# Best network for Tuesday **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 1, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-network-for-tuesday/470566 "2008-11-01T13:20:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-network-for-tuesday/470566/1 "2008-11-01T13:20:21Z")
In the old days, election night broadcasts were not full of talking heads (who mostly have no idea what they are talking about anyway). was mesmerized by watching the numbers roll as they switched from House to Senate results to state by state presidential voting. Is there any network (or web site, actually) that reports elections in that way? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-network-for-tuesday/470566/2 "2008-11-01T15:12:06Z")
Election nights were always full of talking heads talking about the numbers coming in. I remember every election night since 1968. It’s never been different. Whatever network you choose will have all the numbers they can squeeze in along with all the analysis they can squeeze in. Same as always. ---
**Author:** ![anson2995](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@anson2995](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anson2995)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-network-for-tuesday/470566/3 "2008-11-01T15:34:34Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > In the old days, election night broadcasts were not full of talking heads (who mostly have no idea what they are talking about anyway). was mesmerized by watching the numbers roll as they switched from House to Senate results to state by state presidential voting. Is there any network (or web site, actually) that reports elections in that way? I reccomend C-span, and a pot full of strong coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-network-for-tuesday/470566/4 "2008-11-01T16:02:19Z")
[Comedy Central](http://blog.indecision2008.com/2008/10/30/jon-stewart-and-stephen-colbert-to-join-forces-for-live-election-night-special/). > [@](#): > > The low budget, art-house special will reunite the giants of fake news at The Daily Show studio and will be broadcast to a limited audience including anyone who has cable or is standing in view of MTV’s 44 1/2 foot JumboTron in the heart of Times Square at 10p EDT on Election Night. . . ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-network-for-tuesday/470566/5 "2008-11-01T17:17:13Z")
> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#): > > [Comedy Central](http://blog.indecision2008.com/2008/10/30/jon-stewart-and-stephen-colbert-to-join-forces-for-live-election-night-special/). Did you watch it four years ago? I meant to, but forgot. Can you give us a review? ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-network-for-tuesday/470566/6 "2008-11-01T17:48:55Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Election nights were always full of talking heads talking about the numbers coming in. I remember every election night since 1968. It’s never been different. > > Whatever network you choose will have all the numbers they can squeeze in along with all the analysis they can squeeze in. Same as always. The first election coverage I watched was in 1952. Just take my word for it, will ya? I missed 1960, being an impecunious grad student with no TV, but I stayed by the radio nearly all night. Little did I know that I only delayed Nixon by only 8 years. Nor that I would look back on him as one of the better presidents compared to his successors.