EVERY VOTE COUNTS: A CELEBRATION OF DEMOCRACY
CBS, 9:00 p.m. ET
SPECIAL PREMIERE: Five days before Election Day, CBS is presenting an entertainment special called Every Vote Counts, co-hosted by Kerry Washington, Alicia Keys, and America Ferrera, and featuring appearances and/or performances by Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Chris Rock, Amy Schumer, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Coldplay, Jennifer Lopez, and others. The lineup is long because, these days, celebrities can participate easily and, if not phone it in, then literally Zoom it in. But to say Every Vote Counts is one thing. To televise a network special with that title, when many state and local officials and political players and pundits are saying today that it’s already too late to trust the mail to deliver your vote on time (urging in-person voting or delivery or drop-box usage instead), seems wildly optimistic. As for the program’s subtitle, A Celebration of Democracy – let’s wait a week or so, shall we? Let’s find out whether there’s any democracy left to celebrate…