The broadcast and cable networks are scheduling special coverage on the death of Nelson Mandela this weekend. Here’s what they have planned so far.
NBC’s Lester Holt will anchor the weekend editions of “Today” and “Nightly News” from Soweto this weekend.
CBS News has slated a special “48 Hours” on Mandela’s death for Saturday night. Scott Pelley will anchor “Nelson Mandela: Father of a Nation” at 9pmET. The show will feature historical CBS News footage as well as reports from Bob Simon, Martha Teichner and Wynton Marsalis.
ABC News will have a special “20/20” tonight anchored by David Muir and Robin Roberts. “Nelson Mandela: A Man Who Changed The World” will air at 10pmET. Tonight’s “Nightline” will also feature additional coverage of Mandela’s death.
“Fox News Sunday” will air an interview former South African foreign minister Pik Botha, who served near the end of the apartheid era. Senior correspondent Greg Palkot, who is reporting from South Africa for the network, conducted the interview.
Discovery Channel will premiere a new documentary, “The Making of Mandela,” Sunday at 12pmET/PT.
MSNBC will air a special on Mandela’s life at 9pmET.
Former President Bill Clinton is doing a round of interviews about Mandela’s death, sitting down with NBC’s Brian Williams, Fox News’ Ed Henry, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, Univision/Fusion’s Jorge Ramosand CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. CBS aired Pelley’s interview with Clinton on “Evening News” last night.