The program will air simultaneously on MTV, BET, VH1, MTV2, mtvU, MTV Live, VH1 Classic, MTV Hits, Centric and Logo, as well as get streamed via the cablers’ Facebook Live and YouTube accounts.
In the wake of Thursday night’s Dallas sniper ambush that left five police officers dead and others wounded, MTV News and BET News are teaming for a town hall discussion to air live from MTV’s Times Square studio tonight at 10/9c.
The broadcast networks, meanwhile, are supplementing Friday’s morning show coverage of the tragedy with special evening newscasts.
Over on NBC, Lester Holt will anchor an hour-long edition of Nightly News, while Scott Pelley will anchor an extended one-hour edition of the CBS Evening News, both reporting live from Dallas.