Published: January 10, 2025 — ‘World News Tonight’ Anchor David Muir Leads a One-Hour Broadcast From the Los Angeles Fire Frontlines (9:01-10:01 p.m. EST) on ABC

As deadly wildfires continue to ravage Los Angeles and Southern California, ABC News announced today a one-hour special, “American Catastrophe: LA Burning – A Special Edition of 20/20,” anchored by “World News Tonight”‘s David Muir and airing at 9:01 p.m. EST on ABC, streaming the next day on Hulu. Muir will be the only journalist to fly with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to survey the destruction and will be joined by correspondents and reporters from across the frontlines, covering the latest developments as these powerful fires continue to ravage the city.

Chief national correspondent Matt Gutman, correspondent and ABC News Live anchor Kayna Whitworth, correspondents Mola Lenghi and Matt Rivers, and KABC meteorologist Leslie Lopez will report up-to-the-minute updates on the ground and interview people impacted most by the devastating fires that have changed both lives and a city in an instant.

“American Catastrophe: LA Burning – A Special Edition of 20/20” is produced by “20/20” in association with ABC News Studios. Muriel Pearson serves as executive producer, and David Sloan is senior executive producer of ABC News Studios. Janice Johnston is the executive producer of “20/20.”

About ABC News Studios

Winner of four News and Documentary Emmy Awards, ABC News Studios is inspired by ABC News’ trusted reporting and is an award-winning, premium news and documentary original production house and commissioning partner of series and specials. ABC News Studios champions untold and authentic stories driving the cultural zeitgeist spanning true-crime, investigations, pop culture and news-adjacent stories. ABC News Studios’ original titles include critically acclaimed documentaries “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” “BRATS,” “Sound of the Police,” “The Lady Bird Diaries,” “Aftershock,” and “Patrice: The Movie,” and popular docuseries and documentaries, including “After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun,” “Betrayal: A Father’s Secret,” “Killing County,” “Wild Crime,” “Mormon No More,” “The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump” and “Jelly Roll: Save Me.”

About “20/20”

ABC News’ “20/20” is an award-winning primetime program anchored by David Muir and Deborah Roberts. A proven leader as a long-form newsmagazine for over 45 years, “20/20” features unforgettable, character-driven true-crime mysteries, exclusive newsmaker interviews, hard-hitting investigative reports and in-depth coverage of high-profile stories. Janice Johnston is the executive producer. The two-hour “20/20” events air Fridays from 9:01-11:00 p.m. ET on ABC and are available to stream on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu.