Do You Want To Watch The Election On TV Tomorrow? Here Are All Your Options
CNN
• “CNN’s Best Political Team will add new technology to its arsenal in order to better explain the complex story of the midterm elections as it unfolds on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Lead political anchor Wolf Blitzer, joined by Anderson Cooper, Candy Crowley, John King and Soledad O’Brien will headline Election Night in America, beginning at 7 p.m. and continuing into the following day. From Delaware to Nevada to Alaska, CNN will dispatch correspondents across the country to check in throughout the night and report on the crucial races impacting the balance of power in Congress.”
• “The network will create a live and interactive environment, called the “CNN Election Matrix,” to break down data in a visual way. With this tool, King visually will whip through a comprehensive amount of information to better explain to viewers the most competitive House and Senate races. In an election filled with partisanship and strong anti-incumbent feelings, viewers will see the race through the lens of incumbencies: which incumbents have fallen, when they were elected, the nationwide impact and more. Additionally, the “CNN Election Matrix” will create a virtual representation of which party is gaining ground and potential shifts in the balance of power.”
• “On Election Night, The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer will kickoff the network’s political-centric coverage beginning at 5 p.m., followed by Election Night in America at 7 p.m. The network will continue live coverage throughout the night and into early morning Wednesday, when American Morning begins at 3 a.m and continues until noon.”
• New music! “CNN also will introduce new election music from HBO’s award-winning series John AdamsFox News
• “FOX News Channel (FNC) will present continuous live coverage of the 2010 midterm elections led by co-anchors Bret Baier and Megyn Kelly on Tuesday, November 2nd, beginning at 6:00 PM/ET, announced Michael Clemente, Senior Vice President of News, FOX News. Additionally, FNC’s team of seasoned political correspondents, anchors and analysts will provide developments on the race and election results throughout the evening.
The coverage will kick off with a one-hour Special Report with Bret Baier at 6:00 PM ET followed by The FOX Report with Shepard Smith at 7:00 PM ET. Baier and Kelly will then lead the network’s coverage, America’s Election HQ from New York beginning at 8:00 PM ET, joined by senior political analyst Brit Hume and a panel of FNC contributors, including: Juan Williams, Democratic consultant Joe Trippi and former senior White House advisor to President George W. Bush, Karl Rove. FOX News anchors Martha MacCallum and Bill Hemmer will also cover exit polls and track historical live data on the giant Touch Screen, respectively, as chief political correspondent Carl Cameron provides minute-by-minute reporting on election results.”
• Interesting – “Commentators Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity and Greta Van Susteren will also weigh in with their perspectives and analysis during their respective primetime hours.”
• “Viewers can also log on to Foxnews.com for in-depth coverage of the 2010 midterm elections. Features on the website will include live streaming of campaigns from across the country, live election results and real time analysis on the political blog. Additionally, there will be live analysis of the election throughout the night on “The Strategy Room,” a live webcast available on Foxnews.com. ”
• Glenn Beck will not be on the air – but will have his own webcast going. Check out that info here.
MSNBC
• “On Tuesday, November 2, MSNBC will offer all-night election coverage from 6 pm to 6 am ET. Evening coverage will be led by Keith Olbermann, Chris Matthews, Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O’Donnell and MSNBC contributor Eugene Robinson from election headquarters in New York. Ed Schultz, host of the “Ed Show” will report live from Las Vegas, covering the hotly contested Harry Reid-Sharron Angle Senate race. As control of Congress hangs in the balance, MSNBC will bring viewers results and analysis from key races across the country, with the perspective only our primetime team can deliver.
MSNBC’s extraordinary coverage of the 2010 mid-terms continues on Wednesday, November 3 with “Morning Joe” live from historic studio 8H in 30 Rock from 6 am to 9 am ET. Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist and special guests will offer complete analysis of the mid-term election results. “Morning Joe” will be broadcast in front of a live studio audience open to “Morning Joe” viewers. More information about tickets will be available at joe.msnbc.com.”
• “The Msnbc Digital Network’s extensive election coverage will feature live streaming video and real-time election results to give consumers up-to-the-minute political news on election night. Leading up to the election and beyond, politics.msnbc.com will feature expansive politics coverage, the latest FirstRead blog posts, interactive maps, exclusive multimedia features, live votes, social media integration and world-class video from NBC News.”
