As Mr. Trump has turned to some Fox News talent to help fill out his administration, the network’s coverage has been more euphoric than sober. Mr. Trump has named Tom Homan, a Fox News contributor, as his “border czar,” and on Tuesday night said he had selected Pete Hegseth, a co-host of “Fox & Friends Weekend,” as his defense secretary.

Fox News cruised to an easy victory in the ratings battle for election night coverage, marking the second-straight time the network beat rivals CNN and MSNBC in viewership for presidential results.

ABC led the “Big 4” broadcast networks on Tuesday with its Election Night news coverage from 8 to 11 pm ET. ABC’s coverage averaged just shy of 5.7 million total viewers, followed by NBC’s 5.3 million,