Like an exhausted marathon runner in sight of the finish line, we’ve almost reached the end of the 2024 election. As the results begin to come in on Tuesday, Nov. 5, DISH has a variety of news channels that will keep you informed and up to speed on all the congressional and senate races, governorships and local ballot measures, and of course, the results of the Presidential race between Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris.
No matter which candidates or party you’re supporting, DISH has a full spectrum of election coverage available. Here’s your guide to watching live 2024 election results with DISH. Not a DISH subscriber? Follow this link to find the best offer and subscribe to DISH today!
FOX News and FOX
Per the FOX News website, here’s what to expect for election coverage on FOX News Channel:
“FOX News Channel’s Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum will again lead election coverage on Nov. 5 from network headquarters in New York City, beginning at 6 p.m. ET and into the next morning. America’s Newsroom anchor Bill Hemmer will helm the ‘Bill”-board that delivers viewers election data county-by-county and state-by-state throughout the evening, while America Reports anchor Sandra Smith will break down developments from FOX News Voter Analysis, a survey of early and Election Day voters conducted by the nonpartisan research organization NORC at the University of Chicago and the Associated Press.”
Additionally, “FOX News anchors and analysts Dana Perino, Brit Hume, Harold Ford Jr., Jessica Tarlov, Karl Rove and Kellyanne Conway will provide expert analysis and commentary. FOX News legal editor Kerri Urbahn and contributors Jonathan Turley and Andrew McCarthy will also be on hand to discuss various election legal challenges, and Fox primetime stars Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters and Sean Hannity will also appear and provide analysis during the evening.”
If you’d rather watch the FOX Network, here’s their election night coverage:
“On FOX Network, FOX News Sunday anchor Shannon Bream and America Reports anchor John Roberts will lead election night coverage. During the special, they will be joined by FOX News Channel contributors Mary Katharine Ham, Marie Harf, Guy Benson and senior political analyst Juan Williams. FOX News Channel correspondent Rich Edson will be live from Harris’ campaign headquarters while Alexis McAdams will be reporting live from Trump’s.”
MSNBC and NBC
MSNBC’s election coverage gets underway at 6pm ET and will feature Rachel Maddow in the anchor chair, along with Nicolle Wallace, Ari Melber, Joy Reid, Chris Hayes, Alex Wagner, Lawrence O’Donnell, Stephanie Ruhle, and Jen Psaki joining throughout the night. 2020 election night star Steve Kornacki will once again man the Big Board for both MSNBC and NBC.
According to a news release, “More than 100 NBC News correspondents, reporters and embeds will be dispatched across the U.S. reporting from key battleground states for MSNBC. At Trump HQ will be Garrett Haake, Dasha Burns, Vaughn Hillyard, Matt Dixon and Henry Gomez. At Harris HQ will be Peter Alexander, Yamiche Alcindor, Gabe Gutierrez, Natasha Korecki and Peter Nicholas. Monica Alba, Mike Memoli and Aaron Gilchrist will report from the White House. Plus, correspondents, digital reporters, producers and embeds will report from battleground states around the country including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Texas, Nevada, Nebraska and more.”
Over on NBC, the special Election Night: Decision 2024 will air from 7pm-2am ET on NBC, hosted by Lester Holt and Savannah Guthrie, with Tom Llamas, Hallie Jackson and Kristen Welker.
CNN
Per a release from the CNN Press Room, here is their election day coverage:
Election Day in America coverage begins at 12aET on November 5 with Boris Sanchez and Jessica Dean. Erica Hill continues coverage at 3aET and Kasie Hunt kicks off the 5aET hour, with Omar Jimenez live at the Voting Desk to bring audiences key voter updates as the sun rises on the East Coast. John Berman anchors Election Day in America from 7-10aET, along with Sara Sidner on the ground in Wisconsin and Kate Bolduan live from the critical battleground state of Pennsylvania. Phil Mattingly will be at the Magic Wall breaking down the latest real-time data as election day gets underway. Anderson Cooper continues coverage at 10aET with Paula Reid reporting from the Voting Desk as voters continue to make their way to the polls, and MJ Lee offering her key analysis on the panel. From 12-4pET, Wolf Blitzer and Erin Burnett lead continued Election Day in America coverage, joined by Jamie Gangel, Manu Raju and CNN’s political experts. Priscilla Alvarez, Kristen Holmes, Eva McKend and Alayna Treene will be reporting the latest on the Harris and Trump campaigns throughout Election Day.
