On Tuesday night, some 71.5 million viewers tuned in across 14 television networks to watch Senator Barack Obama’s victory over Senator John McCain, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Overall it was the highest rated election night since 1980.
On broadcast television, ABC News was big winner. On cable, CNN dominated.
The Nielsen numbers for total viewers via THR:
ABC: 13,135,000
NBC: 12,018,000
CBS: 7,829,000
Fox: 5,137,000
CNN: 12,304,000
Fox News: 9,044,000
MSNBC: 5,889,000
