Where to watch the US presidential election in UK tonight

Voting has taken place across the United States of America today (5 November) to decide who will become the next president - Kamala Harris or Donald Trump.

Harris and Trump’s historic election campaigns have come to an end today and we will shortly learn who the next President of the United States will be.

Between Biden dropping out the race and Trump’s assassination attempts, it has been a tumultuous run-up to the election. Everyone across the globe will be anxiously awaiting the results.

Either way the results swing, it will be a historic moment for the winner. If Kamala Harris wins, she will be the first female, and first black female, President of the United States. If Donald Trump wins, he will be the first incoming president to have been indicted and convicted of a felony.

Around 77 million Americans have already voted and the race remains close in polls. Nobody knows which way it will swing. Will Trump return for his second term as president? Or will Harris win and maintain democratic presidency?

Across the UK we will be eagerly awaiting the results. Various channels will be broadcasting throughout the night, bringing updates live to your homes as they come in. Sky News, Channel 4, BBC and ITV will all be broadcasting live coverage of the US Presidential Election.

Where can I watch the US election results tonight?

BBC

BBC News Channel and BBC One will be hosting their US Election results special tonight (November 5). The special will run throughout the night until breakfast time, bringing audiences across the world the key results and events as they happen.

In the lead up to the election, the BBC’s team has been bringing round the clock reporting and analysis of the key events to audiences in the UK, with reporters and presenters based in Washington DC.

You will be able to watch the broadcast live on iPlayer or on your TV on the BBC News channel or BBC One. The results programme will start at 10.40pm

Channel 4

Channel 4 has announced they will be broadcasting live coverage of the 2024 US presidential election from 10:15pm tonight (November 5) in partnership with CNN.

It will be hosted by Emily Maitlis and Krishnan-Guru Murthy in Washington DC with support from Jeremy Vine in London and Matt Frei and a team of correspondents reporting from swing states across the US.

Channel 4 has also announced an eclectic range of guests for the programme including Stormy Daniels, Boris Johnson, Caitlyn Jenner and more.

The coverage will be available to stream on Channel 4’s YouTube and TikTok pages as well as Channel 4’s online streaming platform.

Sky News

On Sky News the overnight coverage will be hosted by Mark Austin and Yalda Hakim from the Sky Washington studios. Mark Stone will also be in the studio.

Correspondents James Matthews and Matha Kelner will be on the ground reporting from the candidates’ home states as the results come in.

Sky News will have access to a comprehensive exit poll and accurate race projections.

ITV

ITV's coverage will be broadcast live from Washington DC with Tom Bradby presenting Harris V Trump: The Results from 10.45pm.

He will be joined by Emmy and BAFTA award-winning correspondent Robert Moore and Anushka Asthana, ITV News' Deputy Political Editor, will take charge of the election results as they come in.

Former Trump spokeswoman Heather Nauert and former Obama/Biden advisor Adam Hodge will join the team, alongside election analyst Jessica Taylor from the Cook Political Report. Former Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin has also been confirmed as a guest across both ITV News and Good Morning Britain.

At 6am, ITV News will hand over to Susanna Reid and Ed Balls live from Washington DC, for Good Morning Britain: America Decides. Guests on the programme will include Stormy Daniels, former BBC North America Editor and host of The News Agents podcast Jon Sopel, as well as Donald Trump’s nephew Fred Trump III.