They're always on Thursdays here, since time immemorial. :o) I love the election coverage, with the presenters caught mid-sandwich and mugs of tea and all the daft glitches. I'll be flipping from the srz-BBC stuff to the C4 alternative election night, too, which promises to be pretty good.
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/channel-4s-alternative-election-night

Whatever happens, it's always an *event*.