2012 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COVERAGE
Various Networks, 7:00 p.m. ET
When I was covering election nights for New York newspapers, I would sit in my basement office watching, and writing about, 10 or 12 TV sets at once, each television tuned to a different broadcast or cable news operation. Now I just watch on one set (though recording on several DVRs), flipping to the next station whenever I feel the urge — which is often. I recommend the same approach for 2012. If, in a given hour, you’re not sampling MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, PBS and the broadcast networks, and popping in on AXS TV and elsewhere, you’re not taking the full ride that election coverage has to offer. Don’t bother tuning in until 7 p.m. ET — but after that, grab your remotes and fasten your seat belts.