A Disney spokesperson told Deadline the company asked YouTube TV to restore access to ABC for Election Day on Tuesday “so subscribers have access to the information they rely on, adding it would be a “small step for their customers while we continue to work toward a fair agreement.”

SEC on ABC viewership reportedly down 32.5 percent in Week 10 amid YouTube dispute originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. An October surprise hit millions of sports fans last week as Disney-owned ESPN and ABC saw a steep ratings decline amid their contract dispute with YouTube TV.

The platform pulled over 20 Disney-owned channels on October 30, with conflicting reports about credit offers appearing on some subscribers' accounts.

Google declined a request from Disney to allow ABC back on YouTube TV for election coverage as the two giants are negotiating streaming rights.

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Disney and YouTube TV still haven’t struck a deal. ABC and ESPN remain off the platform despite talks to restore them for Election Day coverage.

In the media conglomerate’s latest attempt to generate support for its content following a blackout on the Google-owned TV service, Disney has proposed that YouTube TV put its ABC back on the air on Nov. 4, when the nation heads to the polls for Election Day.

The release calls it ESPN’s "second-highest Week 9 audience since 2011." In most years since 2011, however, the game was not also televised by ABC. The impact of the YouTube TV