Fox News Channel drew the largest television audience on Election Night, gaining more than 10 million viewers as President-elect Donald Trump’s historic victory unfolded.

Fox News Channel averaged a whopping 10.3 million total viewers during its Democracy 2024 broadcast, including 3.1 million in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 demo, according to data from Nielsen Media research.

Additionally, FOX Broadcasting Network gained an average of 2 million viewers and FOX Business Network gained 897,000 for a total of approximately 13.6 million viewers across all FOX television platforms.

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Fox News’ Martha MacCallum and Bret Baier led “Democracy 2024” coverage of the historic presidential race. (FOX News Media)

“FOX News has dominated every aspect of this historic election cycle, from primary debates to town halls to being the only network to conduct interviews with all four candidates from both parties in a one-week period under Bret Bath. most excited about the interview of the race,” FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott said in a statement.

“I’m extremely proud of our team’s commitment to delivering top-notch reporting and analysis to the largest and most politically diverse audience in news and once again beating every broadcast and cable network across the board.”

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MSNBC came in second with 6 million total viewers, followed by ABC with 5.9 million viewers, NBC with 5.5 million viewers, CNN with 5.1 million viewers, CBS with 3.6 million viewers and NewsNation with 265,000 viewers.

Fox News Channel maintained its dominance early Wednesday morning, holding more than 7.4 million viewers during the 1 a.m. ET hour as the Fox News bureau called Pennsylvania for Trump, giving him the 270 Electoral College votes necessary to become president again. Fox News’ audience surpassed CNN and MSNBC combined.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump stands on stage with former first lady Melania Trump as Lara Trump looks on at an election night party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

In the time slot 3 am ET, after Trump finished his victory speechFox News Channel had a strong total of 4.7 million viewers with 1.2 million in the key demo, while MSNBC averaged just 2.6 million viewers with just 633,000 in the key demo, and CNN it reached just 2.1 million viewers with 808,000 in the key demo.

This marks the second straight election in which Fox News Channel has topped all cable and broadcast networks.

Fox News Channel was the most-watched cable news network in every swing state, including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, according to Nielsen Media Research.

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Fox News Channel was the only network to land interviews with both presidential and vice presidential candidates in a single week, notably “Special Report” host Bret Baier’s interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, which drew a a staggering total of 9.2 million viewers. (Fox News Channel)

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More independents and Democrats tuned into “Democracy 2024” than any other network, according to Nielsen MRI Fusion data. A recent one YouGov study found that more independents get their news from Fox News than other news outlets.

FOX News Media had a strong performance in the digital space. FOX News Digital garnered 47.2 million live views between 6:00 PM and 3:00 AM ET. FOX News Digital posted an average minute audience of 386,000, which includes FOX Nation.

Fox News also dominated social media compared to its news competitors, garnering 2.9 social interactions across Facebook, Instagram and X, according to Emplifi. In addition, the Fox News mobile app climbed to No. 3 among free apps in the App Store.