NEW YORK — Americans have an array of alternatives for following election returns on Tuesday night. Television news divisions are throwing everything they have into the story, and second-screen options are abounding.

Virtually all of the media organizations covering the election promise a huge amount of information available online, from interactive maps that display state-by-state results to data from exit polls. It’s expected to be a big night for social media, and news organizations say they will monitor the conversations and have their own journalists actively participate.