“The Masked Singer” beats the competition’s ongoing election coverage

Fox’s “The Masked Singer” lost to the Squiggly Monster (Bob Saget) on Wednesday but won the primetime ratings. NBC, which aired three hours of 2020 election night coverage, came in second in both the key 18-49 demographic and total viewers. ABC and CBS both didn’t start covering the ongoing election drama until 10 a.m., with ABC News beating CBS News. And in case you’re just waking up: no, we don’t have a president (yet). Also read: The Squiggly Monster tells us which former co-star knew about his ‘Masked Singer’ appearance and who he had to lie to Fox came in first in ratings with a 1.3/7 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers, averaging 5.3 million, according to preliminary numbers. “The Masked Singer” at 8 p.m. had 1.6 and 6.3 million viewers. “I Can See Your Voice” at 9 p.m. had 1.1 and 4.3 million viewers. “Full House” star Saget sang “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones last night. Wasn’t good enough. NBC took second place in ratings with 0.8/5 and 3.4 million in viewership. That was all “Decision 2020”. Also read: Election…

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