The German TV stations are reacting to the head-to-head race in the USA and are changing their programs on the day after the presidential election.
It is a neck and neck race between Donald Trump (74) and Joe Biden (77) for the US presidency. The German TV stations will change their programs accordingly on the day after the election, Wednesday (November 4th).
"Focus" in the first
The first broadcasts a 45-minute "hot spot" on the results of the US presidential election at 8:15 pm. The editor-in-chief of Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Andreas Cichowicz, moderates the program, in which, in addition to detailed election analyzes, ARD correspondents explain the background to the outcome of the election in interviews. In addition, high-ranking interviewees from politics and society assess the consequences for Germany and Europe.
"RTL Aktuell Spezial" at prime time
Newsanchor Peter Kloeppel reports to RTL at 8:15 pm with a "RTL Aktuell Spezial" on the US election and analyzes the latest developments from America in the 15-minute special with studio guest and USA expert Melinda Crane. Particularly in focus: updated forecasts and projections from the competitive "swing states". Which states are still open and how many voters are still available? Switching to reporters and correspondents from Washington and Delaware deliver reactions and sentiments from the USA.
More special programs
The "ZDF special" at 7:30 pm with presenter Matthias Fornoff now bears the additional title "Trump or Biden? – Hangover in the USA". There is also the program "Auslandsjournal Spezial: America's Choice" with presenter Antje Pieper on ZDF at 10:15 pm. How is the mood in the competitive swing states? The "Auslandsjournal" delivers current reports, reactions from Trump and Biden fans and a political analysis.
The special program "ProSieben Newstime-Spezial – Die US Wahl" can be seen on ProSieben at 6:10 pm. On Sat.1 the special program "SAT.1 Nachrichten Spezial – America has chosen" will be broadcast at 11:30 pm.
On Phoenix, Alexander Kähler addresses the question in the talk "phoenix round" at 10:15 pm: "After the US election – where is America heading?" The news channel n-tv continuously provides the latest developments in the news special "Battle for the White House".