Starting at 4pET, CNN’s Election Night in America special coverage will be anchored by Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper, who will be joined by Dana Bash, Erin Burnett, Audie Cornish and Chris Wallace. John King will be at the Magic Wall breaking down election results for audiences as ballots are counted across the country. Pamela Brown will be at the Voting Desk, reporting on voter turnout and the outstanding vote in critical states. David Chalian will be at the Battleground Desk with analysis of exit polling and voting data. Laura Coates will provide legal insights with expertise from election law scholars, and Boris Sanchez will provide the latest on key Senate, House, and gubernatorial race results. Kaitlan Collins will anchor live from the Trump campaign headquarters along with Kristen Holmes reporting. At the Harris campaign headquarters, Abby Phillip will anchor live along with Jeff Zeleny reporting. Additionally, CNN’s political commentators and experts will provide their in-depth analysis throughout Election Night in America coverage. Starting at 2aET and continuing throughout the early morning hours, CNN’s Election Day in America Continued coverage will be led by John Berman and Kasie Hunt. CNN’s Harry Enten will provide insights and a closer look at the data alongside Mark Preston. Jessica Dean will bring updates on Senate and House races and Omar Jimenez will report from the Voting Desk. Phil Mattingly will be at the Magic Wall breaking down results as ballots continue to be counted. Eva McKend will be live with updates from the Harris campaign and Alayna Treene will bring the latest from the Trump campaign.
ABC
“ABC network coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET when polls close in several states,” according to a news release, with coverage continuing into early Wednesday. The release continues:
“World News Tonight anchor and managing editor David Muir will lead the coverage. He will be joined by World News Tonight Sunday anchor and ABC News Live Prime anchor Linsey Davis, chief global affairs correspondent and This Week co-anchor Martha Raddatz, chief Washington correspondent and This Week co-anchor Jonathan Karl, chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce, senior congressional correspondent Rachel Scott, senior national correspondent Terry Moran and Washington, D.C., bureau chief and vice president Rick Klein.”
CBS News
According to CBS, “Primetime election night coverage on CBS and CBS News 24/7 will begin at 7:00 PM, ET, anchored by Norah O’Donnell from CBS News’ election headquarters in New York City. O’Donnell will be joined at the anchor desk by CBS News’ expert team, including Margaret Brennan, John Dickerson, Gayle King, Cecilia Vega, Robert Costa and Ed O’Keefe. Throughout the night, Nancy Cordes and contributor Ed Gordon will report from the Harris/Walz election night headquarters in Washington, D.C., and Tony Dokoupil and Caitlin Huey-Burns will report from the Trump/Vance election night headquarters in West Palm Beach, Fla.” CBS also says “correspondents will be on the ground in each of the seven battleground states CBS News has identified as being most likely to determine the outcome of the presidential election: Jericka Duncan (Michigan), Weijia Jiang (Pennsylvania), Kris Van Cleave (Arizona), Nikole Killion (Georgia), Janet Shamlian (Wisconsin), Lilia Luciano (Nevada) and Skyler Henry (North Carolina). Contributor Ed Gordon will report from the Harris/Walz election night headquarters, and contributors Leslie Sanchez and Joel Payne will offer analysis from the Washington bureau.”
NewsNation
According to a news release, “On election night, November 5, the network will present “NewsNation Decision Desk 2024,” co-anchored by Chris Cuomo, Elizabeth Vargas, and Leland Vittert from 6 p.m. – 1 a.m. ET. Host of The Hill Sunday and political editor Chris Stirewalt will contribute from NewsNation’s new state-of-the-art studio in Washington D.C. Throughout the evening, NewsNation Now’s Connell McShane will breakdown voting results and provide up-to-the-minute reporting from the “Big Board” and prime time host Dan Abrams will offer insight and analysis.
Newsmax
According to their website, “Ed Henry, Bianca de la Garza, David Harris Jr., Rick Leventhal and the NEWSMAX team for complete coverage and results from across the nation as Election Day concludes and the country chooses its new president and leaders.” Coverage begins at 5pm ET.
