The 2024 presidential election coverage on TV in the U.S. drew over 42 million viewers. The number of people aged 55 years and older watching was the highest compared to other age groups. In general, the TV viewership of the election decreased by about 25 percent.
Viewership of the U.S. presidential election night TV coverage on November 5, 2024
(in millions)
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Media Play News. (November 6, 2024). Viewership of the U.S. presidential election night TV coverage on November 5, 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/245909/viewership-of-the-us-presidential-election-night-tv-coverage/
Media Play News. "Viewership of the U.S. presidential election night TV coverage on November 5, 2024 (in millions)." Chart. November 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245909/viewership-of-the-us-presidential-election-night-tv-coverage/
Media Play News. (2024). Viewership of the U.S. presidential election night TV coverage on November 5, 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245909/viewership-of-the-us-presidential-election-night-tv-coverage/
Media Play News. "Viewership of The U.S. Presidential Election Night Tv Coverage on November 5, 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245909/viewership-of-the-us-presidential-election-night-tv-coverage/
Media Play News, Viewership of the U.S. presidential election night TV coverage on November 5, 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245909/viewership-of-the-us-presidential-election-night-tv-coverage/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Viewership of the U.S. presidential election night TV coverage on November 5, 2024 (in millions) [Graph], Media Play News, November 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/245909/viewership-of-the-us-presidential-election-night-tv-coverage/