CN8 to Cover 2006 Mid-Term Elections Until Final Vote Is Cast

CN8 to Cover 2006 Mid-Term Elections Until Final Vote Is Cast

-- The Comcast Network is Nation's Only Broadcaster to Offer Continuous Election Coverage Relevant to a Regional Audience --

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- CN8, The Comcast Network is the nation's only cable broadcaster to provide continuous primetime election night coverage of the races important to a vast regional audience spanning from Maine to Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Comprehensive programming on Tuesday, Nov. 7 will begin live at 7 p.m., tracking the East Coast's and the nation's most anticipated races until the final results are announced. Network political director Lynn Doyle leads CN8's election night coverage, featuring expert analysis and live reports from campaign headquarters, including New Jersey's Kean/Menendez; Pennsylvania's Rendell/Swann and Santorum/Casey; and Virginia's Allen/Webb.

As part of its commitment to political coverage as well as voter education and awareness, CN8 also produced more than 500 "Candidates On Demand" interviews with contenders for more than 350 regional gubernatorial, senate, house, mayoral and other local political races. These interviews are available ON DEMAND, in the "Get Local" category, to Comcast Digital Cable customers to watch at no additional cost, whenever and as often as they like, through Election Day.

"Regional political programming has been the hallmark of CN8 since its inception and with our recent expansion into Washington, Virginia, Maryland and Vermont, we offer a unique focus unavailable on any other broadcast or cable network," said Lynn Doyle, CN8 political director. "In this significant election year that could impact the congressional balance of power, CN8 delivers exclusive, uninterrupted coverage of the political battles most likely to effect our viewers."

CN8's 2006 election night programming lineup, streaming concurrently on www.cn8.tv, follows.

"Money Matters Today" 7 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Mary Caraccioli, CN8 director business and consumer news, leads a round-table discussion of the election's business-related issues, and examines how politicians can use their campaign war chests once results are tallied.

"Art Fennell Reports" 7:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Anchor Art Fennell leads the passionate, opinionated "AFR" on-air team to review key races in battleground states, explore the issues heating up campaigns and go behind the scenes of harsh political advertisements.

"Election 2006" 8 p.m. - TBD.

Six-time Emmy Award-winner Doyle tracks up-to-the minute results, provides breaking news, and keys in on relevant political contests in the region, including the Pennsylvania, Maryland and Massachusetts gubernatorial races; the U.S. Senate elections in New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania; and the Vermont gubernatorial race which coincides with CN8's Nov. 7 launch in the Green Mountain State.

From her command post in CN8's Philadelphia studios, Doyle checks in with the network's in-the-field team of anchors and reporters, including Greg Coy, Kevin Walsh, Sarah Zapp, Emily Ryan, Jam Sardar and Joe Bisicchia, to learn what's happening live from campaign headquarters. Political experts join in from studio locations in the Baltimore, Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. areas. Doyle and her team also report on key races around the nation, such as the Ohio congressional and gubernatorial elections and the California gubernatorial race, airing live to track votes until winners are announced.

About CN8, The Comcast Network

CN8, The Comcast Network (www.cn8.tv) is owned and operated by Comcast Cable Communications, Inc., a division of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)(NASDAQ: CMCSK) and the country's leading cable and broadband services provider. CN8 provides more than 9 million Comcast cable viewers with a unique brand of live, interactive television delivered over its own fiber-optic network to 12 states and 20 television markets stretching from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. CN8 was founded in 1996 and has quickly grown to become the nation's leading regional cable network, airing more than 90 hours a week of original programming from its six studios in the Baltimore, Boston, Delaware, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. areas. CN8 provides in-depth coverage and analysis of special events and important news that broadcast networks often ignore. Since its inception, CN8 has delivered on its mission to continually reshape and revolutionize regional television and its relevance to local, regional and national viewers. CN8's programming and hosts have been honored by the industry with more than 314 regional Emmy Award nominations.

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