President-elect Donald Trump will retake the oath of office on Monday, Jan. 20, marking his second time as commander-in-chief. The 60th presidential inauguration will occur over three days in Washington, DC, culminating in the swearing-in ceremony, at which Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will officially take office. Due to the threat of cold weather, Monday’s event will occur indoors.
The swearing-in of Trump and Vance will begin at 12 p.m. ET (9 a.m. PT) at the West Front of the US Capitol. The President’s Room signing ceremony, presidential parade and inaugural balls are among the other events throughout the day.
Outlined below are ways you can tune in to news broadcasts for free to watch Inauguration Day events.
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Watch the 2025 inauguration on a news network
Major news networks have announced their programming scheduled for Inauguration Day 2025.
ABC News: Coverage will begin on Monday at 7 a.m. ET. on ABC News Live and ABC News’ YouTube channel. Programming will be available to view the following day on Hulu.
NBC News: Starting at 7 a.m. ET, you can stream the inauguration live on NBCNews.com, YouTube or the NBCNews app.
Fox News: Viewers can turn to Fox News Digital at 4 a.m. ET and Fox News’ YouTube channel at 6:30 a.m. for coverage and analysis of the inauguration and up-to-the-minute updates.
MSNBC: Beginning at 6 a.m. ET, viewers can tune into Inauguration Day on MSNBC’s YouTube channel. MSNBC.com and the MSNBC mobile app will feature analysis and the latest developments.
CNN: Tune in at 6 a.m. ET on CNN.com, CNN’s YouTube page or CNN’s mobile app to watch the inauguration events unfold.
PBS News: Watch inauguration coverage, beginning at 7:30 a.m. via the PBS News’ YouTube channel.
CBS News: CBS News Live’s stream and YouTube will provide coverage, starting at 6 a.m. ET.
Bloomberg: Stream Bloomberg via YouTube at 11 a.m. ET.
C-SPAN: Watch inauguration coverage at C-SPAN.org, the C-SPAN Now mobile app and C-SPAN’s YouTube channel beginning at 7 a.m. ET.
NewsNation: Beginning at 9 a.m., NewsNationnow.com will feature coverage of the inaugural events. Users can watch it live using the NewsNation app.
Spectrum News: Viewers can watch the inauguration live via the Spectrum News website through the Free Access button and the Spectrum News app.
Watch the 2025 inauguration on a free streaming service
If you aren’t using a news service’s dedicated app on Election Day, there are free streaming services that include live news channels:
- Pluto TV: NBC News Now, BBC News, CBS News 24/7, Live Now from Fox and local stations.
- Tubi: NBC News Now, ABC News Live, Live Now from Fox, Scripps and more.
- Roku Channel: ABC News Live, CBS News 24/7, NBC News Now, Reuters.
- Sling Freestream: The Washington Post News, USA Today, Scripps News, ABC News Live, CBS News 24/7, BBC News.
- Samsung TV Plus (for Samsung device owners): Carries Cheddar, NBC News Now, ABC News Live, CBS News 24/7, BBC News, Live Now from Fox.
Stream the 2025 inauguration on Hulu, Max, Peacock and Disney Plus
If you’d rather use a paid subscription, inauguration coverage will run on several live news feeds if you have Hulu, Disney Plus, Max or Peacock. NBC News Now’s feed will be accessible on Peacock; watch CNN’s programming on Max; ABC News Live’s coverage will be available on Hulu and Hulu on Disney Plus.
