How to Watch 2024 Election Results Online Without Cable - CNET

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You can watch live results tonight via TikTok, ABC News, NBC News, Fox and more.

Election Day is here, and keeping up with crucial live news coverage doesn't require you to have a cable subscription or live TV streaming service. You can stream broadcasts for free on multiple platforms, from the latest on the presidential election to your local ballot. This includes accessing news networks via their apps or social media feeds like TikTok or YouTube or with a free streaming service. All you need is a decent internet connection or data plan.

The services below consist of standard broadcast-style and cable news as well as international and local options.

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These news networks will be streaming election coverage on their websites and social media accounts.

PBS News: Watch presidential and congressional election news starting at 7 p.m. ET on PBS News' TikTok or YouTube.

CBS News: Click to watch livestreams via its accounts on X or YouTube at 4 p.m. ET or at CBSNews.com.

NBC News: Stream live on NBCNews.com, X, NBC News TikTok or YouTube starting at 6 p.m. ET.

ABC News: ABC News Live will broadcast on YouTube at 8 a.m. ET, TikTok, X, ABC News Radio and the ABC News app.

Fox News: Visit FoxNews.com, the outlet's YouTube channel broadcast at 7 p.m. ET, X or Fox News TikTok.

Bloomberg: Stream Bloomberg via YouTube at 7 p.m. ET.

C-SPAN: Watch Election Night news without commercials on C-SPAN.org.

NewsNation: Free access to live election results via NewsNationnow.com and the NewsNation app.

If you aren't using a news service's dedicated app on Election Day, there are free streaming services which include live news channels:

All of the above apps offer a familiar TV experience with a program guide and on-demand content. Together, they offer a variety of news channels, and these are streamable via their collective sites as well as on their respective video streaming apps. If you want more local live TV options, you can also hang an indoor antenna, a simple process that lets you watch news and other programming free from broadcasters in your area.

A basic $10 subscription to Hulu, Disney Plus or Max will grant you access to several live news feeds if you have a paid subscription. Max has CNN Max available at no extra cost, while Disney Plus and Hulu are streaming special election coverage via ABC News Live. And if you already have one of Peacock's subscription plans, you can watch NBC News Now all night for its election programming.