2026 Midterm Elections: How to Watch Full Coverage with Sling
Sling Blue and Orange subscribers can watch the News and Election Multiview with live results, or stream full coverage on Sling Freestream with no subscription.
Americans head to the polls for the 2026 midterm elections on Tuesday, November 2. To keep you up-to-date with the biggest races and most important results, Sling TV will have comprehensive election night news coverage for all subscribers, whether you subscribe to Sling Blue, Orange, or just use Sling Freestream.
Sling will also curate our News Multiview feature to bring election coverage to you all in one place. Beginning October 30, look for the News and Election Multiview collection on the homepage of the app, where you can watch four news networks all at once. Here are the channels that will be available in each subscription:
Sling Blue
- FOX News
- MS NOW
- CNN
- ABC News Live
Sling Orange
- CNN
- LiveNOW from FOX
- ABC News Live
- CBS News 24/7
Here’s a closer look at all of the midterm election coverage you can find on Sling. To watch the most news with Sling, subscribe to Sling Orange & Blue with News Extra.
Midterm election coverage on FOX News
- Time: 6 PM ET
- Program: FOX News Democracy 26, co-anchored by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.
- Panel and analysts: Dana Perino, Brit Hume, Harold Ford Jr., Bill Hemmer, Sandra Smith, Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters, Sean Hannity, Harris Faulkner, Kayleigh McEnany and Jessica Tarlov, among others.
- Race calls: the FOX News Decision Desk.
- Overnight: Trace Gallagher anchors late-night coverage. "Gallagher will then take over coverage through 4 AM/ET, when a special early edition of FOX & Friends First begins."
- Before Election Day:
- Sun., Nov. 1: a two-hour Outnumbered and a Democracy 26 preview special. "Baier and MacCallum will host an election preview special entitled FOX News Democracy 26 from 3-4 PM/ET.”
- Mon., Nov. 2: FOX News @ Night runs an extra hour.
- On-air extras: expanded augmented-reality graphics, county-level vote-shift maps and a balance-of-power tracker. More than 20 correspondents report from battleground states.
- Streaming extras: a Ruthless Live! stream (8–11 PM ET) on FOX Nation and FOX News Digital.
FOX News is available with Sling Select or Sling Blue
CNN midterm election coverage
- Time: 4 PM ET
- Program: CNN's Election Night in America with Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper co-anchoring live from Washington.
- Election Day lead-in: coverage runs all day on Nov. 3.: "Beginning at 12 AM ET on November 3, Elex Michaelson will begin coverage from the West Coast.”
- 3 AM: Erica Hill
- 5 AM: Audie Cornish
- 7 AM: John Berman, Kate Bolduan and Sara Sidner
- 10 AM: Anderson Cooper
- 12 PM: Wolf Blitzer and Erin Burnett
- On-air team: "John King will be at the Magic Wall breaking down election results as ballots are counted.” Also on the team:
- Dana Bash on Senate races
- Kaitlan Collins on White House reaction
- David Chalian and Kasie Hunt on voter polling and battleground states
- Erin Burnett anchoring a panel from Texas
- Tom Foreman on fact-checks
- Laura Coates on legal analysis
- More than 25 correspondents in key states
- Overnight: "Following at 2 AM ET, John Berman and Kate Bolduan will lead live coverage from New York City." Harry Enten and Mark Preston join them.
CNN is available with Sling Orange or Sling Blue
Midterm election coverage on MS Now
- Time: 6 PM ET
- Program: We The People special coverage, led by Rachel Maddow. She's joined by Nicolle Wallace, Chris Hayes, Jen Psaki, Lawrence O'Donnell, Michael Steele, Symone Sanders Townsend, Ari Melber, Peter Alexander and Stephanie Ruhle.
- Election Day: special "We The People" editions of daytime shows, including Morning Joe and Deadline: White House.
- Overnight and Nov. 4: "MS NOW's coverage will continue live into the early morning, with Jonathan Capehart, Eugene Daniels, and Jackie Alemany hosting beginning at 2 AM ET." A special Morning Joe follows, then continuing coverage from 11 AM to 2 PM ET.
