections right now, Yahoo News has you covered.
Live News Coverage Channels 2024 Elections:
The good news for viewing this election season is that there is no shortage of channels covering the 2024 presidential election. In fact, you can pretty much count on it all of them to provide coverage of election results. But just in case, here’s a look at the major news outlets covering the 2024 election and when coverage will begin.
News channels with 2024 election coverage:
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ABC News: 7:00 PM ET
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BBC News: 5:40 PM ET
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Bloomberg: 5:00 PM ET
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CBS News: 7:00 PM ET
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CNBC: 7:00 PM ET
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CNN: 4:00 PM ET
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C-SPAN: 7:00 PM ET
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FOX News: 6:00 PM ET
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MSNBC: 6:00 PM ET
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NBC News: 5:00 PM ET
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Newsmax: 5:00 PM ET
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NewsNation: 6:00 PM ET
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PBS News: 7:00 PM, EN
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Scripps News: 6 p.m
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Telemundo: 4:00 PM ET
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Univision: 7am ET
Streaming platforms showing live 2024 election coverage:
Here’s how to watch 2024 election coverage:
Where to stream election night news:
Amazon Prime Video is jumping into its first election coverage this year Election Night Live with Brian Williams. The election night special will be streamed live on the platform. Contributors include James Carville and Shepard Smith. Coverage begins at 5pm ET/2pm PT.
In addition to Amazon Prime Video, an Amazon Prime subscription includes free shipping, exclusive deals, access to Prime Day sales events, Amazon Music, one year of free GrubHub+, and more.
A standard Amazon Prime subscription costs $15 per month or $139 per year, but discounts are available for students and those on qualified government assistance. You can try Amazon Prime for free for 30 days. You can also subscribe directly to Prime Video and forgo all the other Prime benefits. A Prime Video subscription costs $9 per month.
$15/month at Amazon
Similar to the Olympics, Peacock will offer viewers a “curated three-view experience, featuring breaking news, data analysis and real-time results.” The platform is also the exclusive home of the “Kornacki Cam,” where Steve Kornacki will provide his analysis of the poll numbers coming in overnight. Coverage begins at 6:00 PM ET/3:00 PM ET.
For $8 a month, an ad-supported Peacock subscription lets you stream live sports and events airing on NBC and thousands of hours of shows and movies, including beloved sitcoms like Parks and recreation And The office and even recent theatrical releases such as Twisters (coming soon) and The autumn man.
For $14 per month, you can upgrade to an ad-free subscription, which includes live access to your local NBC affiliate (not just during select sports and events like election night) and the ability to download select titles for offline viewing.
$7.99/month at Peacock
Where to watch live election news for free:
While many of the platforms mentioned above offer free trials, there are even more ways to watch election night unfold live for free, including Paramount’s free platform Pluto TV, Tubi, Sling’s Freestream, Amazon’s Freevee and more.
How to watch election night coverage online for free:
Many news networks will also have free livestreams of their election coverage on their websites, X, TikTok and YouTube accounts:
More ways to watch election night coverage:
