How to Watch The Dropout: Who Is Elizabeth Holmes? on ABC
By AmericanTV.com editorial team |
The Dropout: Who Is Elizabeth Holmes? airs Friday, October 30, 2026, from 8 to 9 p.m. ET on ABC. The one-hour special edition of ABC News' IMPACT x Nightline looks back at Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, and it streams the next day, Saturday, Oct. 31, on Disney+ and Hulu.
DIRECTV customers can watch it live on their local ABC station, which comes with DIRECTV packages in most areas.
The Dropout: Who Is Elizabeth Holmes? date, time and channel
| Detail | The Dropout: Who Is Elizabeth Holmes? |
|---|---|
| Date | Friday, Oct. 30, 2026 |
| Time | 8-9 p.m. ET (7 p.m. Central) |
| TV channel | ABC (local station) |
| Streaming | Disney+ and Hulu, starting Oct. 31 |
| Series | IMPACT x Nightline (ABC News Studios) |
What the special covers
The new film You Can See Everything has put Holmes back in the spotlight, and ABC News uses the moment to retrace the Theranos story. Holmes left college and promised that her company could run medical tests with just a few drops of blood. A jury later found her guilty of fraud, and she was sentenced to prison, though she continues to say she is innocent.
The hour draws on ABC News' long coverage of the case, including The Dropout podcast and the fictionalized Hulu series starring Amanda Seyfried. Interviews include ABC News chief business correspondent Rebecca Jarvis, who created and hosts The Dropout podcast, ABC News chief legal analyst Dan Abrams, Theranos whistleblower Erika Cheung, former Theranos customer Pallav Sharda, former board member Avi Tevanian and several former employees, along with WIRED's Katie Drummond and Law360 legal journalist Dorothy Atkins.
How to watch on DIRECTV
Turn to your local ABC channel at 8 p.m. ET on Friday. If you miss it, it streams the next day on Disney+ and Hulu. ABC's regular Friday lineup follows, with 20/20 at 9 p.m.
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Air time and streaming details are from ABC News as of October 30, 2026 and may change.