In a United States election that defies all odds, Australia's major networks are gearing up for their most extensive coverage yet.
America doesn't head to the polls for another two days, but already Karl Stefanovic and Laurie Oakes are wandering the streets of New York to bring Australians rolling commentary.
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While US elections are always big events on Australian television, Nine News director Darren Wick says interest in nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is unprecedented.
![Karl Stefanovic has been covering the US election for Nine.](/web/20161108045238im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/k/i/7/a/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gsji77.png/1478574017968.jpg)
"This is the biggest coverage we've ever had for a US election by far. This one is critical. I think it's of so much interest to Australians because of the potential impact for Australia depending on the result," says Mr Wick.
Trump has vowed to scrap the Trans-Pacific Partnership between Australia and the United States which was only signed into effect in February should he become president.
"2008 was a historic election with Barack Obama elected the first black man in the White House so we had big numbers there watching and a huge number in 2012," says Mr Wick.
"But I think this year the fascination is with Trump. He's a reality television star, but then everyone realised it wasn't a stunt.
![Australia's <i>Today</i> show hits the streets of New York ahead of the US election.](/web/20161108045238im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/j/i/l/n/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gsji77.png/1478574017968.jpg)
"This election really impacts us. It's an incredible spectacle but there could be a real sting in the tail. If Trump gets in, then it will have a massive impact on Australia and not in a good way."
Stefanovic and Oakes will report from Times Square in New York, the home state of both Trump and Clinton. The network will also cross to Kim Beazley, former ambassador to the US, and former foreign minister Bob Carr.
![<i>The Project's</i> Waleed Aly is also covering the election for Ten from the US.](/web/20161108045238im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/j/l/b/d/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gsji77.png/1478574017968.jpg)
Peter Overton will anchor local coverage from Australia.
The Nine Network has also teamed up with ABC America and will be feeding back real time data from their control room in the United States after Today wraps up at 9am.
![Seven's Angela Cox is embedded in the Clinton camp.](/web/20161108045238im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/j/i/v/i/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gsji77.png/1478574017968.png)
Over on Channel Seven, senior correspondent Michael Usher will anchor coverage from 10am, with Seven News political editor Mark Riley in Washington DC.
Seven's US correspondent Angela Cox will be inside Hillary Clinton's camp, Chris Reason will be based with Donald Trump, while Sunrise's Natalie Barr has been reporting from the White House lawn all week.
![Karl Stefanovic and Laurie Oakes in New York, both Trump and Clinton's home state.](/web/20161108045238im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/j/i/l/o/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gsji77.png/1478574017968.jpg)
For Ten, Studio 10 will broadcast its special election coverage, which will be hosted by Sarah Harris and Sandra Sully, with Aly and Ten Eyewitness News' Hugh Riminton on the ground in New York, and joined throughout the show by reporters stationed around the US.
Ten's panel features Joe Hildebrand, Ita Buttrose, Jessica Rowe with special guests, including former press secretary and spokesperson Kim Hoggard, who worked in the White House under two Presidents.
![<i>Sunrise</i>'s Natalie Barr is reporting from the White House lawn.](/web/20161108045238im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/k/i/5/x/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gsji77.png/1478574017968.png)
Ten also has full, unrestricted access to CBS news and poll information in each US state.
The ABC will start its election coverage from 6am, starting with News Breakfast crossing hourly to Michael Rowland and Political Editor Chris Uhlmann in Washington, followed by News 24's continuous coverage featuring Joe O'Brien, US political expert John Barron, NBC correspondent Sara James, election analyst Antony Green, guest reporter Charlie Pickering in New York's Time Square and Planet America's Chas Licciardello on social media reaction, as events unfold.
The coverage will include live crosses to ABC News' US correspondents at the Clinton and Trump headquarters and News 24's Kumi Taguchi will be with guests at the US Consulate event in Sydney, with the events dissected by ABC programs The Drum, 7.30 and Lateline.
All networks will begin live rolling coverage of the US election at 10am ( AEDST) on Wednesday.