As our nation’s capital completes the finishing touches in anticipation of this weekend’s Inaugural events, each of the main broadcasting networks are likewise preparing for wall-to-wall coverage.
Donald Trump is set to be sworn in as our nation’s next Commander in Chief, with the official ceremony taking place on Friday, January 20th at noon. There is a long list of planned events and protests throughout the weekend to commemorate this piece of American history.
FOX NEWS CHANNEL
Fox News will present “America’s Election Headquarters: Inauguration 2017” co-anchored by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum all day on Friday, beginning at 11 a.m. EST and going until 5 p.m. Contributions will also be provided by co-anchors of America’s Newsroom Bill Hemmer and Shannon Bream, senior political analyst Brit Hume, co-host of The Five Dana Perino and FOX News Sunday’s Chris Wallace.
Fox News’ special Inauguration programming for the week is as follows:
Thursday, January 19th
6-9AM/ET – FOX & Friends (live from the National Mall)
9-11AM/ET – America’s Newsroom co-anchored by Bill Hemmer and Shannon Bream (live from Lafayette Park)
2-3PM/ET – America’s News Headquarters anchored by Martha MacCallum (live from Lafayette Park)
4-5PM/ET – Your World with Neil Cavuto (live from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Building)
5-6PM/ET – The Five (live from the National Mall)
6-7PM/ET – Special Report with Bret Baier (live from Lafayette Park)
7-8PM/ET – The First 100 Days (live from the National Mall)
9-10PM/ET – Tucker Carlson Tonight (live from the National Mall)
10-11PM/ET – Hannity (live from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Building)
Friday, January 20th
5-9AM/ET – FOX & Friends (live from the National Mall) **extended coverage
9-11AM/ET – America’s Newsroom co-anchored by Bill Hemmer and Shannon Bream (live from Lafayette Park)
11-5PM/ET – America’s Election Headquarters: Inauguration 2017 (live from the National Mall)
5-6PM/ET – The Five (live from the National Mall)
6-7PM/ET – Special Report with Bret Baier (live from the National Mall)
7-8PM/ET – The First 100 Days (live from the National Mall)
8-9PM/ET – The O’Reilly Factor (live from D.C.)
9-10PM/ET – Tucker Carlson Tonight (live from the Inaugural Ball)
10-11PM/ET – Hannity (live from the Inaugural Ball)
Saturday, January 21st
6-10AM/ET – FOX & Friends co-hosted by the weekday hosts (live from the National Mall)
10-12PM/ET – Cost of Freedom: President Donald Trump anchored by Neil Cavuto (live from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Building)
12-2PM/ET – America’s Newsroom co-anchored by Bill Hemmer and Shannon Bream (live from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Building)
4-5PM/ET – Your World with Neil Cavuto (live from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Building)
8-9PM/ET – Watters’ World hosted by Jesse Watters (live from D.C.)
9-10PM/ET – Justice with Judge Jeanine (live from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Building)
Fox Business Channel
FOX Business Network (FBN) will provide live coverage of the Inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence on Friday, January 20th, anchored by Neil Cavuto.
Special Programming Live from Washington, D.C. includes:
Tuesday, January 17th
6-9AM/ET – Mornings with Maria
Wednesday, January 18th
6-9AM/ET – Mornings with Maria
Thursday, January 19th
6-9AM/ET – Mornings with Maria
12-2PM/ET – Cavuto: Coast to Coast
2-3PM/ET – Intelligence Report with Trish Regan
7-9PM/ET – Lou Dobbs Tonight
Friday, January 20th
5-9AM/ET – Mornings with Maria
11AM-5PM/ET – Inauguration coverage anchored by Neil Cavuto
5-8PM/ET – Lou Dobbs Tonight
8-10PM/ET – Intelligence Report with Trish Regan
CNN
Special coverage of the Inauguration of Donald Trump will begin at 5 a.m. EST with CNN’s New Day anchored by Chris Cuomo and Alisyn Camerota.
From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET, Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper, Anderson Cooper and Dana Bash will anchor special coverage of Trump’s Inauguration and Obama’s send-off along with John King offering analysis and Erin Burnett with panels and interviews from the West Front of the U.S. Capitol.
From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET, Alisyn Camerota, Chris Cuomo, Brooke Baldwin and Anderson Cooper will anchor special coverage during the Inaugural Parade live from the Parade Route on Pennsylvania Avenue.
The Lead with Jake Tapper and The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer will be live in front of The White House at Lafayette Square; Erin Burnett Out Front, AC360, and CNN Tonight with Don Lemon will be live from the Inaugural Balls.
CNN will be live from more than 15 locations in Washington, D.C. including the U.S. Capitol, The White House, National Mall, and along the Inaugural Parade route and at the Inaugural Balls. CNN’s coverage of Inauguration Day will be streamed live in its entirety to CNN.com’s homepage and across mobile devices via CNN’s apps for iOS and Android, starting at 6 a.m. ET on Inauguration Day running through 6 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21.
MSNBC/NBC News
Special all-day Inauguration coverage will also be presented by MSNBC and NBC News, beginning with Matt Lauer and Al Roker live from Washington D.C. on TODAY.
Lester Holt Leads NBC News’ “The Inauguration of Donald Trump” Coverage Beginning at 10 a.m. ET Joined by Tom Brokaw, Chuck Todd and Nicolle Wallace, while Rachel Maddow, Brian Williams, and Chris Matthews Lead MSNBC’s All-Day Coverage Beginning at 10 a.m. ET. NBC will also broadcast special editions of “NBC Nightly News,” “Morning Joe,” and MSNBC Primetime coverage on both networks.
On the morning of the Inauguration, coverage kicks off on MSNBC with a special four-hour edition of “Morning Joe” live from The Dubliner pub in Washington, D.C. from 6 – 10 a.m. ET. NBC News and MSNBC journalists and reporters will continue coverage from throughout our nation’s capital, including Andrea Mitchell, Hallie Jackson, Kristen Welker, Kasie Hunt, Katy Tur, Kelly O’Donnell and Chris Jansing. Al Roker, Tamron Hall, Kate Snow, Peter Alexander, and Craig Melvin will all be along the Pennsylvania Avenue parade route as well.
Special coverage will stream live on NBCNews.com beginning at 10 a.m. ET. The live stream will also be available on NBC News apps and OTT platforms.
HLN
From 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 am., Morning Express w/ Robin Meade will have live coverage as Meade broadcasts from the CNN Washington bureau. Lynn Smith will start hosting at 11:00 from CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta.
From 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Michaela Pereira will host live coverage from CNN’s Los Angeles bureau.
From 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Erica Hill will broadcast On the Story from CNN’s Washington bureau.
No TV? No problem.
Beyond the online coverage offered by the networks above, Mediaite will embed various streams and be featuring clips of Inauguration Day’s top moments. For other online coverage, the White House’s website will be offering streaming on its website.
The Washington Post and C-SPAN have partnered with YouTube for special broadcasts from their channels on the platform and The Young Turks will be streaming for 12 hours tomorrow across YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, where they’ll be using Periscope 360 to show the proceedings from every possible angle.
Watch below, via NBC.
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