Must see TV — how to watch the US election circus

FORGET the State of Origin, My Kitchen Rules finale or running of the Melbourne Cup — this year’s must-see television event is the US election outcome.

FORGET the State of Origin, My Kitchen Rules finale or running of the Melbourne Cup — this year’s must-see television event is the US Election outcome on Wednesday.

The world’s gaze will descend on America in a few days’ time when voters go to the polls to elect either Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton or Republican hopeful Donald Trump.

Australians keen to tune in have no shortage of options, with local networks offering a front-row seat to the circus.

David Speers Sky News Political Editor in Washington DC reporting on the 2016 US election. Picture: Supplied

“I’ve covered four elections on the ground here but in terms of what’s at stake for the US and the world, this one is huge,” Sky News political editor David Speers said.

“It’s all rather dramatic. You’ve got two celebrity candidates; it’s incredibly personal and very nasty … entirely about negative character traits. The policies, what’s being said, particularly by Trump … you couldn’t write this script.”

SKY NEWS

Live coverage from 5am

Special broadcast anchored by David Speers in US from 9am

Local expert panel including Kim Beazley, Bruce Wolpe, Brendon O’Connor and Biran Loughnane

Foxtel channel 601

SEVEN

Sunrise from 5.30am

Special broadcast anchored by Mike Amor and Michael Usher in US from 10am

Reporters on the ground including Chris Reason, Angela Cox and Mark Riley

American politics expert Tom Switzer joins the team

Channel Seven, Plus7 website

Aussies will have no shortage of places to watch the US election outcome. Picture: Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP

NINE

Today from 5.30am

Special broadcast anchored by Karl Stefanovic in US from 10am

Team of experts led by Laurie Oakes, reporters on the ground including Robert Penfold and Laura Turner

Channel Nine

ABC

News Breakfast from 6am

Special broadcast from 10am anchored by Joe O’Brien with a panel of experts including Antony Green

Special guests in the US including Charlie Pickering

Simulcast coverage from 12pm

ABC, ABC News 24, ABC iView

AND IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THE ACTION ONLINE...

Need your updates in real time? These Twitter handles and hashtags will ensure you’re ahead of the pack when following the election news out of the US over the next week.

CLINTON CAMP

Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton

Bill Clinton @billclinton

Senator Tim Kaine @timkaine (Hillary’s running mate)

Clinton’s campaign team: @HFA

Robby Mook @RobbyMook Robby Mook (Hillary’s campaign manager)

Brian Fallon @Brian Fallon (Chief press secretary)

Jesse Ferguson @JesseFFerguson (Deputy National Press Secretary)

Josh Scherwin @JoshSchwerin (National spokesman for Hillary Clinton)

President Barack Obama @POTUS

First Lady Michelle Obama @FLOTUS

Vice President Joe Biden @JoeBiden

The Democrat party @TheDemocrats

TRUMP CAMP

Donald Trump @realDonaldTrump

Melania Trump: @MELANIATRUMP

Mike Pence @Mike_Pence (Donald’s running mate)

Eric Trump @Eric Trump

Ivanka Trup @ivanka Trump

Tiffany Trump @TiffanyATrump

Donald Trump Jr @DonaldJTrumpJr

Trump’s campaign team: @TeamTrump

Kellyanne Conway (Trump’s campaign manager) @KellyannePolls

Dan Scavino Jr (Trump’s social media director) @DanScavinoJr

The Republican party @GOP

USEFUL HASHTAGS

#USElection

#Election2016

#USElections2016

#ImWithHer

#TrumpPence2016

#ClintonKaine2016

US Reporters/TV hosts:

CNN host, reporter Anderson Cooper @AC360

CNN’s The Situation Room host Wolf Blitzer @wolfblitzer

Fox News The Kelly Files host Megyn Kelly @megynkelly

Fox News The O’Reilly Factor host Bill O’Reilly @oreillyfactor

US ABC News Global News Chief correspondent Martha Raddatz @MarthaRaddatz

Fox News host Sean Hannity @seanhannity

CBS White House Correspondent Mark Knoller @markknoller

Fox News Chief Washington Correspondent James Rosen @JamesRosenFNC

ABC News senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper @jaketapper

USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan page @SusanPage

Originally published as Must see TV — how to watch the US election circus