BLACK PANTHER: ABC is Airing Chadwick Boseman’s Film Commercial Free Starting at 8 P.M. ET Tonight Followed by Tribute

ABC Airing Black Panther Tonight at 8 PM Followed by Tribute

ABC is airing a Marvel‘s Black Panther tonight commercial free starting at 8 p.m ET in tribute to late actor Chadwick Boseman. After the film concludes, ABC will air a special entitled Chadwick Boseman – A Tribute for a King. The tribute special will air from 10:20-11:00 p.m. et. Good Morning America Co-anchor Robin Roberts will anchor the special, talk about Chadwick Boseman, his life, and his career.

The official announcement via Twitter:

BREAKING | TONIGHT ON ABC: Marvel’s “Black Panther” will air, commercial-free, starting at 8pm ET, followed by an @ABC News Special: “#ChadwickBoseman – A Tribute for a King,” starting at 10:20pm ET anchored live by @GMA’s @RobinRoberts. https://t.co/qabZxcIJM5 pic.twitter.com/Izmj2XMzgc

— Good Morning America (@GMA) August 30, 2020

This special evening is being brought to fans, friends, and colleagues of Boseman by Marvel Studios, ABC Entertainment, and ABC News.

TONIGHT ON ABC: @Marvel’s Black Panther will air, commercial-free, starting at 8pmET. Immediately after the film I’m honored to anchor a live ABC News Special: “Chadwick Boseman – A Tribute for a King,” starting at 10:20pmET #WakandaForever ???? pic.twitter.com/MnDMwVAaW3

— Robin Roberts (@RobinRoberts) August 30, 2020

Chadwick Boseman died of colon cancer on August 28, 2020.

Boseman’s most-notable role was King T’Challa in Marvel’s Black Panther and I am very happy that Marvel is bringing that film to the world once more for the globe to celebrate.

The film received seven nominations at the 91st Academy Awards including Best Picture, with wins for Best Costume Design, Best Original Score and Best Production Design. The film became the first superhero film to receive a Best Picture nomination and the first MCU film to win an Academy Award. It also received three nominations at the 76th Golden Globe® Awards, two wins at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three wins at the 24th Critics’ Choice Awards from 12 nominations, among others. Coogler co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole. Kevin Feige and David J. Grant were producers; and Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Jeffrey Chernov, Nate Moore and Stan Lee served as executive producers. The film was produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and has been airing on Disney+.

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