Graduate Together: how and where to watch, TV, online and streaming
This Saturday, 16 May, at 20:00 ET/PT (19:00 CT/MT), America honours the graduating class of 2020, whose celebrations have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, with a primetime special on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and online.
What is Graduate Together: Virtual Graduation
The coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation of high school graduation plans right across America, but the class of 2020 are getting a huge virtual graduation ceremony to, in some way, make up for it.
“Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020” is a primetime show headlined by former President Barack Obama, who will give a speech to the graduating class. He will be joined by LeBron James, Malala Yousafzai, Pharrell Williams, Megan Rapinoe, Yara Shahidi, Ben Platt, Olivia Wilde, The Jonas Brothers, Zendaya and others in paying tribute to the more than three million graduating high school seniors, their incredible teachers and their families.
What time does Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 start?
The one-hour-long primetime show will be broadcast on the networks today, Saturday, 16 May, at 20:00 ET and PT, and 19:00 CT and MT.
On cable and via streaming the show starts everywhere at the same time: 20:00 ET/19:00 CT/MT and 17:00 PT. (That’s 02:00 CEST for those on Central European Time).
Check out what time it starts if you are somewhere else in the world.
Where can I watch Graduate Together?
You’ve got a lot of options to watch Graduate Together.
Broadcast networks: ABC, NBC, Univision, CBS, Fox, Freeform, CNN and MSNBC are all showing the virtual graduation.
Streaming: YouTube. And you can also watch it here directly:
The show will also be available on apps including Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast and Android TV.
CNN Special: “Class of 2020: In this together”
CNN will be broadcasting an hour-long special before the main event, called “Class of 2020: In this together”. Hosted by Erin Burnett, Don Lemon and Jake Tapper, it starts at 19:00 ET, 18 CT/MT and 16:00 PT.
CNN’s special will feature former President Bill Clinton, Amy Schumer, Jason Alexander and Keegan-Michael Key along with others.
It can be seen on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español.
Organiser of Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
Graduate Together is being organised and hosted by The LeBron James Family Foundation, The Entertainment Industry Foundation, and XQ Institute.