How to watch US Election coverage in the UK
US election night is here and you can watch America decide its future live on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky News, who are all airing US Election coverage in the UK (schedule, times, and channels below). Viewers can also live stream it for FREE on BBC iPlayer, ITVX and Channel 4. Currently traveling outside the UK? Use a VPN to watch this US Election coverage from anywhere.
The most consequential US Presidential Election since the last one has, with dispiriting predictability, descended into base schoolyard insults and a celebrity pageant. Whatever the outcome, half of the country is doomed to spend the next four years in a permanent state of outrage. The only question is: will the results be accepted?
Donald Trump vs Kamala Harris isn't a bad dream. It really is happening, and it's first to 270 electoral college votes, with Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin likely to be key. Here's how to watch US Election coverage in the UK online and for free.
How to watch US Election on BBC iPlayer
How to watch US Election on ITVX
How to watch US Election on Channel 4
How to watch US Election on Sky News
Unblock any stream with a VPN
Out of the country but prefer your US Election coverage with a British slant? You’ll likely be restricted from accessing national streaming services like BBC iPlayer due to geo-blocking restrictions.
Luckily, there’s an easy solution. Downloading a VPN will allow you to connect to your favourite services no matter where you are. It's a simple bit of software that changes your IP address, meaning that you can access on-demand content or live TV as if you were back at home.
Use a VPN to watch US Election coverage in the UK online from abroad:
Can I watch US Election coverage for free in the UK?
Yes. US Election coverage is being provided by free-to-air broadcasters BBC, ITV and Channel 4. Sky News is available to live stream for free too.
Don't forget you can use a VPN to watch your preferred US Election coverage on your usual streaming service from abroad.
US Election coverage in the UK schedule
Who has the earliest US election coverage in the UK?
In the true American tradition, Sky News is going big. Its coverage begins at 7pm GMT on Tuesday, November 5 – at least three hours earlier than that of its rivals – and spans a staggering 27 hours.
Channel 4's show starts at 10pm GMT, and will be followed by the BBC at 10.40pm, and ITV at 10.45pm.
US Election anchors in the UK
Who are the US Election coverage anchors in the UK?
BBC
Caitríona Perry and Sumi Somaskanda will anchor the BBC's coverage from Washington DC, with Katty Kay joining them in the studio. Christian Fraser, Marianna Spring, Clive Myrie, Sarah Smith and Gary O’Donoghue will also feature heavily.
ITV
Tom Bradby will anchor ITV's coverage from Washington DC, joined by Anushka Asthana. Stormy Daniels, Sarah Palin, Trump’s Harris-supporting nephew Fred Trump III, former Trump spokeswoman Heather Nauert, and former Obama and Biden advisor Adam Hodge have been confirmed as guests.
Channel 4
Channel 4 has enlisted Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Matt Frei, Emily Maitlis and Jeremy Vine with keeping a lid on a heavyweight lineup of guests, including Boris Johnson, Trump’s former White House press secretary Sean Spicer, former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull, David Miliband, and Michael Gove. Stormy Daniels, Rufus Wainwright, Grayson Perry and Brian Cox (presumably the actor rather than the physicist) will also appear.
Sky News
Mark Austin and Yalda Hakim will lead Sky News' coverage, assisted by Mark Stone, James Matthews, Martha Kelner, Anna Botting and Gillian Joseph.
