ABC to air a tribute to Chadwick Boseman tonight after showing Black Panther commercial-free

The Hollywood Reporter

Black Panther will make its network TV debut tonight on ABC at 8 p.m. without commercials in honor of Boseman, who died Friday at age 43 after a four-year battle with colon cancer, Disney announced this morning. Afterwards, ABC will present the special Chadwick Boseman – A Tribute for a King. The ABC News special "will celebrate Boseman’s storied life, legacy and career, and the cultural imprint he made on- and off-screen... and shine a light on the medical condition he privately battled." The tribute will feature public figures, plus Boseman's co-stars and friends. Black Panther will air from 8 p.m. to 10:20 p.m., with the ABC News special scheduled for 10:20 to 11 p.m. TBS is also showing Black Panther tonight for the second straight night. ALSO: Watch a compilation of Chadwick Boseman's TV roles on ER, All My Children, Justified, Castle, Fringe,Third Watch, Law & Order, CSI:NY, Lincoln Heights, Persons Unknown, Cold Case and Lie to Me.