CNN is kicking off its comprehensive coverage of Election Day two full days before most Americans head to the polls.
On Thursday, the Warner Bros Discovery-owned cable network said its coverage of key U.S. Senate, U.S. House and White House competitions will start on Sunday, November 3 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time with a special programming block called “Countdown to Election Day.” The block will feature special weekend editions of “The Situation Room,” “Erin Burnett Outfront,” “Anderson Cooper 360,” “The Source with Kaitlan Collins, “CNN News Night: State of the Race with Abby Phillips” and “Laura Coates Live.”
“Election Day in America” will offer non-stop coverage of Election Day on Tuesday, November 5 at midnight Eastern Time. Boris Sanchez and Jessica Dean will helm a three-hour early morning block until 3 a.m. Eastern Time, at which point Erica Hill and Kasie Hunt take over hosting duties. Omar Jimenez will offer data-driven coverage from CNN’s Voting Desk throughout the morning.
John Berman will anchor “Election Day in America” from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Eastern Time. Phil Mattingly will helm CNN’s “Magic Wall” with real-time election results as they come in.
Anderson Cooper will serve in a rare morning role, hosting the network’s continuing coverage at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, with Paula Reid taking over at the Voting Desk and M.J. Lee serving as a CNN panelist. In the afternoon hours, Wolf Blitzer will continue the network’s coverage with Erin Burnett, and will be joined by Manu Raju, Jamie Gangel and CNN’s board of political experts.
Cooper and Jake Tapper will anchor CNN’s early evening coverage, starting at 4 p.m. Eastern Time, and will be joined by Dana Bash, Erin Burnett, Audie Cornish and Chris Wallace. John King will take over the CNN Magic Wall at that time, and Pamela Brown will helm the CNN Voter Desk. David Chalian will anchor from the Battleground Desk, while Laura Coates provides legal insight on the races.
Kaitlan Collins will anchor from the campaign headquarters of former President Donald Trump, with reporting from Kristen Holmes. Abby Phillip will anchor the network’s coverage from the campaign headquarters of Vice President Donald Trump, with Jeff Zeleny reporting.
Hunt and Berman take over the network’s coverage of Election Day in America at 2 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday.
CNN says the following reporters will provide on-the-ground coverage of Election Day results:
- Jim Acosta (Nevada)
- Kylie Atwood (Michigan)
- Victoria Blackwell (Georgia)
- Kate Bolduan (Pennsylvania)
- Josh Campbell (Wisconsin)
- Jason Carroll (New York)
- Stephanie Elam (Nevada)
- Rosa Flores (Texas)
- Danny Freeman (Pennsylvania)
- Randy Kaye (Florida)
- Brianna Keilar (North Carolina)
- Kyung Lah (Arizona)
- Ed Lavendera (Arizona)
- Miguel Marquez (North Carolina)
- René Marsh (Virginia)
- Veronica Miracle (California)
- Sara Murray (Georgia)
- Isabel Rosales (Georgia)
- Jim Sciutto (Michigan)
- Sara Sidner (Wisconsin)
- Brian Todd (Pennsylvania)
- Gary Tuchman (New Hampshire)
- Nick Valencia (Georgia)
Shimon Prokupecz will report on election-related security matters, while CNN is committing Gabe Cohen, Nick Watt and Ryan Young to field reporting on protests.
CNN’s coverage of Election Day in America will be available on the CNN mobile app and through the streaming service Max. Coverage on CNN.com will not require a cable or satellite login between the hours of 7 a.m. Eastern Time (Tuesday) through 3 a.m Eastern Time (Wednesday), the network said.
