Media Press Releases on the First Presidential Debate, Sept. 29, 2020 Cleveland, OH

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ABC News
September 28, 2020

ABC NEWS ANNOUNCES SPECIAL THREE-HOUR PRIMETIME COVERAGE OF THE FIRST 2020 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ON SEPT. 29 ON ABC

One-Hour Primetime Special ‘Trump vs. Biden: The Main Event’ Kicks Off Coverage at 8:00 p.m.

ABC News Live Will Begin Streaming Coverage at 7:00 p.m. ET

ABC News announced special three-hour primetime coverage of the first 2020 presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Chief anchor George Stephanopoulos will lead coverage from New York City, joined by “World News Tonight” anchor David Muir and “ABC News Live Prime” anchor Linsey Davis. A one-hour special, “Trump vs. Biden: The Main Event – A Special Edition of 20/20,” kicks off coverage at 8:00 p.m. on ABC. The program will set the stage for a critical night for both candidates, reporting on the latest developments from the campaign trail, the stakes for both campaigns, and the most important issues to voters across the country. Following the debate, ABC News’ powerhouse political team will provide context and analysis. Coverage airs Tuesday, Sept. 29 (8:00–11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. ABC News Live will begin coverage at 7:00 p.m. EDT on the network’s streaming news channel.

ABC News powerhouse political team, including chief White House correspondent and “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl, and senior congressional correspondent and lead campaign correspondent Mary Bruce reporting from Cleveland, “Nightline” anchor Byron Pitts, chief global affairs correspondent and “This Week” co-anchor Martha Raddatz, senior White House correspondent Cecilia Vega, “World News Tonight” weekend anchor and chief national affairs correspondent Tom Llamas, senior national correspondent Terry Moran, White House correspondent Rachel Scott, FiveThirtyEight editor-in-chief Nate Silver and special correspondent Matthew Dowd will report on the latest developments in the race and the candidates, and the issues most important to Americans. Contributors Chris Christie, Yvette Simpson, Rahm Emanuel and Sara Fagen will provide analysis on the debate and campaigns.

ABC News Live will kick off debate coverage at 7:00 p.m. EDT/4:00 p.m. PDT on “ABC News Live Prime” with anchor Linsey Davis taking a deep dive into the most important issues at stake in this election. ABC News Live will then simulcast the debate, and immediately after, ABC News’ powerhouse political roundtable will add context and analysis. Earlier in the day, anchor Diane Macedo will anchor “ABC News Live Update” at 9:00 a.m. EDT/6:00 a.m. PDT and 11:00 a.m. EDT/8:00 a.m. PDT, and “Your Voice Your Vote: The Breakdown,” ABC News Live’s issues-oriented political program, airing at 3:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. PDT, along with Moran, which will preview the debate and provide analysis the following day.

ABC News will have comprehensive digital coverage of the debate on ABCNews.com, the ABC News mobile app and Apple News, with live updates, fact checks, key takeaways, breakout moments during the debate and post-debate analysis. ABC News will have comprehensive digital coverage of the debate on ABCNews.com, the ABC News mobile app and Apple News, with live updates, fact checks, key takeaways, breakout moments during the debate and post-debate analysis. New digital video brands Examined will explore voting in a pandemic, and Notified will publish content comparing Trump and Biden’s stances on issues including COVID-19, healthcare, the economy, climate change and racial injustice.

FiveThirtyEight will preview the debate on the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast and survey voters before and after the debate for an Ipsos survey. During the debate, the entire FiveThirtyEight politics team will be live-blogging. After the event, the team will publish a post-debate episode of the Politics podcast, an analysis piece written by Silver, and a post-debate Ipsos poll that looks at who voters think won the debate and how the debate changed (or didn’t change) the race.

ABC News’ flagship daily podcast “Start Here,” hosted by Brad Mielke, will preview what’s to come on debate morning and post a special edition on Sept. 30. “Start Here” will cover all angles of the debate and feature expert reporting analysis from ABC News’ political team. “Powerhouse Politics” podcast, hosted by Karl and political director Rick Klein, will release a special edition on Sept. 30, providing an overview and analysis of the night.

ABC News Radio will offer three hours of live, anchored coverage the night of the debate, including a one-hour pre-show, followed by the debate and live post-debate analysis. Correspondent Aaron Katersky will anchor coverage with reporting and analysis by correspondent Karen Travers, political analyst Steve Roberts, Klein, deputy political director MaryAlice Parks, FiveThirtyEight’s Galen Druke, and others from ABC News’ and FiveThirtyEight’s powerhouse political teams. ABC News Radio will also offer multiple one-minute Status Reports throughout the night.

