Overview
- The announcement on Monday confirmed a coordinated programming slate across ABC News, National Geographic, Disney+, Hulu, ABC local stations and ABC News Live developed with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum.
- National Geographic will premiere a three-part series called "9/11 Reunited" on August 21 that reunites first responders and witnesses with people they helped and will stream on Disney+ and Hulu the day after each linear airing.
- In early September National Geographic will launch a searchable online archive of never-before-seen footage, exclusive interviews and original source material drawn from its 9/11 catalog, plus a companion digital feature that examines key moments.
- ABC will air a two-hour primetime special on September 1 hosted by Michael Strahan that examines how sports, music, Broadway and other cultural sectors helped the nation move forward, with an encore presentation planned for September 11.
- On September 11 ABC will broadcast a one-hour live special, "9/11 Tribute in Light: Live from Lower Manhattan," anchored from New York by David Muir, Robin Roberts and Diane Sawyer and expected to be carried across Disney platforms while other major networks prepare their own anniversary coverage.