Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief

Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief
GenreBenefit concert
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time1 hour
Original release
ReleaseSeptember 12, 2017 (2017-09-12)

Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief was a one-hour, commercial-free benefit concert television special that aired simulcast in the United States on September 12, 2017, at 8 p.m. ET/CT live from New York City, Nashville, San Antonio, and Los Angeles and tape delayed MT and PT.

During the hour it was on the air, the special raised $14 million[1] for the relief efforts from the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma. By evening's end the total was up to $44 million.[2] Organizations benefitting the relief include the United Way of Greater Houston, Rebuild Texas Fund, ASPCA, Habitat for Humanity, Best Friends, Direct Relief, Save the Children, Feeding Texas, Feeding Florida, and the Mayor's Fund for Hurricane Harvey Relief. On October 17, 2017, it was announced that benefits would now also go to the victims of Hurricane Maria, which occurred the week after the concert. The Hand in Hand Fund is managed by Comic Relief, Inc.

The concert was produced Scooter Braun and SB Projects, the same team who organized the One Love Manchester benefit with Ariana Grande.[3][4][5][6]

To date, the benefit has raised over $55 million in donations.[7]

Musical performances

Spoken segments

Venues

Broadcast networks

United States

Television

Radio

Viewing figures

Air Date Broadcast Network United States Source
18–49
(rating/share) 		Viewers
(millions) 		Rank
(timeslot) 		Rank
(night)
September 12, 2017 NBC 1.1/5 6.09 1 2 [15]
ABC 0.7/3 3.95 2 3
CBS 0.6/3 4.03 3 4
Fox 0.4/2 1.59 4 7

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hand in Hand hurricane benefit raises more than $14 million in the first hour". ABC News. 12 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "'Hand in Hand' telethon raises more than $44 million for hurricane survivors". ABC News. 13 September 2017.
  3. ^ Fisher, Luchina (September 12, 2017). "Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief: What to expect from the telethon for survivors of Harvey and Irma". ABC News. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  4. ^ Hill, Libby (September 12, 2017). "Today in Entertainment: Hand in Hand benefit now includes Irma recovery; Bruno Mars lands his first TV special". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  5. ^ Chen, Joyce (September 12, 2017). "Hurricane Harvey, Irma Relief Telethon: How to Watch Star-Studded Event". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  6. ^ Mizoguchi, Karen (September 12, 2017). "Celebs Rally to Raise Over $14 Million During Hand in Hand Telethon for Hurricane Relief Efforts". People. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  7. ^ Schneider, Mark. "Make That $55 Million Raised During 'Hand in Hand' Telethon for Hurricane Relief". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  8. ^ Unterberger, Andrew (September 12, 2017). "Stevie Wonder Leads 'Hand in Hand' Telethon With 'Lean on Me' Cover, Calls Global Warming Skeptics 'Blind or Unintelligent'". Billboard. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Usher, Paisley, Beyoncé, Wonder, Shelton, Lovato and more: Now that's a telethon". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  10. ^ Stutz, Colin (September 12, 2017). "Usher & Blake Shelton Perform 'Stand by Me' for 'Hand in Hand' Telethon". Billboard. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  11. ^ Stutz, Colin (September 12, 2017). "Demi Lovato, Brad Paisley & More Cover 'With a Little Help From My Friends' for 'Hand in Hand' Telethon". Billboard. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  12. ^ Paulson, Dave (September 12, 2017). "George Strait, Miranda Lambert and more sing for Texas on hurricane relief telethon". Tennessean. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  13. ^ Staff (September 8, 2017). "Justin Bieber, Kerry Washington, Drake, Richard Gere Among 40 Stars Added to 'Hand in Hand' Telethon Lineup". Variety.
  14. ^ "HAND IN HAND: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief Telethon". handinhand2017.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  15. ^ "'The Flash' rerun adjusts down: Tuesday final ratings". TV By The Numbers by zap2it.com. 2017-09-14. Archived from the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2017-09-21.