Saturday, November 2, 2024

ABC News Promises 72+ Hours of Continuous Coverage


ABC News announced 72+ hours of comprehensive coverage of the 2024 election on Tuesday, Nov. 5, with special programming on ABC; ABC News Live, the 24/7 streaming news channel available on Disney+, Hulu, YouTube, Roku, Amazon, Samsung TV and other platforms; and ABC News Digital properties, including the ABC News app. 

Streaming coverage begins Monday, Nov. 4, at 2 a.m. EST, and network coverage kicks off Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. EST. “World News Tonight” anchor and managing editor David Muir will lead the network’s coverage. He will be joined by ABC News’ powerhouse political team, including ABC News Live “Prime” and “World News Tonight” Sunday anchor Linsey Davis, chief global affairs correspondent and “This Week” co-anchor Martha Raddatz, chief Washington correspondent and “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl, chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce, senior congressional correspondent Rachel Scott, senior national correspondent Terry Moran and Washington, D.C., bureau chief and vice president Rick Klein. Chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas, correspondent and senior investigative reporter Aaron Katersky, chief legal analyst Dan Abrams and SCOTUS contributor Kate Shaw will comprise the “Ballot Watch” desk, led by the ABC News investigative unit, monitoring all storylines related to election integrity.

Anchors and correspondents will report from across the country, as well as from both election night presidential campaign headquarters, bringing viewers the latest updates from key races and battleground states, including “Good Morning America” Saturday and Sunday and “World News Tonight” Saturday co-anchor Whit Johnson covering the Trump/Vance campaign, “GMA3: What You Need to Know” co-anchor Eva Pilgrim covering the Harris/Walz campaign, “Nightline” co-anchor Juju Chang in Michigan, “Nightline” co-anchor Byron Pitts in North Carolina, “20/20” co-anchor Deborah Roberts in Wisconsin, chief national correspondent Matt Gutman in Pennsylvania, chief business, technology and economics correspondent Rebecca Jarvis in New York, senior national correspondent Steve Osunsami in Georgia, White House correspondent MaryAlice Parks covering the White House, correspondent Mireya Villarreal in Nevada, correspondent John QuiƱones in Texas, correspondent Kayna Whitworth covering the West Coast from California, and correspondent Elizabeth Schulze will join from Arizona.


“This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” anchored by George Stephanopoulos from New York on Sunday, Nov. 3, will preview Election Day.

“World News Tonight with David Muir” will feature special editions of the broadcast on Monday, Nov. 4, and Tuesday, Nov. 5, from the new election set before the network’s election coverage begins at 7 p.m. EST on Election Day.

Election Day kicks off with “Good Morning America,” setting the stage for election night with ABC News’ powerhouse political team live in Times Square on Tuesday, Nov. 5, and then bringing viewers the latest overnight developments beginning at 7 a.m. EST the morning after Election Day.

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