U.S. TV news networks are camped outside Buckingham Palace in London today through the weekend for King Charles III‘s coronation on Saturday, May 6, 2023.
Here are their respective coverage plans:
ABC News:
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- ABC News will present special coverage of the historic coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Saturday, May 6, beginning at 5 a.m. EDT on ABC and streaming live on ABC News Live.
- Coverage will be anchored by Good Morning America co-anchor Michael Strahan alongside senior national affairs correspondent Deborah Roberts, GMA’s Lara Spencer, chief foreign correspondent Ian Pannell, foreign correspondents James Longman, Maggie Rulli, Britt Clennett and Lama Hasan, contributors Robert Jobson and Victoria Murphy and others.
- GMA will have coverage throughout the week leading up to the coronation, beginning Monday, May 1. Stories on GMA will include Rulli live from Caernarfon Castle in Wales, Longman live from Poundbury with a piece on King Charles’ interest in environmental issues, and Spencer live from Dumfries House in Scotland, giving viewers a look at the house King Charles saved for the nation and how he’s trying to open up the monarchy to the public.
- Spencer joins Roberts and the ABC team live from London on Thursday, highlighting last-minute preparations, the crown jewels, and the roles of the royal children and the British military at the coronation.
- Strahan, Spencer, Roberts and the entire team will be live from London on Friday, May 5, as GMA looks at the life and family of King Charles III, his relationship with Queen Camilla and the Commonwealth, and what viewers can expect from Saturday’s coronation.
- A special edition of GMA will air on the West Coast from London following the coronation.
- GMA3: What You Need to Know will also feature coverage of the coronation throughout the week.
- ABC News Digital and GMA Digital will have coverage throughout the week, leading up to the coronation, including a live blog, wall-to-wall coverage of the big events, royal family moments, and the fashion from the historic day.
- Digital will also showcase historic moments from Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, a look back at King Charles III’s environmental work, and how the coronation is being received in Caribbean Commonwealth countries where anti-monarchy sentiments have been at the forefront.
- ABC News Digital will also have coverage across several social channels, including GMA, ABC News and ABC News Live.
- ABC News’ flagship daily podcast Start Here, hosted by Brad Mielke, will feature special coverage of the king’s coronation, including interviews with correspondents covering the event. ABC News Radio will provide audio of ABC’s special coverage to affiliates, hourly status reports on Saturday, May 6, from 5-10:00 a.m. EDT, and two-ways with correspondents in London.
- ABC NewsOne, ABC’s affiliate news service, will be providing live reports from London on all the festivities.
CBS News:
- CBS Saturday Morning co-hosts Michelle Miller, Dana Jacobson and Jeff Glor will co-anchor coronation coverage from London on the CBS Television Network, CBS News Streaming Network, and streaming on Paramount+.
- Coverage will begin Saturday, May 6 at at 5 a.m. ET and run until 10 a.m. ET.
- Joining the coverage are CBS News foreign correspondents Holly Williams, Mark Phillips, Imtiaz Tyab and Chris Livesay along with royal family experts, Tina Brown, author of The Diana Chronicles, a biography of Diana, Princess of Wales; Julian Payne, former communications director for the Prince of Wales and Wesley Kerr, former BBC royal correspondent reporting from London and across the U.K.
- CBS Newspath will provide coverage of the coronation to its 200+ CBS Television Network affiliates nationwide and to broadcasters around the world.
- Correspondents Ian Lee and Tina Kraus will report from London beginning Friday, May 5 through Sunday, May 7. They will also provide original reporting leading up to coronation day, including a look at a British pub brewing a special Return of the King beer and a visit to a traditional English countryside town, built by the then-Prince Charles.
- The live broadcast will also feature inaugural audio description for CBS News. Audio description provides audio-narrated descriptions of a program’s key visual elements and allows viewers who are blind and low vision to participate in what is happening on screen. The live audio description will be provided on the Secondary Audio Programming (SAP) channel by Descriptive Video Works (DVW). CBS has provided audio description since April 1, 2002.
- Additionally, King Charles, The Boy Who Walked Alone, an all-new documentary giving viewers a look at the life of King Charles, will premiere on Paramount+ Tuesday, May 2. The 90-minute documentary features exclusive interviews, never-before-seen photos, and letters with former girlfriends, schoolmates, royal watchers and staff – many of whom are speaking for the first time.
CNN:
- The Coronation of King Charles III airs Saturday, May 6 from 5 a.m. ET – Noon ET on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español.
- CNN anchor Anderson Cooper will lead CNN’s special live coverage of The Coronation of King Charles III on Saturday, May 6 beginning at 5 a.m. ET outside Buckingham Palace with analysis and reporting from CNN’s Christiane Amanpour and Max Foster.
- CNN anchors Richard Quest and Julia Chatterley will contribute to CNN’s coverage from the network’s London studio alongside CNN Royal Historian Kate Williams, CNN Royal Commentators Emily Nash, Sally Bedell Smith and CNN Contributor Trisha Goddard. They will provide expert analysis and share their unique perspectives on the historic coronation.
- CNN reporters will be positioned along the coronation procession route including Bianca Nobilo outside Westminster Abbey, Salma Abdelaziz and Matthew Chance, who will report live from the crowds gathered along the Mall, and Anna Stewart.