ABC NewsOne, the affiliate news service of ABC News, will provide full coverage with multiplatform reporter Alex Presha reporting from the site of the debate and analysis from Klein. NewsOne provides news content and services for more than 200 ABC affiliates and international news partners.

Marc Burstein is the senior executive producer of ABC News Special Events, David Sloan is the senior executive producer of Network Primetime Content.

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CBS News
September 25, 2020

NORAH O’DONNELL WILL ANCHOR CBS NEWS’ PRIMETIME COVERAGE OF THE UPCOMING POLITICAL DEBATES WITH GAYLE KING AND JOHN DICKERSON, FROM 9:00-11:00 PM, ET

CBSN WILL PROVIDE LIVE COVERAGE BEGINNING AT 5:00 PM, ET, AND STREAM THE DEBATES LIVE

Today CBS News announced it will provide live primetime coverage of the upcoming presidential debates and the vice presidential debate on the CBS Television Network and deliver original reporting across all broadcasts and platforms. CBS News will air each debate live in full and follow up with analysis and on-the-ground reporting. The live, primetime coverage for each debate will air from 9:00-11:00 PM, ET, led by CBS EVENING NEWS anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell from Washington.

CBS THIS MORNING co-host Gayle King and 60 MINUTES correspondent and CBS News senior political analyst John Dickerson will join O’Donnell for the coverage. Former senior advisor to President Obama Valerie Jarrett and CBS News contributor and President Trump’s former chief of staff Reince Priebus will offer insight and analysis. CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe and correspondent Nikole Killion will continue their coverage of the Biden campaign and report from the debate host cities. CBS News White House correspondents Weijia Jiang, Paula Reid, and Ben Tracy will report from the White House.

CBSN, CBS News’ free 24/7 streaming news service, will provide coverage of each presidential debate and the vice presidential debate starting at 5:00 PM, ET each night, with RED & BLUE followed by a debate pre-show at 8:30 PM, ET. The platform will stream the debates live and will follow with a post-show at 11:00 PM, ET. All coverage will be anchored by CBSN’s Elaine Quijano with guests in studio and on the ground, including CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns who will report from the field.

The debate dates and locations are:

First presidential debate – Sept. 29 in Cleveland, Ohio

Vice presidential debate – Oct. 7 in Salt Lake City, Utah

Second presidential debate – Oct. 15 in Miami, Fla.

Third presidential debate – Oct. 22 in Nashville, Tenn.

CBS News’ coverage of the debates is part of the Network’s comprehensive “America Decides: 2020” election coverage. CBS News unveiled earlier this week a new voter integrity unit led by chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett to look at voting issues, including changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, an influx of mail-in voting and a potential delay in results. CBS News chief justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues will lead the coverage of misinformation and provide investigative and original reporting on the misinformation aimed at compromising democracy both by domestic actors and foreign interference. The Network will also have a wide range of reports listening to voters from battleground states and throughout the country. In addition to this original reporting, the CBS News Battleground Tracker will help explain what Americans are thinking and use state-of-the-art models to show how candidates stand in every state. Read more here.

Looking ahead to this Sunday, Sept. 27 on FACE THE NATION, moderator Margaret Brennan will discuss the latest polling from the CBS News Battleground Tracker as well as the latest developments on election security as President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden head to the debate stage.

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Press Contacts:

Brooke Lorenz, CBS News Communications

Hugo Rojo, CBS News Communications

FOX News Channel
September 24, 2020

FOX NEWS CHANNEL TO PRESENT LIVE COVERAGE OF THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ON SEPTEMBER 29TH

Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum to Co-Anchor Special Debate Coverage Beginning on Sunday, September 27^th

FOX News Channel (FNC) will present special live programming surrounding the first presidential debate on Tuesday, September 29^thbetween incumbent President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden from Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. The debate will be moderated by FOX News Sunday (FNS) anchor Chris Wallace, marking his second time moderating a general election presidential debate. Wallace was widely praised for his performance during the 2016 presidential debate between then-nominees Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

From 9-11PM/ET, Special Report’s Bret Baier and The Story’s Martha MacCallum will co-anchor live coverage outside the debate venue. Throughout the special, the anchors will be joined by a team of commentators for post-debate analysis, including senior political analyst Brit Hume, co-host of The Five and The Daily Briefing anchor Dana Perino, as well as co-host of The Five and political analyst Juan Williams. FNC contributors Donna Brazile, Karl Rove and Katie Pavlich will also offer analysis throughout the evening. Additionally, FNC will provide all FOX affiliates special debate coverage from Cleveland anchored by FNC’s Bill Hemmer. Stations will also have the opportunity to livestream Hemmer’s coverage on digital and social platforms without interrupting their regularly scheduled programming.

