About Steve Kornacki and how to watch him on NBC Election Night

After months of rallies, meetings, debates, etc special moments in the election campaignAmerica's favorite political data expert is back for the 2024 presidential election. Steve Kornacki returns to his Big Board and interactive maps to explain the poll numbers during the election between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

Millions of Americans have turned to, and perhaps even developed a crush on, the savvy political journalist for his constant updating of voters on rapidly evolving election data, particularly during the recent presidential election. Former SNL Actor Leslie Jones called Kornacki's coverage of the 2020 election “next level” as he pulled out a calculator to do some quick math as new numbers were reported.

“It's a lot of spreadsheets, a lot of numbers, a lot of trying to remember things,” Kornacki told TODAY about the preparation for the big night. “I say 99% of what I prepare for I will never put on the air, but you don’t know what that 1% is.”

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Kornacki is a trusted political analyst, but what else do you need to know about him? Read on to recap how he captivated America during NBC's recent presidential election coverage and how you can watch him again in 2024.

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Steve Kornacki didn't expect his election coverage to go viral

At an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show After the 2020 presidential election, Kornacki said it took “a few days” before he even realized it was him declared a “chartthrob.”” or “Card dad.”

“My friends and family started sending me these texts and they had to translate some (of the memes) for me,” he said. “I didn't fully understand what was going on, but it was quite an experience. I’ll put it this way.”

People named Kornacki one of the magazine's “Sexiest Men” of 2020 and his viral fame also led to one line of goods including mugs, shirts and pillows. Gap even saw a “90% increase in khaki sales” following Kornacki’s election coverage. TODAY reported.

Steve Kornacki has been analyzing politics since he was in high school

Kornacki has been breaking down survey results since he was a teenager wearing braces. At an appearance on Late Night with Seth MeyersKornacki shared an old video of him from 1994 doing a news report for a show called ” Political corner with Steve Kornacki.

“It is very plausible that Republicans could take over the Senate from Democrats for the first time since 1986. That's all for the moment, there are other breeds.” Maybe I'll tell you more another time,” says a young Kornacki in the video.

Meyers then joked that he wished the video would end with Kornacki saying, “And one day I'll have a huge map and be able to zoom in on the map.”

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Here's how to watch Election Night coverage on NBC

NBC's live coverage of the 2024 presidential election on November 5 can be found here local affiliate channel. You can do that too Stream NBC's coverage online via DirecTV Stream, fuboTV or Hulu + Live TV if you have a cable provider login.

Live coverage will also be available on NBC's 24/7 YouTube stream.