Who, when and where to watch the night unfold The ABC studio in the tally room in 2010 with Anthony Green, left, and Kerry O'Brien, second left. Picture: Kym Smith Source: TheAustralian ELECTION followers are spoilt for choice for TV viewing tonight. Audience in 2010: 1.003 million Host: Kerry O'Brien Talent: Annabel Crabb, Tony Jones, Antony Green Guests: Labor MP Stephen Smith and Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinos, plus rolling appearances from journalists, commentators, pollsters and politicians. When: Coverage begins at 6pm on ABC1 and ABC News 24, simulcast live from the ABC Election Centre in Sydney, until a result becomes clear. Bells and whistles: The ABC is hinting at a surprise on the night and there are some indications this will involve a multi-desk set-up, as opposed to the traditional single approach. Coverage has been marred by some controversy in the absence of 7.30 host Leigh Sales, who benched herself when O'Brien was given chief anchor responsibilities. Her colleague, political editor Chris Uhlmann, will provide live crosses from the Liberal Party function, while Heather Ewart will report from Labor's party. Broadcasters Fran Kelly, Mark Colvin and Sandy Aloisi will be calling the results on Local Radio and News Radio networks. Online reports can be accessed at the ABC's Australia Votes site, which will include updates from Green on individual seats. Tweeters: @abcnews; @abcelections; Leigh Sales @leighsales; Chris Uhlmann @CUhlmann; Mark Colvin @Colvinus; Latika Bourke @latikambourke; Antony Green @AntonyGreenABC. Audience in 2010: 65,000 Host: David Speers Talent: Kieran Gilbert, Peter van Onselen, Ashleigh Gillon and Laura Jayes. Guests: Bob Hawke, Graham Richardson, Michael Kroger, Immigration Minister Tony Burke and opposition legal affairs spokesman George Brandis. When: Rolling coverage starts at 5.30am. Election 2013: The Verdict starts at 4pm on Sky News channel Election 1 (Ch 601). Bells and whistles: Election 2 (Ch 602) will provide rolling graphics on individual seats and trends. As the booths close an exclusive Sky News exit poll conducted by Newspoll will be released. And a special edition of Paul Murray Live will air tonight and will take viewers through the early hours of the morning. Viewers can also access coverage with the Foxtel Go app, which is available on all mobile, tablet and computer platforms. You can also access coverage at www.facebook.com/SkyNewsAustralia. Tweeters: @SkyNewsAust; David Speers@David Speers; Kieran Gilbert @Kieran Gilbert; Peter van Onselen @vanOnselenP; Paul Murray @PMOnAir; Chris Kenny @chriskkenny Audience in 2010: 754,000 Host: Political editor Laurie Oakes. Talent: Karl Stefanovic, Lisa Wilkinson. Guests: Peter Costello, Simon Crean, Amanda Vanstone and Lachlan Harris. When: Australia Decides 2013 will screen from 5pm. Bells and whistles: Nine's pitch is that its coverage will use "cutting-edge technology" to bring voting results to viewers faster than before. Journalist Ross Greenwood will present a state-of-the-art innovation for social media which will bring the public's views and opinions to the screen, right up to the second. Tracy Grimshaw will be on location at the Liberal camp in Sydney, while Peter Overton will be reporting from Labor's election HQ in Brisbane. The youdecide9.com.au website and Twitter hashtag #YouDecide9 will also allow viewers to access reports and analysis and comment on the coverage. Tweeters: Laurie Oakes @LaurieOakes; Lisa Wilkinson @Lisa Wilkinson; Karl Stefanovic @karlstefanovic; Darren Wick @darrenwick9; Brett McLeod @Brett Mcleod; Lachlan Harris @LachlanFHarris Audience in 2010: 627,000 Host: Chris Bath Talent: Mark Riley, Melissa Doyle and Matt White Guests: Paul Howes, Jeff Kennett, Christopher Pyne (Liberal Party), Bob Katter (Katter's Australian Party), Bronwyn Bishop, Alexander Downer and Don Farrell (ALP). When: 5pm. Bells and whistles: Seven has promised to deliver its "most interactive election coverage to date" and says it has "invested in cutting-edge, interactive technology that will form an integral part of election night coverage and maximise viewer interaction." This includes "military-grade mapping technology" in an Australian television first: an interactive election map that will provide an "unprecedented level of demographic and Twitter analysis to reveal key issues among voters, and contextualise election results in a way not previously possible." Viewers can also access the 7News app and Viewer Vote function that sends votes directly to the newsroom for journalists to relay results in real-time. And Seven's Facebook page includes collaboration between the social networking site, Seven News and Yahoo!7. Tweeters: Mark Riley @Riley7News; Chris Bath @ChrisBath7; Mia Greves @MiaGreves7; Paul Howes @howespaul; 7News @Y7News Audience in 2010: 392,000 Host: Hugh Riminton Talent: The Election Project will feature Riminton and fellow political editor Paul Bongiorno sharing the set with The Project hosts Charlie Pickering, Carrie Bickmore and Dave Hughes. Guests: Natasha Stott Despoja, Steve Price, Joe Hildebrand, plus politicians Brendan O'Connor and Jason Clare (Labor) and Eric Abetz and Simon Birmingham (Liberal). When: Live from 6pm. Bells and whistles: Ten is collaborating with Twitter, Google and YouTube to provide live social media polls and data collated from social media. The Ten News website is an access point for content from reporters on individual seats and trends. Tweeters: Hugh Riminton @hughriminton; Paul Bongiorno @PaulBongiorno; Charlie Pickering @charliepick; Joe Hildebrand @Joe Hildebrand Audience in 2010: 124,000 Host: Kathy Novak Talent: Chief political correspondent Karen Middleton, Leigh Hatcher reporting from the Liberal Party function and Richard Davis reporting from Labor's Brisbane HQ. When: Special report at 9.30pm. Bells and whistles: Andy Park (The Feed) will report from an election party in a Surry Hills laneway in an attempt to capture the youth perspective on the election, while Brooke Boney (from NITV) will report from the bellwether seat of Eden-Monaro. The SBS website offers an interactive "build your own government" site, while the SBS Facebook page includes a live results widget for seat results and trends. Tweeters: Karen Middleton @KarenMMiddleton; Kathy Novak @Kathy Novak