Several broadcasters report live on TV and in the live stream of the 2020 US election during the night. The overview shows when and where the programs start.
Munich / Washington - On the night of November 3rd to 4th, the Americans elect the next president.
The House of Representatives and a third of the seats in the Senate will also be filled on the day of the 2020 US election.
Anyone
looking for
live impressions of the big
election night
in Germany at a late hour
will
find what they are
looking for with many
broadcasts
on TV and live stream.
Important to know: Even if some broadcasters report very early on the events in the USA, a clear result can hardly be expected before the early morning hours.
The election of Donald Trump four years ago was not decided until 8:30 a.m.
In his re-election at around 5.15 a.m., Barack Obama was able to look forward to re-entering the White House in Washington.
It is completely uncertain how long Donald Trump and his Vice President Mike Pence
will have to
wait in the
2020 US election
to see if Joe Biden and his vice-candidate Kamala Harris can pass them.
Several TV channels broadcast the election night
So in Germany it is the middle of the night or even early morning when the decision about the most powerful man in the US political system is made in the US.
Of course, a very clear trend can already emerge beforehand.
As always, the results of the individual US states will gradually come back for hours.
Several stations offer a broadcast for the US election on
free TV
and also free of charge in the
live stream
.
The amount of coverage and the times at which the many
special programs
begin varies widely.
Here you will find the overview for public and private broadcasters.
On
election night,
Merkur.de
will also provide you with an overview of all the latest news in the live ticker for the 2020 US election. Before November 3, you will receive all current surveys on the duel between
Donald Trump and Joe Biden
.
US election 2020: broadcast live on TV and in the live stream on ARD
Among the
public broadcasters
in Germany,
ARD
, among others, offers
a special broadcast lasting several hours that starts late.
From 10:50 p.m. “
America Votes - Who
Will Be
the Next President?
".
As a presenter,
Andreas Cichowicz
leads
through the program in the ARD capital studio.
Jörg Schönenborn
presents the results from the individual states for ARD.
The live stream of ARD including the broadcasts for the 2020 US election can be found in the broadcaster's media library.
US election 2020: broadcast live on TV and in live stream on RTL / TVNow
RTL is
already starting
the special "
Fight for the White House - The Countdown with Peter Kloeppel
"
at prime time at 8:15 pm
.
Moderator Peter Kloeppel will conduct the broadcast live from Cologne that evening.
At midnight, the “
RTL Nachtjournal
”
takes over
with a special on the 2020 US election.
The documentary "
The Secrets of Donald Trump
"
runs from 1 am
, before Peter Kloeppel takes over again from 3 am with the "Battle for the White House".
The live stream from
RTL
is available via subscription at TVNow.
US election 2020: broadcast live on TV and live stream on n-tv
On November 3rd,
n-tv
broadcasts a “
News Special: Battle for the White House
”
several times throughout the day
.
From 11 p.m. onwards, the station will stay with the 2020 US election all night.
Also
n-tv
is available via TVNow as a live stream.
US election 2020: broadcast live on TV and in the live stream on WELT
On the
WELT
broadcaster
, continuous live reporting begins at a particularly early hour.
From 6.30 p.m. there will be a continuous broadcast entitled "
WELT-Live: US presidential election 2020
".
Here you get to the live stream of WELT.
US election 2020: broadcast live on TV and live stream at phoenix
During the night, the
news channel phoenix
also joins the
2020 US election.
A “
phoenix on site
” accompanies the crucial phase of election night from 0.45 am.
A
live stream is also available
for the
phoenix
program
.