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Want to Watch the Royal Wedding? Here Are Your TV Viewing Options for the Big Day

Whether you're setting your alarm or staying up all night, we've got your TV options for the wedding of the year.

To catch the royal wedding on TV, you're going to have either be an early riser or a night owl --- William and Kate will say "I Do" around 3 a.m. Pacific time. And this being the Super Bowl of marriage vows, you'd be remiss to skip the hours of pre-ceremony coverage, including Kate's arrival at Westminster Abbey in a flashy Rolls Royce Phantom. Here's a round up of the television coverage of the royal wedding here in the former British colonies.

BBC America, 12 a.m. to 5:30 a.m.

If you're lucky enough to have a full cable package with the American version of Britain's state run channel, you can tune in to the "official" wedding coverage, complete with British accents.

CNN, 1 a.m.

Anderson Cooper will team up with Brit and CNN newcomer Piers Morgan, who spent the better part of his career covering/chasing William's late mother, Princess Diana.

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Fox News, 1 a.m to 5 a.m.

Fox News' coverage will be served up by Princess Diana’s former butler, Paul Burrell. Burrell isn't quite the palace insider that he once was, having written a tell all book about the Royal Family several years ago.

MSNBC, 12 a.m. to 7 a.m.

Martin Bashir, whose "secret" interview with the late Princess Diana in 1995 was believed to be one of the last straws before her divorce, will be heading up coverage for the cable news channel.

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E! News, 1 a.m to 6 a.m

The go-to channel for red carpet coverage will trot out all the usual Botoxed suspects --- Giuliana Rancic, Joan Rivers and Tori Spelling, among others. Yeah...I'm thinking it all might be too much to handle at 3 a.m. too.

TLC, 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.

The "Learning" Chanel will capitalize on its hit show, Say Yes to the Dress, with a live broadcast from Times Square complete with Jumbotrons.

ABC, 1 a.m to 7 a.m.

Tina Brown, author of "The Diana Chronicles," will be on hand to help with ABC's coverage.

CBS, 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.

The Royal Wedding day will be a milestone for another Kate -- Katie Couric, that is. The event will be the last major news story for the CBS Evening News anchor before she leaves her post at the network.

NBC 1 a.m. to 7 a.m.

The Today Show crew, along with anchor Brian Williams, will be hosting live from London.

All times listed are Pacific Standard Time.


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