A comprehensive rundown of day-of news coverage, primetime TV specials and newly released docuseries streaming on demand.
The Tribute in Light is illuminated over the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center, as seen from the Empire State Building, ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 8, 2026, in New York City.
Gary Hershorn/Getty Images
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission.
It’s been 25 years since the September 11 attacks, and the anniversary commemorations comprise hours of live coverage and dozens of specials across streaming, broadcast and cable.
Below, The Hollywood Reporter compiled a comprehensive guide to day-of programming — both daytime and primetime — along with newly released docuseries now streaming on demand. The list, organized by category (day-of specials, day-of news coverage and on-demand content, in that order), will be updated as anything new is announced. All times are ET.
9/11 Day-Of Programming: Primetime Specials
The Tribute in Light illuminated over Lower Manhattan ahead of the 25th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center.
Gary Hershorn/Getty Images
9/11 Tribute in Light: Live from Lower Manhattan (8 p.m.)
- Logline: A one-hour special hosted live from New York City by World News Tonight anchor David Muir, Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts and anchor Diane Sawyer, the broadcast will culminate in live coverage of Tribute in Light. Cindy Lauper, Lainey Wilson and John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting will perform from the base of the iconic beams as well.
- Channel: ABC, National Geographic
- Stream live: Hulu/Disney+; ABC also available to livestream via DirecTV (five-day trial) and Fubo (five-day trial)
9/11: We Remember (8 p.m.)
- Logline: Tony Dokoupil will anchor a CBS News special from Ground Zero, featuring three stories of survival, loss and hope.
- Channel: CBS
- Stream live: Livestream CBS via DirecTV (five-day trial) or Fubo (five-day trial)
102 Minutes Inside the Towers (8 p.m.)
- Logline: Through new first-person interviews and carefully crafted visual effects that illuminate locations and movement within the towers, the special creates a vital historical record of lived experience on 9/11, told moment by moment from the inside out.
- Channel: History
Daughters of 9/11 (9 p.m.)
- Logline: Twenty-five years after the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil, Elizabeth Miller, Jessica Trant and FBI special agent Frank Pellegrino confront whether the man accused of masterminding the attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), will ever face justice.
- Channel: CBS
- Stream live: Paramount+ Premium; CBS also available to livestream via DirecTV (five-day trial) or Fubo (five-day trial)
- Stream next day: Paramount+ Essential
Facing Ground Zero: A Dateline Special (10 p.m.)
- Logline: Using dramatic, emotional footage from the NBC News archives, including never-before-seen images, Dateline’s new 9/11 documentary (anchored by Lester Holt) profiles New Yorkers whose experiences were captured, moment by moment in real time, by NBC News cameras on Sept. 11, 2001. In powerful new interviews, they reflect on what they saw, what they survived and how the attacks indelibly shaped their lives and the country.
- Channel: NBC
- Stream live: Livestream NBC via DirecTV (five-day trial) or Fubo (five-day trial)
9/11 Day-Of Programming: News Coverage
Fox News Channel’s Special Live Coverage (starts at 6 a.m.)
- Stream live: Livestream Fox via DirecTV (five-day trial) or Fubo (five-day trial)
- Special coverage will commence with Fox & Friends. America’s Newsroom (9 a.m.) will carry the live reading of the victims’ names from the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The Faulkner Focus (11 a.m.), Outnumbered (12 p.m.) and America Reports (1 p.m.) will all feature special segments and interviews. The Story (3 p.m.) will feature interviews with Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the NYPD co-chief chaplain, and Jessica Tisch, the NYPD Commissioner. The Will Cain Show (4 p.m.) will honor the anniversary with guests who will recount their experiences on 9/11.
CNN’s Special Live Coverage: 9/11: 25 Years Later (starts at 7 a.m.)
- Stream live: Livestream CNN via DirecTV (five-day trial)
- CNN will provide live coverage starting at 7 a.m. ET with the network’s anchors, correspondents and reporters joining Americans at sites impacted by the terrorist attacks 25 years ago to remember the thousands of victims and reflect on how that day forever changed the country.
CBS News Channel’s Special Live Coverage (starts at 7 a.m.)
- Stream live: Livestream CBS via DirecTV (five-day trial) or Fubo (five-day trial)
- CBS News coverage will kick off on CBS Mornings, with multiple stories covering the attacks and what’s happened since. Co-hosts Gayle King and Nate Burleson will be joined by CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil at Ground Zero in New York and 60 Minutes correspondent Norah O’Donnell reporting from the Pentagon. At 8:30 a.m. ET, Dokoupil and O’Donnell will anchor a 90-minute CBS News Special Report covering the 9/11 memorials happening in New York, Shanksville and the Pentagon. CBS News correspondents will report from New York City, the Pentagon and the site of the crash of Flight 93 near Shanksville. At 6:30 p.m., Dokoupil will anchor the CBS Evening News live from Ground Zero.
NBC New Channel’s Special Live Coverage (starts at 7 a.m.)
- Stream live: Livestream NBC via DirecTV (five-day trial) or Fubo (five-day trial)
- NBC News will present special coverage throughout the day, beginning at 7 a.m. ET with a special edition of Today, anchored by Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin, with Guthrie reporting from Ground Zero. At 8:30 a.m. ET, Guthrie will anchor an NBC News Special Report as the nation observes moments of silence commemorating the victims of the attacks. That evening, Tom Llamas will anchor special editions of NBC Nightly News and Top Story from Ground Zero, beginning with Nightly News at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Paying Tribute: Live from Lower Manhattan (7:30 p.m.)
- Channel/stream live: WABC-TV, ABC News Live
- Hosted by ABC News Live Prime anchor, Linsey Davis, WABC anchors Sade Baderinwa and Mike Marza, the program will offer viewers across the tri-state area an opportunity to hear inspiring stories of resilience, healing, and service as Tribute in Light emerges at dusk.
Anniversary Specials Streaming On-Demand
Bill Spade of the New York City Fire Department stands in front of the memorial wall at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum.
Courtesy of National Geographic/Virginia Sherwood
9/11 Reunited
- The three-part special connects survivors two and a half decades after the attacks, documenting emotional reunions, thank-yous and joint reflections.
- Initial release: Aug. 21 on National Geographic
- Stream on-demand: Disney+/Hulu
9/11: United We Stand – 25 Years Later
- Derek Jeter and Michael Strahan serve as executive producers on ABC’s two-hour special examining how art, music, sports, comedy and Broadway were instrumental in our nation’s communal healing.
- Initial release: Sept. 1 on ABC
- Stream on-demand: Disney+/Hulu
Tribeca 25
- Chronicling 25 years of the Tribeca Festival, Matt Tyrnauer’s documentary explores how storytelling helped rebuild a community in the aftermath of 9/11.
- Release: Sept. 11
- Stream on-demand: Netflix
Related: Six Movies Show How Hollywood Has Grappled With 9/11
Credit: Source link