Debate programming will begin on Sunday, September 27^th with a special edition of FOX News Sunday guest-anchored by Brit Hume live from Cleveland (check your local listings for times). Sunday programming will also feature special editions of Outnumbered Overtime (1PM/ET), America’s Newsroom with Sandra Smith (3PM/ET), The Five (5PM/ET). Additionally, Baier and McCallum will co-anchor a one hour special, FOX News Democracy 2020: Debate Preview at 10PM/ET. During the special, debate moderator Chris Wallace will preview the first presidential debate and discuss the evolution of debates as well as the impact the global pandemic will have on the election.

On Monday, September 28^th and Tuesday, September 29^th, Baier and MacCallum will anchor their respective programs, Special Report (6PM/ET) and The Story (7PM/ET) live from Cleveland. Additionally, FNC’s America’s Newsroom, The Daily Briefing, Bill Hemmer Reports, The Five and Hannity (Tuesday only) will broadcast from Cleveland, while all other programs will originate from the network’s Washington, D.C. and New York bureaus. Hannity will be presented live at 11PM/ET on Tuesday, followed by special editions of The Ingraham Angle at 12AM/ET and FOX News @ Night with Shannon Bream at 1AM/ET.
The below FNC programs will originate from Cleveland unless otherwise noted, including:

Sunday, September 27^th
FOX News Sunday anchored by Brit Hume (check your local listings)
1PM/ET – Outnumbered Overtime with Harris Faulkner (NY)
3PM/ET – America’s Newsroom with Sandra Smith (NY)
5PM/ET – The Five
10PM/ET – FOX News Democracy 2020: Debate Preview with Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum

Monday, September 28^th
9AM-12PM/ET – America’s Newsroom with Sandra Smith (NY) and Bill Hemmer (OH)
2PM/ET – The Daily Briefing
3PM/ET – Bill Hemmer Reports
5PM/ET – The Five
6PM/ET – Special Report with Bret Baier
7PM/ET – The Story with Martha MacCallum

Tuesday, September 29^th
9AM-12PM/ET – America’s Newsroom with Sandra Smith (NY) and Bill Hemmer (OH)
2PM/ET – The Daily Briefing
3PM/ET – Bill Hemmer Reports
5PM/ET – The Five
6PM/ET – Special Report with Bret Baier
7PM/ET – The Story with Martha MacCallum
9PM-11PM/ET – Presidential Candidates Debate, co-anchored by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum
11PM/ET – Hannity (Tuesday Only)
12AM/ET – The Ingraham Angle (Tuesday Only – DC)
1AM/ET – FOX News @ Night with Shannon Bream (Tuesday Only – NY)

FOX News Radio (FNR) will provide live coverage of the first presidential debate with an hour-long pre-show beginning at 8PM/ET. Coverage will be led by FNR’s national correspondent Jared Halpern and FNR political analyst Josh Kraushaar and will be made available on the FNC APP (Listen Button) and heard on FNR affiliates nationwide. Following the debate, The FOX News Rundown Podcast will be providing detailed analysis, available at FoxNewsPodcasts.com. FNR’s nationally-syndicated Brian Kilmeade Show (9AM -12PM/ET), FOX Across America with Jimmy Failla (12PM -3PM/ET) and Guy Benson Show (3PM -6PM/ET) will be providing live reaction and analysis following the debate. Additionally, FOX News Headlines 24/7 will continue its Democracy 2020 updates surrounding debate coverage every 15 minutes on SiriusXM Channel 115.

FOX News Digital will feature regular live blogs along with the latest articles on all the developments ahead of, during and after the debate. The latest content will be available on desktop devices, tablets and the FOX News Mobile App. Viewers can also follow all developments from the network’s signature programs on social media across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat. Additionally, FOX Nation, FNC’s subscription-based streaming service, will offer a post-debate special hosted by Tomi Lahren and will feature a panel to break down the major developments of the night.

FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio and the direct-to-consumer digital streaming services FOX Nation and FOX News International. Currently the number one network in all of cable, FNC has also been the most watched television news channel for more than 18 consecutive years, while FBN currently ranks among the top business channels on cable. Owned by FOX Corporation, FOX News Media reaches 200 million people each month.

FOX News Media Contacts:
Carly Shanahan
Jessica Ketner