Tuesday’s overall viewership, down sharply from 2018, was the smallest total prime-time audience for a midterm election night since 2014.

For the first time since 2004, the veteran broadcaster won’t be the network’s lead anchor announcing general election projections.

She wasn’t a political expert. But her Trump-era angst found a following among Democrats — and even the White House is interested.

Broadcasters face challenges as they approach the climax of an election season marked by disinformation and distrust.