BBC UNVEILS US ELECTION NIGHT COVERAGE AND PRESENTING LINE-UP

The BBC’s overnight US election TV results programme will be broadcast from Washington DC – anchored by US Chief Presenters Caitríona Perry and Sumi Somaskanda, who will lead viewers through every twist and turn of events with their unrivalled knowledge and experience of the US political landscape.

Caitríona and Sumi will be joined in the studio by BBC US special correspondent Katty Kay, who will be providing extra insight and discussing the unfolding events; BBC News presenter Christian Fraser, who will be analysing the results with the special BBC US Election graphics touchscreen; and the BBC’s Social Media Investigations Correspondent Marianna Spring, who 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 joining the results show and reporting from the White House for the first hours of the night. From 6am GMT BBC Breakfast will join forces with the results programme with Jon Kay joining Sumi and Caitríona 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 to bring the latest mood and view from the parties as the results come in.

The BBC’s unbeatable team of US correspondents will be with voters across the country in key battleground states – Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Arizona and Nevada.

These states are where the election will be won or lost, with polling showing very little between Harris and Trump’s support. Our correspondents on the ground will be speaking with voters to gauge the sense of mood and direction in each of these states as the night progresses.

Viewers will also be hearing from correspondents around the world – including Lyse Doucet in Jerusalem, Steve Rosenberg in Russia, James Waterhouse in Ukraine and Laura Bicker in China - as they report how the news of the election is being received outside of the US.

The team in the Washington DC studio will be joined by a lineup of expert guests, including US governors, members of Congress, campaign officials and commentators for exclusive interviews and in-depth conversations. The BBC Verify US team will be based in the bureau and will be fact checking and adding context to claims that emerge through the night.

The results programme will start at 10.45pm GMT, 5 Nov (5.45pm ET) on BBC One, the News Channel and iPlayer and run through to 9am GMT, 6 Nov (4am ET).