CNN to carry Farm Aid 2026 live for second year

CNN will air 'Farm Aid 2026: Music Festival Live, a CNN Special Event' from Virginia Beach on 26 September, per its press office. The broadcast runs 7-11 p.m. ET, Deadline reports. John Berman and Laura Coates co-anchor, with Bill Weir on the ground. The concert raises funds for American family farms. It is CNN's second consecutive year carrying the benefit.