THE SHOWDOWN: CHANNEL 4 ANNOUNCES FAST-TURNAROUND DOCUMENTARY ON MUSK AND TRUMP FALLOUT

Channel 4 have commissioned a new 1x60' fast-turnaround documentary on the public fallout between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The programme was commissioned on Friday 6th June and will air Friday 13th June.

Deputy Head of UK Factual, ITN Productions Jeremy Daldry said: “After the bromance, the split was always on the cards, but few could have predicted the scale and vitriol when Elon Musk and President Trump finally fell out. Musk v Trump: The Showdown will be delivered down to the wire to bring us bang up to date with the fallout and global implications in this short-lived alliance.”

Louisa Compton, Head of News, Current Affairs, Specialist Factual and Sport, Channel 4, added: “The nimbleness of Channel 4 commissioning allowed us to have pitched to ITNP and then commissioned the documentary as the row between Trump and Musk was still unfolding in real time on Thursday evening. Reactive documentaries are an important part of Channel 4’s current affairs offering as they allow our viewers to witness events unfolding in real time.”

The Showdown airs Friday 13th June at 8pm on Channel 4.