UPDATE:TheGrio will simulcastCNNspresidential debateon Thursday while providing pre- and post- event coverage.
TheGrio will start live coverage at 8:30 p.m.
The pre show will focus on issues affecting the Black community and provide background on the candidates positions.

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The coverage will air on TheGrio television online grid, streaming FAST channel and digital platform Local Now.
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After the debate at 10:30 p.m.
ET, Ryan and Alford will get reactions, including from those in politics and advocacy.

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Columnists for theGrio, Toure and Michael Harriot, will provide additional commentary.
Mike Memoli and Ali Vitali will contribute analysis to the NBCNews.com live blog.
On MSNBC, Rachel Maddow will lead pre-debate coverage starting at 7 p.m. Alex Wagner will join from the spin room in Atlanta.
Maddow will lead the debate analysis afterward until 1 p.m. Other highlights: Jonathan Lemire will be in Atlanta forWay Too Earlyat 5 a.m.
ET, and Morning Joe will feature special coverage before and after the debate.
Claire McCaskill, Tim Miller and Greg Bluestein will provide analysis.
Chris Jansing will hostMSNBC Reportslive from Atlanta before and after the debate at 11 a.m.
ET and at 1 p.m.
The debate also will be shown on Noticias Telemundo, MSNBC on Peacock and MSNBC.com.
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Chris Stirewalt, Geraldo Rivera, Bill OReilly, Adam Carolla, Anthony Scaramucci, Gov.
Chris Sununu (R-NH), Medhi Hasan and Nina Turner are scheduled to appear to offer analysis.
C-SPANs coverage will start at 8 p.m. Greta Brawner will host.
Norah ODonnell will anchor coverage starting at 8 p.m.
ET, followed by the simulcast at 9 p.m. CBS News political contributors Joel Payne and Terry Sullivan will offer analysis and reactions.
The streaming channel CBS News 24/7 also will feature a preview of the debate onAmerica Decidesat 5 p.m.
ET andThe Daily Report with John Dickersonat 6 p.m. CBS News 24/7 also will simulcast the debate.
The Fox News coverage will start at 7 p.m.
ET with an early edition ofJesse Watters Primetime.
They will be joined by political analyst Brit Hume and contributors Kellyanne Conway, Richard Fowler and Karl Rove.
The simulcast will start at 9 p.m.
ET, followed by Hannity from the spin room in Atlanta and thenFox News @ Nightwith Trace Gallagher.
Fox Business connection will also feature the debate via Fox News.
Shannon Bream will anchor the networks coverage on Fox Broadcasting data pipe, which also will simulcast the debate.
FoxNews.com also will livestream the Fox broadcasting feed of the CNN event.
So far, ABC News, NewsNation, PBS News and C-SPAN have announced plans to carry the simulcast.
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Amy Walter, Faiz Shakir and Kevin Madden will provide analysis.
PBS News, by the way, is the rebranded name for PBS NewsHour.
The web connection will provide a one hour special report on the June 27 event starting at 8 p.m.
ET on the broadcast internet and ABC News Live, followed by the CNN debate at 9 p.m. CNNs Jake Tapper and Dana Bash are moderating the debate itself.
CNN is making its debate feed available to other networks for simulcast.
Donna Brazile and Reince Priebus will provide analysis.
Davis will also anchor a special edition of Prime with Linsey Davis at 7 p.m. White House correspondent MaryAlice Parks and deputy political director Averi Harper will report throughout the day.
Muir and Davis will moderate the second presidential debate on Sept. 10.
The data pipe also is making that debate feed available to other networks.
The debate will be held at CNN studios in Atlanta without an audience.