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Late Night Gets Carried Away by the Blue Wave

“There’s going to be so many Republicans leaving the Capitol it will look like a reverse January 6,” Jimmy Fallon said after Democrats swept the midterm elections.

The New York Times · 4h ago
NBC News Tops Primetime Viewership For Midterm Results, Per Latest Data

NBC News’s midterm election night coverage topped major networks, drawing an average of 6.8 million viewers in primetime, according to the latest figures from Nielsen. ABC News drew an average of 5.12 million, followed by MS NOW with 4.19 million, CNN with 4.17 million, Fox News with 4.08 million and CBS News with 2.73 million. […]

Deadline · 13h ago
Will The Congressional Blue Tsunami Help Or Hurt The Plan To Save Hollywood?

American voters issued a stunning rebuke of the Trump Administration on Tuesday night by electing Democrats to take control of both chambers of Congress come January. Among the many implications for Hollywood in the 2026 midterm election results, the efforts to enact a federal tax incentive for U.S. film and television production might have just […]

Deadline · 13h ago
Political Ad Revenue Breaks Record For Sinclair, Lifting It To Better-Than-Expected Q3 Results

Sinclair cashed in on political advertising during the third quarter, riding a 55% gain in the category compared with the previous midterm election in 2022 to post better-than-expected financial results. The company said it sold $136 million in political ads during the July-to-September period, with the spending hitting an all-time record of $455 million in […]

Deadline · 14h ago
Stocks Rally Higher After Democrats Flip Congress

Wall Street cheered the Blue Wave that put Democrats in control of both the Senate and House, with major market indexes and media stocks posting gains Wednesday morning after the midterm elections. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared over 1,100 points in early trading, up 2.2%, to nearly 53,000, while the Nasdaq Composite index was […]

Variety · 21h ago
Midterm Elections: Amid The Blue Tsunami, A Night Of Many Firsts

Democrats won up and down the ballot in the midterms, and votes are still being counted on what could ultimately be a 75-seat House majority and 54 or more seats in the Senate. There also were many firsts, reflecting the party’s diverse coalition that helped them score victories even in deeply red states. Among them: […]

Deadline · 21h ago
Hannah Einbinder Breaks Out Haley Stevens Impression After Abdul El-Sayed Michigan Victory

Hannah Einbinder made good on her promise to debut an impression of Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens if Abdul El-Sayed won the state’s Senate race on Tuesday night. Watching the midterm results roll in from a bar, the “Hacks” star promptly posted a video of her Stevens impression following El-Sayed’s victory. “We’re gonna give ’em a […]

Variety · Nov 4
Hollywood Celebrates Midterms Blue Tsunami: Jimmy Kimmel, Alyssa Milano & More React

After collectively holding is breath, much of Hollywood breathed a sigh of relief tonight as Democrats posted a stunning electoral rebuke of President Donald Trump, his policies and the candidates he backed. By 9 p.m. PT, the blue wave had become a blue tsunami, sweeping liberal candidates into the majority in the U.S. House of […]

Deadline · Nov 4
Xavier Becerra Elected California Governor

Xavier Becerra was elected the next governor of California today, the first Latino to win the state’s highest office. In a race just called by the AP, Becerra, a Democrat, was long projected to easily defeat Republican Steve Hilton. Still the win to replace term-limited Gavin Newsom comes on a deep blue night with Democrats […]

Deadline · Nov 4
Democrats Win House, Poised to Take Senate

In an outcome seen as a backlash to President Donald Trump, Democrats were projected as easily capturing a majority of seats in the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. Control of the Senate was still too close to call heading into the evening hours Tuesday. MS NOW called the Democratic flip of the […]

Variety · Nov 4
Creators Pounce on Midterm Elections, Hoping to Win New Viewers and More Dollars

Scott MacFarlane has traded in the desk once sat behind at CBS News on Election Night for something more direct — livestreamed midterms coverage for the progressive outlet MeidasTouch. He won’t have someone manipulating a Magic Wall or Big Board. He won’t be introduced by swelling orchestral music. And he won’t be competing with colleagues […]

Variety · Nov 3
‘We’re all on constantly shifting sands’: the play capturing life during the US midterm elections

Playwright Richard Nelson’s acclaimed Rhinebeck Panorama series returns for another timely look at the fictional Apple family living in a divided America Richard Nelson learned a great lesson, cliched as it is, late in his writing career: the thing you toss off without overthinking can end up being some of your life’s greatest work. In the program notes for We’ll See, the latest in what has become a 12-play series, he admits he used to view the plays as “disposable, because of their being tied to a given time and place”. Every November from 2010–2013, Nelson checked in on the fictional Apple family in upstate New York during elections and important national anniversaries, with each play set on the day of its premiere and mostly starring the same cast. (We’ll See, which opens this week at the Public Theater, sees them awaiting the results of the midterm elections.) Continue reading...

The Guardian · Nov 3
The Key 2026 Midterm Races Hollywood Is Watching

As encouraging as polls are for Democrats, left-leaning Hollywood activists are viewing Tuesday’s midterm elections with a lot of anxiety — and just a bit of cautious optimism. In fact, throughout the cycle, as candidates courted the industry’s deep pockets at tony backyard venues and one-on-one phone calls, the fatigue of donors was well apparent, […]

Deadline · Nov 3
Fox News Sets Midterm Elections Coverage: Here’s How to Stream ‘Democracy 26’ Online Free

Fox News Channel has set its lineup for election night, with Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum set to co-anchor the network’s midterm election coverage on Tuesday. Baier, Fox News’ chief political anchor and executive editor of “Special Report,” and MacCallum, the anchor and executive editor of “The Story,” will front Fox News’ “Democracy 26” special, […]

Variety · Nov 2