Lester Holt, Savannah Guthrie, and Chuck Todd Lead NBC News Primetime Coverage Live from Inside the Debate Hall in Las Vegas
Rachel Maddow, Brian Williams, and Chris Matthews Anchor MSNBC Pre- and Post-Debate Special Coverage
MSNBC Broadcasts Live from University of Nevada All Day Wednesday
Debate Streams Live on NBCNews.com, NBC News YouTube Channel, and NBC App
OCTOBER 18, 2016 — Both NBC News and MSNBC will deliver full coverage and analysis of the final presidential debate on Wednesday, October 19, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Primetime coverage on the NBC broadcast network airs from 9-11 p.m. ET, anchored live from inside the debate hall by “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt, “TODAY” co-host Savannah Guthrie, and “Meet the Press” moderator and NBC News political director Chuck Todd. Holt, Guthrie, and Todd will be joined for pre- and post-debate analysis by NBC News special correspondent Tom Brokaw, who has covered every presidential election since 1968, and a team of NBC News correspondents and contributors. Holt will also anchor “NBC Nightly News” live from the UNLV campus Wednesday evening.
MSNBC’s all-day coverage live from Las Vegas begins at 9 a.m. ET. Chuck Todd anchors a special edition of “MTP Daily” at 5 p.m. ET, followed by “All In” with Chris Hayes at 6 p.m. ET, and “Hardball” with Chris Matthews at 7 p.m. ET, all live from the UNLV campus.
Rachel Maddow and Brian Williams pick up at 8 p.m. ET live from Election Headquarters in New York, with Matthews and the team in Las Vegas. Post-debate discussion and analysis continues until 2 a.m. ET.
NBC News and MSNBC journalists contributing to debate coverage include Kasie Hunt, Hallie Jackson, Chris Jansing, Steve Kornacki, Andrea Mitchell, Kelly O’Donnell, Joy Reid, Thomas Roberts, Stephanie Ruhle, Benjy Sarlin, Alex Seitz-Wald, Kate Snow, Jacob Soboroff, Katy Tur, and Kristen Welker in Las Vegas; along with Tamron Hall, Craig Melvin, and Lawrence O’Donnell in New York.
The debate will stream live on NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, and NBC.com; on NBC News’ YouTube channel; and on the NBC app.
NBC News Digital will feature a range of unique editorial and multimedia content surrounding the debate, including original videos, a live blog of the debate, and social media engagement across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and other platforms. PolitiFact will be featured as part of NBC News’ online reporting. The digital home for debate coverage is http://NBCNews.com/Debates.
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