{"id":207309,"date":"2026-04-11T14:04:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T14:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/abc-news-schedules-sunday-primetime-special-with-david-muir-as-tv-news-continues-coverage-of-attacks-in-iran-variety\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T14:04:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T14:04:36","slug":"abc-news-schedules-sunday-primetime-special-with-david-muir-as-tv-news-continues-coverage-of-attacks-in-iran-variety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/abc-news-schedules-sunday-primetime-special-with-david-muir-as-tv-news-continues-coverage-of-attacks-in-iran-variety\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC News Schedules Sunday Primetime Special With David Muir as TV News Continues Coverage of Attacks in Iran &#8211; Variety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy  <a class=\"c-link  lrv-a-unstyle-link\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/author\/brian-steinberg\/\" \t\t\t> \tBrian Steinberg<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>Senior TV Editor<br \/> \t<a  href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/abc-news\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_abc-news_1\"  data-tag=\"abc-news\"  >ABC News<\/a>&#8216; <a  href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/david-muir\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_david-muir_1\"  data-tag=\"david-muir\"  >David Muir<\/a> will host an hour-long primetime special Sunday focused on  global coverage of the aftermath of attacks by the U.S. and Israel on <a  href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/iran\/\"  id=\"auto-tag_iran_1\"  data-tag=\"iran\"  >Iran<\/a> &#8212; a programming strategy that shows the conflict remains top of mind for audiences and programmers.<br \/> \tMuir will anchor &#8220;Shockwaves: The Attack on Iran,&#8221; which will air Sunday, March at 9:01 p.m. eastern on ABC and also and streaming Disney+ and Hulu. The program will offer the special&nbsp;reports on&nbsp;what led up to the surprise, deadly attack;&nbsp;get behind President Trump&rsquo;s decision&nbsp;to&nbsp;launch&nbsp;&lsquo;Operation&nbsp;Epic Fury&rsquo;;&nbsp;tand cultivate reaction from Capitol Hill.&nbsp;The show will also examine Iran&#8217;s retaliation&nbsp;and&nbsp;and what might happen next from a strategic viewpoint.   \t<\/p>\n<div class=\"admz\" id=\"adm-inline-article-ad-1\">\n<div class=\"adma boomerang\" data-device=\"Desktop\" data-width=\"300\">\n<div style=\"min-width:50px;min-height:75px;\" \tclass=\"pmc-adm-boomerang-pub-div ad-text\" \tdata-priority=\"10\" >\n<div id=\"gpt-variety-article-mid-article-uid0\" \t\tclass=\"adw-300 adh-250\" data-is-adhesion-ad=\"\"> \t\t<script type=\"application\/javascript\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tblogherads.adq.push(function () {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tblogherads\n\t\t\t\t\t.defineSlot( 'medrec', 'gpt-variety-article-mid-article-uid0' )\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setTargeting( 'pos', [\"mid-article1\",\"mid-articleX\",\"mid\",\"mid-article\"] )\n.setTargeting( 'viewable', 'yes' )\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setSubAdUnitPath(\"ros\/mid-article\")\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.addSize([[300,250],[2,2],[300,251],[2,4],[4,2],[320,480],[620,366]])\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t.setClsOptimization(\"minsize\")\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t<\/script> \t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-1\" >\n<h2 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-padding-t-075 lrv-u-padding-b-050 lrv-a-font-secondary-l u-color-black\">  \t \t \t\t \t\t\t\t\tRelated Stories\t\t \t <\/h2>\n<div class=\"lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-b-1\" >\n<div class=\"lrv-u-display-block lrv-a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--light-grey-tint-two\" >\n<article class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex lrv-u-padding-tb-075\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-width-125 lrv-u-margin-r-1\"> \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/louis-ck-netflix-special-ridiculous-hollywood-bowl-1236705648\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t> \t \t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-3x2\" style=\"\"> \t \t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/620189056-e1775151599364.jpg?w=250&#038;h=167&#038;crop=1\" alt=\"NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 01:  Louis C.K. performs on stage as The New York Comedy Festival and The Bob Woodruff Foundation present the 10th Annual Stand Up for Heroes event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on November 1, 2016 in New York City.  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Returns to Netflix With New Special and Headlining Comedy Show at Hollywood Bowl\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \tAmong those who will report live for the special are&nbsp;Martha Raddatz&nbsp;from Washington; chief&nbsp;international&nbsp;correspondent&nbsp;Ian Pannell&nbsp;from&nbsp;Tel Aviv,&nbsp;chief international correspondent&nbsp;James Longman&nbsp;from Istanbul;&nbsp;foreign correspondent&nbsp;Marcus Moore&nbsp;from Doha;  correspondent&nbsp;Matt Rivers&nbsp;from Amman;&nbsp;chief White House correspondent&nbsp;Mary Bruce, from Washington; chief Washington correspondent&nbsp;Jonathan Karl; chief&nbsp;justice correspondent&nbsp;Pierre Thomas;&nbsp;and&nbsp;senior political correspondent&nbsp;Rachel Scott.&nbsp;&nbsp;   <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-contextual-player\" data-pmc-adm-ad-id=\"1234758890\">\n<h3> \t\t\tPopular on Variety\t\t<\/h3>\n<div id=\"connatix-contextual-player\"> \t\t<script id=\"connatix_contextual_player_div\">\n\t\t\tif ( !window.pmc.harmony?.isEventAdScheduledTime() ) {\n\t\t\t\tpmcCnx.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tpmcCnx({\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsettings: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplugins: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpmcAtlasMG: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tiabPlcmt: 2,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\tplayerId: 'fdaee7b3-292f-4a85-89bb-29a56b567de3',\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplaylistId: '073c6e70-0010-4b87-92d0-d891f87f5cd8',\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}).render(\"connatix_contextual_player_div\");\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t\t\/\/ This should only be get called when page cache is not cleared and it's event time.\n\t\t\t\twindow.pmc.harmony?.switchToHarmonyPlayer();\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script> \t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \tThe primetime special is produced by ABC News.&nbsp;Muriel Pearson is executive producer&nbsp;with&nbsp;Chris Dinan&nbsp;and&nbsp;Jennifer Metz.<br \/> \tABC News is among the national TV-news outlets rearranging normal weekend schedules to cover the attacks on Iran and the nation&#8217;s response. Fox News on Sunday continued to rely on some of its weekday anchors, including Harris Faulkner, to present ongoing coverage of the news. CBS News on Saturday presented a primetime special led by anchor Tony Dokoupil with &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221; moderator Margaret Brennan. 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