{"id":12187,"date":"2020-08-11T13:41:43","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T18:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=12187"},"modified":"2020-08-11T13:41:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T18:41:43","slug":"abc-news-announces-special-coverage-of-2020-democratic-and-republican-national-conventions-from-700-1100pm-monday-through-thursday-each-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/11\/abc-news-announces-special-coverage-of-2020-democratic-and-republican-national-conventions-from-700-1100pm-monday-through-thursday-each-week\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC News Announces Special Coverage of 2020 Democratic and Republican National Conventions From 7:00-11:00PM, Monday Through Thursday Each Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9368\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/abc_news-feat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/abc_news-feat.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/abc_news-feat-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/abc_news-feat-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/abc_news-feat-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>ABC News today announced special coverage of the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Monday, August 17, through Thursday, August 20, and the Republican National Convention on Monday, Aug. 24, through Thursday, Aug. 27, from 7:00 &#8211; 11:00PM EDT. Prime-time coverage will air for one hour (10:00 &#8211; 11:00PM EDT) on ABC during each of the weeks. ABC News Live will kick off prime-time coverage each day at 7:00PM EDT on the network&#8217;s steaming news channel.<\/p>\n<p>Chief anchor George Stephanopoulos will lead coverage from New York City joined by &#8220;World News Tonight&#8221; anchor David Muir and &#8220;ABC News Live Prime&#8221; anchor Linsey Davis on each of the four nights of both conventions with special reports throughout every day.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1182142198\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>ABC News powerhouse political team including &#8220;Nightline&#8221; anchor Byron Pitts, &#8220;This Week with George Stephanopoulos&#8221; co-anchor and Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz, &#8220;This Week with George Stephanopoulos&#8221; co-anchor and Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl, Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas, &#8220;World News Tonight&#8221; Weekend anchor and Chief National Affairs Correspondent Tom Llamas, Senior White House Correspondent Cecilia Vega, Senior National Correspondent Terry Moran, FiveThirtyEight Editor-in-Chief Nate Silver, and special correspondent Matthew Dowd will report on the state of the election, the candidates and the issues most important to Americans. Contributors Chris Christie, Yvette Simpson, Rahm Emanuel, Heidi Heitkamp and Sara Fagen, and analyst Leah Wright Rigueur will provide analysis on the race and all the latest developments.<\/p>\n<p>Senior Congressional Correspondent Mary Bruce, White House Correspondent Rachel Scott and Correspondent Alex Perez will be in the field reporting on developments from the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>ABC News Live, the network&#8217;s streaming news channel, will have comprehensive streaming coverage of the 2020 RNC and DNC conventions with Stephanopoulos and team leading coverage starting at 9:00 p.m. EDT each night. Prime-time coverage begins at 7:00PM EDT every day of both conventions anchored by Davis who will be joined by Llamas, political director Rick Klein, deputy political director MaryAlice Parks, and ABC News&#8217; powerhouse political team. &#8220;ABC News Live Update&#8221; anchor Diane Macedo will feature previews and recaps of the conventions throughout the day starting each morning at 9:00AM EDT.<\/p>\n<p>ABC News Digital will have comprehensive coverage of both conventions on ABCNews.com, the ABC News mobile app and Apple News, with live updates of key speeches and proceedings, main takeaways from each day and analysis of the implications for Election Day. Coverage will also include videos on why these conventions will be historic, a viewer&#8217;s guide and significant moments from previous conventions. ABC News&#8217; social media accounts will have coverage across all platforms with live tweeting, quote cards and a stream of ABC News Live&#8217;s special coverage. Social newscast &#8220;On Location&#8221; will have extensive coverage throughout the conventions &#8211; exclusively for Facebook Watch. FiveThirtyEight will present live blog coverage each night of the conventions, with coverage of the major speeches and analysis of the race, as well as a slate of features covering the role conventions play in presidential races and for political parties. 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