BBC announces US Election 2024 results night coverage

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The BBC today confirmed its US Election night results coverage.

US Chief Presenters Caitriona Perry and Sumi Somaskanda will lead viewers through every twist and turn on election night from Washington DC.

They will be joined by BBC US special correspondent Katty Kay, who will be providing extra insight and discussing the unfolding events.

BBC News presenter Christian Fraser will be analysing the results with the special BBC US Election graphics touchscreen, while the BBC’s Social Media Investigations Correspondent Marianna Spring will be analysing what is unfolding on social media.

Clive Myrie will host the News at Ten from Washington DC outside the White House before the results programme goes live.

From 6am, BBC Breakfast will join forces with the results programme with Jon Kay joining Sumi and Caitriona in the studio.

Throughout the night North America Editor Sarah Smith and Senior North America correspondent Gary O’Donoghue will be with the presidential candidates at their election HQs.

BBC correspondents will be reporting live from Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Arizona and Nevada.

Correspondents around the world – including Lyse Doucet in Jerusalem, Steve Rosenberg in Russia, James Waterhouse in Ukraine and Laura Bicker in China – will report on how the news of the election is being received outside of the US.

The results programme will start at 10.45pm on BBC One, News Channel and iPlayer.

Posted on Tuesday 22 October 2024
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