Bloomberg Television Announces Election Night Coverage Plans

Bloomberg Television will be airing special coverage of the US Midterm Elections on Tuesday 2nd November.

Throughout the evening on the US strand of the global business network, special programming will air, going beyond the results and providing in-depth analysis of how election night could impact the economy, tax cuts, trade, our relations with China and the nation's future.

With the mid-term elections potentially bringing about a massive power shift in the U.S. House and Senate, for the first time acclaimed interviewer and journalist Charlie Rose will anchor live coverage from Bloomberg Television's set in New York, starting at 10:00 PM ET.

Across Asia and Europe, where the markets will be open and trading as the results come in, special updates from New York will be incorporated into the live market coverage that will be airing.

Bloomberg US Election Night Programming

7:00 PM/ET - Special airing of Intelligence Squared US debate: "Is Big Government Stifling the American Spirit?"
 
Economist Nouriel Roubini and Obama economic advisor Laura Tyson debate former Texas senator and UBS Vice Chairman Phil Gramm and economist Arthur Laffer in a fiery exchange.
 
8:00 PM/ET - "Election Rewind: The Battle for Capital Hill"

Bloomberg Television anchor Betty Liu hosts a round-table with a focus on U.S. economic challenges including jobs, taxes, housing, trade issues with China and the Obama administration's stance towards business. Includes a selection of Bloomberg Television interviews with former President Bill Clinton; Vice President Biden; Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; former GE Chairman and CEO Jack Welch; Honeywell International Chairman and CEO David Cote, and Blackstone Chairman and CEO Steve Schwarzman.
 
9:00 PM/ET - "The Battle for Capitol Hill"

Bloomberg Television's Chief Washington correspondent Peter Cook anchors live from Washington D.C. with coverage of top election issues including the economy, business, markets, taxes, and healthcare. Washington D.C. executive editor and anchor Al Hunt provides insight and analysis. Reporter Lizzie O'Leary covers election results, reporters Julianna Goldman and Hans Nichols report live from the White House, and anchor Linzie Janis in London and reporter Stephen Engle in Beijing track international reactions. Guests include economist Kevin Hassett, the National Review's Washington editor Kate O'Beirne and Obama economic advisor Laura Tyson.
 
10:00 PM/ET - "Charlie Rose Election Coverage"

Acclaimed interviewer Charlie Rose will anchor live from Bloomberg Television's set in New York. Interviews include banking analyst Meredith Whitney, Evercore Partners co-Chairman Roger Altman, economist Glenn Hubbard and Silver Lake Partners co-CEO and co-founder Glenn Hutchins.