It’s easy enough to sort through your election coverage viewing options if you’re lucky enough to be in possession of a cable subscription; MSNBC will skew left, Fox News will skew even harder to the right, Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper will hold it down for CNN starting at 5 p.m. EST on Tuesday, and Linsey Davis will bring her formidable debate-moderation skills to helping David Muir host ABC’s proceedings starting at 7 p.m. EST. If you’re a cord-cutter, though, as so many millennials are, it might seem overwhelming to navigate the various streaming options for staying on top of all the news surfacing about the 2024 presidential election; worry not, though, because we’re on the case. (After all, this election season has been tense enough without the added stress of frantically Googling “Kamala vs Trump how doing help.”)
Below, find a roundup of places to stream election coverage throughout Tuesday (and after, if the process stretches on for as long as it did four years ago, God forbid):
Hulu + Live TV: This service that offers access to FOX News Channel, NBC, CNN and various other news networks is running a special right now—just $60 a month for your first three months of subscription—and there’s also a three-day free trial option if you want to enroll today and cancel on Thursday morning, though you didn’t hear that suggestion from me.
Peacock: Can’t get enough of MSNBC data expert Steve Kornacki? Subscribe to this NBC-affiliated streaming service starting at just $8 a month and thank yourself next time you urgently need access to the latest Saturday Night Live episode.
Amazon Prime Video: Former NBC News and MSNBC anchor Brian Williams will host a new special Election Night Live exclusively on the streaming platform starting at 5 p.m. EST on Tuesday alongside political consultants James Carville and Mike Murphy, writer-comedian Baratunde Thurston and former Fox News anchor Shepard Smith.
YouTube TV: This streaming service offers a free 20-minute preview before you sign up in earnest, which might do the trick if you have extremely strict self-control around screen time; if you want full access, though, you can get your first four months’ worth at a discounted rate of $52.99 per month.
