--- title: Election Results: How to Watch Online or at Movie Theaters description: The 2016 presidential election has been as dramatic as a Hollywood blockbuster, so why not watch its conclusion than on a big screen? canonical: https://time.com/4551683/presidential-election-how-to-watch-results-online/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-31T17:23:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:45:23.676Z article:section: Politics og:title: How to Watch Election Returns on the Big Screen og:description: There's election-watching parties at theaters across the country og:url: https://time.com/4551683/presidential-election-how-to-watch-results-online/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt92c2603e11c3a296/6988ac3abc6cfc77933df230/gettyimages-619457072.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: US-VOTE-ELECTION-CHICAGO og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: How to Watch Election Returns on the Big Screen twitter:description: There's election-watching parties at theaters across the country twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt92c2603e11c3a296/6988ac3abc6cfc77933df230/gettyimages-619457072.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # How to Watch Election Returns on the Big Screen—or at Home by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Oct 31, 2016 5:23 PM UTC  Voters cast their ballot during early voting at a polling station on October 31, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois.JOSHUA LOTT—AFP/Getty Images Voters cast their ballot during early voting at a polling station on October 31, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois.JOSHUA LOTT—AFP/Getty ImagesJOSHUA LOTT—AFP/Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Oct 31, 2016 5:23 PM UTC The 2016 presidential election has been as dramatic as a Hollywood blockbuster, so what better way to watch its conclusion than on a big screen? AMC Theaters will be hosting an Election Night event at 50 theaters in 25 cities across the U.S., the New York _Post_ [reports](http://nypost.com/2016/10/24/now-you-can-watch-election-night-results-at-a-movie-theater/). They’re teaming up with CNN to bring members of their rewards program, the Stub Club, access to the free event. Members of the Stub Club will be allowed to take up to two guests to the screening, some of which will be designated “blue” for Clinton supporters while others will go “red” for Trump. Theaters have been getting in on the 2016 presidential election action throughout the year. Regal Cinemas hosted debate watch parties at 200 of its theaters, as did Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, which hosted 7,000 people for debate watch parties this fall, the New York _Times_ [reports](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/us/politics/movie-theaters-election-night-amc.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb%5Fsquare&state=standard&contentPlacement=4&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F11%2F01%2Fus%2Fpolitics%2Fmovie-theaters-election-night-amc.html&eventName=Watching-article-click). Though the events are free, a bulk of the theaters’ profits come from the sale of concessions during the events. For those who’d rather watch our democracy at work from the comfort of their own homes, the major news networks will be hosting live coverage including MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox. [YouTube](http://youtube.googleblog.com/2016/10/us-election-results-live-on-youtube.html) will host a livestream of the results on its site, similar to what it did in 2012\. The site has been a popular source of election news, with viewers spending 20 million hours watching debate streams on the platform, according to a YouTube blog post. Twitter will also be hosting a live stream with [BuzzFeed News](http://www.wsj.com/articles/buzzfeed-to-live-stream-election-night-coverage-on-twitter-1476363600), whose reporters will be on hand to discuss results as they come in. _Late Show_ host Stephen Colbert will be hosting election night coverage on Showtime starting at 11p.m. EST. His show is titled, _Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night Democracy’s Series Finale: Who’s Going To Clean Up This Sh\*t?,_ according to [_Deadline_](http://deadline.com/2016/10/stephen-colbert-donald-trump-live-election-night-coverage-showtime-1201837544/). 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