Where to stream live news updates and scores tonight without cable

Election Day is finally here, the polls are open, and the campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are crossing the finish line. So now is the time to turn on the TV and tune in to see the 2024 election results. And don’t worry, if you’re not paying for cable in 2024, just because you cut the cable doesn’t mean you won’t can tune in to the election coverage tonight. How to watch election night without cable, where you can stream election news for free, how to follow the 2024 election results in real time tonight and more.

And if you’re looking for live updates of the 2024 election right now, Yahoo News has you covered.

The good news for watching this election season unfold is that there is no shortage of channels covering the 2024 presidential election. In fact, you can pretty much count on all of them to offer election result coverage. But just in case, here’s a rundown of the major news channels covering the 2024 election and when coverage will start.

  • ABC News: 19:00 ET

  • BBC News: 5:40 p.m. ET

  • Bloomberg: 5 p.m. ET

  • CBS news: 19:00 ET

  • CNBC: 19:00 ET

  • CNN: 4 p.m. ET

  • C-SPAN: 19:00 ET

  • FOX News: 6 p.m. ET

  • MSNBC: 6 p.m. ET

  • NBC News: 5 p.m. ET

  • Newsmax: 5 p.m. ET

  • NewsNation: 6 p.m. ET

  • PBS news: 7 p.m., ET

  • Scripps News: 18.00

  • Telemundo: 4 p.m. ET

  • Univision: 7 a.m. ET

Amazon Prime Video jumps into its first fight with election coverage this year Election night live with Brian Williams. The election night special is streamed live on the platform. Contributors include James Carville and Shepard Smith. Coverage begins at 5:00 PM ET/2:00 PM PT.

In addition to Amazon Prime Video, an Amazon Prime subscription includes free shipping, exclusive deals, access to Prime Day sales events, Amazon Music, a year of free GrubHub+, and more.

A standard Amazon Prime subscription is $15 monthly or $139 annually, but discounts are available for students and those on qualified government aid. You can try Amazon Prime for free for 30 days. You can also just subscribe directly to Prime Video and forgo all the other Prime benefits. A Prime Video subscription costs $9 a month.

$15/month at Amazon

Similar to the Olympics, Peacock will offer viewers a “curated three-view experience with breaking news, data analysis and real-time results.” The platform is also the exclusive home of the “Kornacki Cam,” where Steve Kornacki will provide his analysis of poll numbers as they come in throughout the night. Coverage begins at 6:00 PM ET/3:00 PM ET.

For $8 a month, an ad-supported Peacock subscription lets you stream live sports and events broadcast on NBC and thousands of hours of shows and movies, including beloved sitcoms like Parks and Recreation and The office and even recent theatrical releases such as Twisters (coming soon) and The fall guy.

For $14 a month, you can upgrade to an ad-free subscription, which includes live access to your local NBC affiliate (not just during designated sports and events like election night) and the ability to download select titles to watch offline.

$7.99/month at Peacock

While many of the platforms listed above offer free trials, there are even more ways to watch election night unfold live for free, including Paramount’s free platform Pluto TV, Tubi, Sling’s Freestream, Amazon’s Freevee, and more.

Many news networks will also have free live streams of their election coverage on their websites, X, TikTok and YouTube accounts: