I’ll let the Internet Archive speak for itself:

This collection contains television news programs recorded live from around September 11, 2001 by the non-profit Television Archive to help patrons research this important part of United States history. These materials were available on the televisionarchive.org site from October 11, 2001 through 2003.

These recordings are from ABC, BBC, CBS, CNN, Fox, and NBC.

Since it would have been impossible for me to see all three major TV networks simultaneously, I was curious about two things from that day:

1) What was airing when the first plane hit

2) What the initial reports looked like

ABC

Sarah Ferguson was discussing weight loss when the first plane hit.

Charlie Gibson and Diane Sawyer announced the news.

This was the first image from ABC:

CBS

Bryant Gumbel was discussing food when the first plane hit.

CBS went to a Special Report:

Bryant Gumbel reported the news.

This was the first image from CBS:

NBC

The network was in local commercial time when the first plane hit.

When the Today Show returned from another ad break later …

… Katie Couric and Matt Lauer reported the news.

This was the first image from NBC:

It never gets easier to look at.

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