Some of the nation's biggest TV anchors saw the plans they had for Election Night change almost as soon as the first exit polls came in. Early preparations for election coverage had called for hours and hours spent on sifting through what was supposed to be a neck-and-neck race.

Fox News dominated cable news ratings on election night, drawing 9.8 million prime-time viewers, followed by MSNBC and CNN, according to Nielsen data provided by the network. MSNBC attracted 5.5 million viewers,

Fox News was the most-watched network for the election, according to the website Deadline, citing early information from the ratings company Nielsen, followed by ABC and MSNBC. Re