- Before Election Day:
- Sat., Oct. 31 and Sun., Nov. 1: Chris Jansing hosts a live hour at 4 PM ET.
- Sun., Nov. 1: a "We The People" preview with Maddow at 7–9 PM ET.
- Extras:
- Ali Velshi at the Big Board.
- Reporters in 10 states.
- A three-hour Members Lounge live Q&A, starting at 8 p.m. ET and open to everyone that night.
MS Now is available with Sling Blue
Local NBC and ABC election coverage
NBC
- Time: 5 PM ET
- Program: Decision '26. 13 hours of rolling live coverage on the NBC broadcast network.
- Anchors: Savannah Guthrie, Tom Llamas, Kristen Welker and Hallie Jackson lead prime-time coverage from NBC News' election headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
- Big Board: Steve Kornacki analyzes the data on an upgraded dual-screen Big Board.
- On-air team: Ryan Nobles on Capitol Hill; Garrett Haake traveling with President Trump; Brian Cheung on the economy and markets; Laura Jarrett with legal analysis all night
ABC
- Time: 7 PM ET
- Program: ABC News Election Night: Vote 2026.
- Anchors: David Muir and more to be announced.
NBC and ABC are available with Sling Select or Sling Blue in designated markets
Additional midterm election coverage on Sling + News Extra
NewsNation
- Time: 7 PM ET
- Program: Decision Desk 2026: Election Night in America, co-anchored by Chris Cuomo, Elizabeth Vargas, Leland Vittert, Katie Pavlich and Chris Stirewalt.
- Race calls: "The network will once again partner exclusively with election data provider Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) for independent race call information on election night."
- A DDHQ data center at Georgetown's McCourt School tracks results in real time.
- Connell McShane works the Big Board in New York.
- All-day coverage: "NewsNation's election coverage will begin at 6 a.m. ET, with a special edition of Morning in America." A special edition of The Hill airs from 6 to 7 p.m.
- Overnight:
- 12–3 a.m.: Nichole Berlie and Jesse Weber
- 3–6 a.m.: Anna Kooiman and Hena Doba
- Before Election Day:
- A two-hour The Hill Sunday.
- "a special one-hour midterm election preview at 7 p.m. ET, hosted and produced by 2WAY's Mark Halperin, Larry O'Connor, and Kevin Walling."
NewsNation is available with all plans + News Extra or add-on for $25.99/mo
Newsmax (All plans + News Extra)
Bloomberg TV+ (Orange, Blue)
Local Now (Orange, Blue)
2026 Midterm election coverage on Sling Freestream
CBS News 24/7
- Time: 7 PM ET
- Program: America Decides: Election 2026, co-anchored by Tony Dokoupil and Norah O'Donnell. Gayle King, Margaret Brennan, Robert Costa, Major Garrett, Nancy Cordes and Ed O'Keefe will join them
- All-day coverage: “CBS News 24/7 runs election coverage from 7 a.m. ET on Election Day through 6 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 4.”
BBC News
- Time: 6:30 PM ET
- "As results unfold, the BBC will lead audiences through what could be a decisive night in American politics."
Scripps News
- Time: 6 PM ET
- Program: Anchored by Alisyn Camerota and Del Walters, live coverage will stream from 6 PM until midnight ET. Political director Andrew Rafferty will be live with real-time election results and data analysis, alongside Scripps News contributor Jon Leiberman in Scripps News' Atlanta studios. The coverage will include original polling through Scripps’ partnership with Talker Research and feature interactive tools for viewers to become part of the conversation. Correspondents will be deployed across the country supplementing coverage from Scripps’ local stations, with particular focus on key races and issues.
Salem News Channel
Release language: "Beginning Tuesday, November 3, at 6 p.m. ET, Salem's election night coverage will bring listeners and viewers breaking results, analysis and reporting on the races that will determine control of Congress."
NBC News NOW
Simulcast of NBC coverage
ABC News Live
TBD
Additional election coverage on select FOX local channels
Stay on top of all the midterm election coverage that matters to you, with Sling and Sling Freestream. And to get the most national news coverage all year long, subscribe to Sling Orange & Blue with News Extra.