- CNN reporters will also provide perspective from Commonwealth countries including India, Australia and Kenya.
- CNN International will broadcast early coverage of the coronation starting at 1 a.m. ET with anchor Isa Soares outside Buckingham Palace and live updates from Nada Bashir, Christina Macfarlane, and Anna Stewart in London.
- CNN will preview the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in a new episode of The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper on Sunday, April 30 at 8pm ET. Reported by CNN’s Erica Hill, The Reign Begins: Charles and Camilla will feature interviews with the foremost experts on the British Royal Family and many close to the Windsors as they reflect on the past, present, and future of these new sovereigns.
- CNN Digital will provide users with comprehensive coverage in the days leading up to the coronation including an immersive interactive on King Charles III and the new royal line of succession, photo galleries, explainers, a special coronation edition of the Royal News newsletter, and live updates on coronation day.
- CNN’s coverage of The Coronation of King Charles III will stream live, without requiring a cable log-in, from 5-10 a.m. ET/ 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. BST so users around the world can watch online. The stream will be available on CNN.com and via CNN’s apps for iOS and Android. It can also be viewed on CNN apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast and Android TV.
Fox News:
- Fox News’ live coverage of King Charles III’s coronation will start Saturday at 5 a.m. ET, and be led by anchor and executive editor of The Story, Martha MacCallum, alongside Fox & Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt and Fox Nation’s Piers Morgan.
- MacCallum will anchor The Story live from London on Thursday, May 4 and Friday, May 5.
- Broadcasting from the Canada Gate at Buckingham Palace, the network’s live coverage will showcase the coronation ceremony as the Church of England formally transfers the title and power to King Charles III and his wife, Queen Consort Camilla.
- FNC’s senior foreign affairs correspondent Greg Palkot, London-based correspondent Alex Hogan, State Department correspondent Benjamin Hall and chief political analyst Brit Hume will contribute to the coverage live from Westminster Abbey. Guests providing commentary on the ceremony will include FNC royal contributors Duncan Lancombe, former royal editor at The Sun and Chris Andersen, author of The King: The Life of Charles III.
- Additionally, FOX News Digital will feature the latest live updates on FoxNews.com with commentary and insight from longtime royal experts, while Fox News Audio will provide multi-platform coverage of the celebrations with its Fox News Radio affiliates nationwide. Additionally, FNR’s London reporter Jonathan Savage will provide commentary throughout the Coronation.
NBC News/MSNBC:
- Savannah Guthrie will anchor special coverage of the coronation of King Charles III Saturday, May 6, live from Buckingham Palace. Coverage will begin at 5 a.m. ET.
- Guthrie will be joined by NBC News correspondents from across the UK, including: Keir Simmons, Kelly Cobiella, Molly Hunter and Meagan Fitzgerald, as well as contributors Wilfred Frost, Daisy McAndrew, Katie Nicholl and Simon Lewis.
- Guthrie will co-anchor the May 5 edition of Today live from London.
- Today.com and NBCNews.com will live stream the network’s special coverage, along with NBC News Now and Today All Day.
- Today All Day will stream a coronation preview marathon Friday, May 5 starting at 9 p.m. ET, featuring episodes of The Royal Rundown, Incredible World and more.
- NBC News Now will stream a 30-minute special all about the Coronation and King Charles hosted by Savannah Guthrie Thursday, April 27 at 10:30 p.m. ET.
- In order to create a more inclusive experience for blind and visually impaired viewers, NBCUniversal will present the full NBC broadcast with live audio description on the Secondary Audio Program channel (SAP), provided by Descriptive Video Works. The broadcast will be available with additional audio narration, describing the visuals of the coronation.
- Over on MSNBC, anchor Alex Witt will anchor special coverage of the coronation of King Charles III Saturday, May 6 from 5 a.m. ET – 10 a.m. ET.
- Witt will be joined by British historian Suzannah Lipscomb, author Jon Meacham, former ITN Correspondent Tim Ewart and journalist Katty Kay to discuss the crowning at Westminster Abbey.
- Additionally, aforementioned NBC News’ Correspondents Molly Hunter, Meagan Fitzgerald, Kelly Cobiella and Keir Simmons will report on-the-ground from London.
Spectrum News:
- Spectrum News will air live special coverage of the Coronation of King Charles the III and Queen Camilla on Saturday, May 6 beginning at 5 a.m. ET.
- Coverage will be anchored by Spectrum News NY1 anchor Pat Kiernan, alongside national news anchor Sharon Tazewell and Spectrum News NY1 Political Director Bob Hardt, with analysis from British Historian and Royal Expert Richard Aldous. NY1 anchor Jamie Stelter will report live from London.
- Stelter’s coverage will begin on Thursday, with special reports leading up to the coronation including a look at King Charles the III’s’ life in preparation for the monarchy, the state of the monarchy today, as well as what audiences can expect from the historic coronation ceremony.
- Spectrum News’ coverage of The Coronation of King Charles III will air on all Spectrum News local TV networks, and also stream live on Spectrum News+, available via the the Spectrum News mobile app and Roku and Apple TV streaming devices.