NBC News Doubles Down on Steve Kornacki and his “Kornacki Cam” in Midterms Push (Exclusive)

Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment As NBC News prepares to kick off its 2026 midterm election coverage Tuesday with the Democratic and Republican primaries in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas viewers will get a taste of what the network has in store for the rest of the year. And it involves a whole lot of chief data analyst Steve Kornacki, on every platform. The NBC News data analyst will get an expanded “Kornacki Cam” for 2026. And while previous efforts have been restricted to NBCUniversal-owned platforms (looking at you, Peacock!), this year’s edition will stream everywhere people are already consuming news content: On NBC News’ digital platforms, plus YouTube, TikTok and Instagram, all complementing NBC’s main coverage. Related Stories News Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association Supports "Targeted Actions" Against Government Officials in Wake of U.S. Military Operations Guest Column I Have Tourette Syndrome and I Have the N-Word Thrown at Me. I Have Thoughts on BAFTA. “It’s liberating,” Kornacki tells The Hollywood Reporter in an interview of the expaned streaming strategy. “I think typically on an election night, there’s a certain bar that I would have to reach with the election returns to get the producer’s attention, to get me on the air with the result. Doing it this way, on this livestream, there is no bar. Every result makes air. Every county result makes air. Every little twist and turn makes air.” NBC News, in fact, is betting that the Kornacki Cam can be a media trust-builder at a time when media trust is at an all-time low. “We are very hopeful that this is something that can help restore trust by being more transparent,” says NBC News president of editorial Rebecca Blumenstein, adding that letting viewers peek behind the curtain may help them better unde...