In an early look at midterm election results that were widely viewed as a major setback for the GOP, Fox News fell far behind its competitors on primetime television viewing numbers.
According to preliminary audience data provided by Nielsen, Fox News averaged 3.882 million total viewers between 8 and 11 pm, trailing broadcast networks NBC (6.519 million) and ABC (4.906 million), and even falling short of fellow cable network CNN's 3.927 million and MS Now’s 3.922 million viewers. However, it did outperform CBS with just 2.629 million viewers.