BBC News in the U.S. has announced special coverage of the presidential and vice presidential debates.  Coverage will include analysis with a uniquely impartial and global perspective from the BBC’s 2016 election campaign team, drawing on the expertise of its seasoned U.S. based correspondents and journalists.

All debates will begin at 9pm ET across the BBC’s international news outlets.  In the studio, the BBC’s Katty Kay (@kattykay) will be anchoring live television coverage on BBC World News for audiences around the world of the debates in October, with the BBC’s Laura Trevelyan presenting coverage of the vice presidential debate.

For online audiences, there will be live updates on the BBC’s special election pages bbc.com/US2016 where BBC’s Anthony Zurcher (@awzurcher ) will cover the debates with all the latest analysis.