Networks Roll Out Live Election Hubs for 2026 Midterm Results and Analysis
WHO:
Fox News - FOX One, Fox Corporation’s wholly owned direct-to-consumer streaming service, developed the election experience in partnership with FOX News Media.
Fox News - Amit Dudakia, senior vice president and head of product at FOX Direct to Consumer, said viewers would not need to toggle between a stream and a second screen to understand results.
CBS News - Anchors Tony Dokoupil and Norah O’Donnell will lead “America Decides: Election 2026,” joined by Gayle King, Margaret Brennan, Robert Costa, Major Garrett, Nancy Cordes and Ed O’Keefe.
CBS News - Election updates will come from Anthony Salvanto, CBS News executive director of elections and surveys, and correspondents including Weijia Jiang, Nikole Killion, Adriana Diaz, Matt Gutman, Skyler Henry, Lana Zak, Kris Van Cleave, Taurean Small, Jan Crawford and Nicole Sganga.
CBS News - Anthony Salvanto and congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns will host “Election 2026: The Nerd Show,” with Democratic and Republican pollsters and other election data experts.
Variety - NewsNation, the Nexstar cable-news outlet, plans five hours of election-night coverage.
WHAT:
Fox News - FOX One is introducing an interactive midterm-election experience combining results, polling and race analysis. Features include a command center, an election hub, an in-house data platform and Elections Mode in the Ask FOX app companion.
Fox News - The command center will center a live stream amid widgets showing voter polling, race results and Fox News insights, updating in real time. The hub will feature battleground races, ballot measures, contests affecting control in Washington and local-station coverage tailored to viewers’ markets.
Fox News - Elections Mode uses “ElectionAI,” an in-house FOX News Media platform designed to provide real-time answers to election-related questions. A unified data layer combines multiple election-data sources into one real-time feed.
CBS News - The 2026 midterms include all 435 House seats, 35 Senate races and gubernatorial elections in 39 states; California’s proposed billionaire tax is among the prominent ballot measures.
CBS News - CBS plans live results and analysis across platforms, including television, streaming and local stations in 15 owned markets. CBS News Atlanta will not stream locally; viewers can watch on WUPA Channel 69.
Variety - NewsNation says its coverage will emphasize data and on-the-ground reporting, with a focus on key results.
WHERE:
Fox News - FOX One’s election hub will surface local FOX station coverage based on viewers’ markets; the article gives Los Angeles as an example of market-specific ballot information.
CBS News - Correspondents will report from Washington and around the country, including Weijia Jiang at the White House.
WHEN:
Fox News - FOX One’s features will roll out before Election Day, with the full experience available as election coverage begins.
Fox News - The article says hundreds of House, Senate, gubernatorial and local races will be called across time zones on Nov. 3.
CBS News - “America Decides: Election 2026” begins at 7 p.m. ET; “The Nerd Show” begins at 5 p.m. ET. CBS says results are expected Tuesday night and coverage will continue Wednesday on “CBS Mornings” and CBS News 24/7.
CBS News - Polls close in waves: the first states at 7 p.m. ET, more at 7:30 p.m., many at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.; California and several Western states close at 11 p.m., Hawaii an hour later, and Alaska at 1 a.m. ET.
Variety - NewsNation plans five hours of coverage on November 3.
WHY:
Fox News - Dudakia said election night is expected to be among the most demanding live events the company covers because results arrive in no particular order and viewers follow different races.
CBS News - Control of Congress and the future of President Trump’s agenda are at stake in the midterm elections.
HOW:
CBS News - Coverage will stream on CBS News 24/7 and be available through the free CBS News app, Paramount+, CBSNews.com, YouTube and other platforms carrying CBS News 24/7.
CBS News - Race-result timing may vary based on how close contests are and state rules for counting mail-in ballots.
(UPDATED October 29, 2026 17:05 UTC)
FOX One is launching an interactive midterm-election experience that brings live results, polling, race analysis and local coverage together, with real-time answers available through its Ask FOX app companion. CBS plans coverage across TV, streaming and local stations, led by Tony Dokoupil and Norah O’Donnell, while NewsNation is planning five hours of data-focused reporting; the elections will decide control of Congress and affect President Trump’s agenda. CBS’s “The Nerd Show” starts at 5 p.m. ET and “America Decides: Election 2026” at 7 p.m. ET, with results coverage continuing across its platforms as races are called.