Broadcast Guide: ABC, Nine, Seven and Sky News gear up for US Election Coverage

ABC

The ABC will deliver the most comprehensive and engaging multi-platform US Election Day coverage when America votes on Wednesday November 9 (November 8 in the US). With an unrivalled team of political experts headlining the ABC’s uninterrupted live coverage, audiences can stay tuned for this historic event right throughout the day and night on television, radio, mobile, social and online.

Providing all the essential news, commentary and state by state analysis on the day will be: US correspondents Zoe Daniel and Michael Vincent, Virginia Trioli, Michael Rowland, Chris Uhlmann, Leigh Sales, Joe O’Brien, John Barron, Sara James, Charlie Pickering, Chas Licciardello, Kumi Taguchi, Greg Jennett, Julia Baird, Philip Williams, Emma Alberici and ABC Election Analyst Antony Green.

ABC News Breakfast

6.00am on ABC & iview / 6.00am AEDT on ABC News 24 & iview

ABC’s coverage kicks off from 6.00am AEDT with a four-hour special broadcast of News Breakfast crossing hourly to Michael Rowland and Political Editor Chris Uhlmann in Washington, providing analysis and commentary on what the result will mean for Australian politics.

USA Votes

10.00am AEDT on ABC News 24 & iview

News 24’s election coverage steps up a gear from 10.00am AEDT, with Joe O’Brien, US political expert John Barron and NBC Correspondent Sara James leading the continuous coverage. They’ll be joined by a panel of guests offering the best analysis and context, with regular live crosses to events in Australia and around the world as polling closes across America.

From midday ABC News 24’s election coverage will be simulcast on ABC TV, as we inch closer to a final result.

ABC Election Analyst Antony Green will be on hand in the Sydney studio as the numbers come in, giving us the latest state by state results and analysis, with his exclusive election touchscreen.

ABC special guest reporter, Charlie Pickering will be in New York’s Time Square, getting the latest on what Americans are thinking and how they’re voting, and Planet America’s Chas Licciardello will be giving us his own unique thoughts and analysis, including the latest social media reaction, as events unfold.

We’ll cross live to our ABC News US correspondents at the Clinton and Trump headquarters and News 24’s Kumi Taguchi will be with guests at the US Consulate event in Sydney.

The Drum: US Election Special

5.30pm on ABC & iview / 6.30pm AEDT on ABC News 24 & iview

Host Julia Baird will dissect the day’s events with a special US election panel including former Foreign Minister Bob Carr, senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and RN’s Between the Lines presenter Tom Switzer, former executive editor of The New Yorker and now Fairfax Good Weekend editor Amelia Lester and other international guests. Coverage will include updates on late results coming in from the West Coast of America.

At 7pm, join us for a special one-hour of ABC News and Current Affairs presented by ABC Political Editor Chris Uhlmann and 7.30’s Leigh Sales, recapping the historic events of the day and providing analysis of what the election result will mean for Australia and the world.

ABC News: US Election Special

7.00pm on ABC & iview / 7.00pm AEDT on ABC News 24 & iview

ABC Political Editor Chris Uhlmann hosts a national 7pm ABC News special, live from Washington, crossing to the ABC’s unmatched network of foreign correspondents for the world’s reaction – Lisa Millar (London), Matt Brown (Beirut), Matthew Carney (Beijing) and Zoe Daniel and Michael Vincent in America. We’ll also cross to Greg Jennett who’ll explain what a Trump or Clinton Presidency will mean for Australia. The national special will include local news updates.

7.30

7.30pm on ABC & iview / 7.30pm AEDT on ABC News 24 & iview

Join Leigh Sales for a special edition of 7.30 featuring a report from Chief Foreign Correspondent Philip Williams and interviews with US and political experts.

Lateline

9.30pm AEDT on ABC News 24 & iview and at 10.40pm on ABC & iview

Lateline host Emma Alberici will be crossing live to Time magazine Deputy Managing Editor Michael Duffy in Washington and guest reporter Charlie Pickering in New York will recap the historic events of the day.

Nine Network

The Nine Network will broadcast Australia’s most comprehensive coverage of the U.S. election featuring the country’s most experienced political commentators in a Nine News special event on Wednesday, November 9.

An extended edition of the TODAY show will start the day’s coverage with regular crosses to the United States for the latest news from the polling booths.

This will lead into Nine’s dedicated broadcast of the election, starting at 11.00am.

