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In addition, PBS has announced a broad schedule of news, public affairs, and documentary coverage of the 2024 presidential election. We have collected all current programming information here, and will continue to update this page as new programs are announced.
PBS News: Election Coverage
PBS News will provide live special coverage of the 2024 presidential and congressional elections on PBS stations and streaming on PBS News’ digital and social platforms on Tuesday, November 5 beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET. (Note: PBS NewsHour will kick off the evening at 6 p.m. ET).
Co-anchored by Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett, coverage will include reporting from PBS News Hour Capitol Hill and Trump campaign correspondent Lisa Desjardins; White House and Harris campaign correspondent Laura Barrón-López from the Harris campaign headquarters; national correspondent William Brangham from the Trump campaign headquarters; national correspondent and PBS News Weekend anchor John Yang in Pennsylvania; correspondent and PBS News Hour West anchor Stephanie Sy in Arizona; correspondent Miles O’Brien in Georgia; senior correspondent Judy Woodruff; and several PBS station reporters in multiple states across the country.
Analysis will be provided by editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report Amy Walter, Republican strategist Kevin Madden, Democratic strategist Faiz Shakir, Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and New York Times op-ed columnist David Brooks. Reporting and fact-checking from The Poynter Institute’s PolitiFact will be featured across PBS News’ digital platforms.
Results for the presidential, House of Representatives, Senate and gubernatorial elections will be announced as they are called by The Associated Press.
Programming Highlights
FRONTLINE: Biden’s Decision
Behind Biden’s historic decision, decades of challenges and controversies, triumphs and tragedies. The inside story of Biden’s rise to the presidency, the personal and political forces that shaped him and led to his dramatic decision to step aside.
Counting the Vote: A Firing Line Special with Margaret Hoover
In this documentary, Margaret Hoover embarks on a journey to explore the varying voting systems across the United States. Her aim is to examine the states that have the most efficient and inclusive voting systems, while shedding light on states facing shortcomings and challenges in their voting process. Through personal stories and expert voices, Firing Line seeks to provide a comprehensive understanding of the most powerful tool in our democracy.
Crossroads: A Conversation with America – A PBS News Special
PBS News special correspondent Judy Woodruff and her team have traveled the United States in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election, asking Americans what divides — and unites — them. America at a Crossroads, which has appeared bi-weekly on the PBS News Hour, has also culminated in a town hall conversation hosted by Woodruff. The conversation that was months in the making aired Sept. 23.
FRONTLINE: The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
Investigating the lives and characters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as they seek the presidency. In an historic election, those who know the candidates best reveal key moments that shape how they would lead America.
Independent Lens: One Person, One Vote?
At a time when many Americans question democratic institutions, One Person, One Vote? unveils the complexities of the Electoral College, the uniquely American and often misunderstood mechanism for electing a president. The documentary follows four presidential electors representing different parties in Colorado during the intense 2020 election.
American Experience: The American Vice President
What happens when the president is unable to serve due to death or incapacity? This film explores the fraught period between 1963 and 1976, when a grief-stricken, then scandal-stricken America was forced to confront the purpose of the vice president and the succession process through the evolution of the 25th Amendment.
FRONTLINE: The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz
Investigating the lives and views of JD Vance and Tim Walz as they run for vice president. In an historic election, those who know the candidates best reveal the influences and ideas they’d bring to the White House.
VOCES: Latino Vote 2024
VOCES: Latino Vote 2024 examines a range of election related issues that matter most to the politically diverse Latino community in battleground states (Pennsylvania, Nevada, Wisconsin and Arizona) and states with large Latino populations (California and Florida). The program will also examine the role that Latino evangelical pastors are playing in shaping community perspectives and the role that Spanish-language media will play in the 2024 election.
VOCES: Our Texas, Our Vote
On the eve of the upcoming 2024 Presidential election, filmmaker Hector Galan takes viewers inside the largest Latino voter registration mobilization in Texas history, led by a new generation on the frontlines of one of the most crucial battleground states that neither political party can ignore.