TODAY host and Australia’s foremost live reporter, Karl Stefanovic, will front Nine’s coverage live from the heart of the action at our specially created studio in New York’s Times Square.

Nine News Political Editor and Walkley Award-winning journalist Laurie Oakes will spearhead Nine’s team of experts. With more than 50 years of covering politics, Oakes is Australia’s best political mind and has a grasp of the American political scene that is second to none among Australian journalists.

Nine’s coverage will draw upon the enormous resources of ABC America. We will bring viewers access to their cutting-edge technology that will provide up-to-the-second results.

Robert Penfold, Australia’s most experienced North American correspondent, will bring a unique perspective to Nine’s broadcast. Australian born and bred, Penfold has been with Nine for 40 years, the last 20 living with his family in Los Angeles. Penfold is unrivalled in his ability to bridge both worlds and has an understanding of America that is unparalleled among Australian reporters. He will report from the Clinton campaign headquarters in New York.

Nine’s U.S. correspondent, Laura Turner, will provide regular updates from the Trump camp, also in New York.

Nine’s coverage will include expert analysis from Harlan Hill, widely regarding as one of America’s sharpest political wits.

Nine’s Tom Steinfort will also report live from New York on the reaction to the day’s events from everyday Americans.

We will also cross regularly to Washington D.C. and to key swing states such as Florida.

Back in Australia, Peter Overton will anchor the local coverage, bringing viewers the reaction from our country and its leaders as it happens.

Nine’s coverage will continue throughout the day, rolling into Nine’s Afternoons News at 4.00pm.

Seven Network

All-day special coverage on Seven and PLUS7 Live airs following an extended edition of Sunrise from 10am AEDT, anchored by Seven News US Bureau Chief Mike Amor and Senior Correspondent Michael Usher.

We’ll cross live to Seven News Chief Reporter Chris Reason from inside Donald Trump’s camp, and US Correspondent Angela Cox who will be with Hillary Clinton. Seven News Political Editor Mark Riley will have on-the-spot analysis live from Washington, D.C.

Committed to bringing viewers the most in-depth, informative and interactive coverage as the election unfolds, Seven News will broadcast every moment and every dramatic twist as the results emerge, using the exclusive resources of our global broadcast news affiliates CNN and NBC.

Tom Switzer, Australia’s leading US politics and foreign policy expert and senior fellow at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, will also join our team to provide expert analysis.

Do not miss a moment of what’s been described as The Greatest Show on Earth, as the battle for the world’s most powerful position is won and lost.

Join Seven News for all-day coverage of the US Election LIVE on Wednesday from 10am AEDT on Seven and if you’re out and about stream it on PLUS7 Live (www.plus7live.com.au).

Broadcast Times:

Wednesday 9 November

US Presidential Election

Sydney 10.00am LIVE on Seven

Melbourne 10.00am LIVE on Seven

Brisbane 9.00am LIVE on Seven

Adelaide 9.30am LIVE on Seven

Perth 9.00am LIVE on Seve

SKY News

As the United States heads to the polls for its most anticipated presidential election in years, SKY NEWS will be there with live multi-channel, multi-platform coverage, beginning with First Edition: Clinton v Trump at 5:00am on Wednesday 9 November (Tuesday 8 November in the U.S.) on SKY NEWS LIVE (Channel 601).

Political Editor David Speers will be LIVE from Washington D.C. with up to date results, reaction and analysis on how Australia will be affected. From 9:00am David will anchor non-stop coverage which will also include comprehensive reporting from the ABC America network.

Chief Political Reporter Kieran Gilbert and anchors Peter van Onselen and Kristina Keneally will lead a panel of U.S. politics experts including Brian Loughnane, Bruce Wolpe and Brendon O’Connor from the SKY NEWS Election Centre. Former Australian Ambassador to the U.S. Kim Beazley will be on hand for his take on what the result will mean for Australia’s relations with America.

From 11:00am SKY NEWS BUSINESS (Channel 602) will cross to the CBS network for non-stop coverage of election night with the SKY NEWS BUSINESS team keeping track of market reaction.

The SKY NEWS ELECTION CHANNEL (Channel 606) will partner with America’s leading political news network C-SPAN for rolling coverage from 10:00pm on Tuesday 8 November. Post the US Election A-PAC, Australia’s Public Affairs Channel, will return to its Channel 648 position.