Overview
- The special will be available commercial-free on more than 30 broadcast and streaming platforms, including all four major U.S. networks and services such as Disney+, MGM+, Twitch, TikTok, YouTube, Philo, Fubo, Sling and DirecTV.
- Grammy winner Sheryl Crow hosts and performs alongside Jelly Roll, the Jonas Brothers, Dan + Shay, CeCe Winans, Noah Cyrus, Gavin DeGraw, Marcus King, Brothers Osborne, Jon Pardi and the Nashville Community Gospel Choir.
- Pre-taped segments feature celebrities including Zoe Saldaña, Reese Witherspoon, Keith Urban, Kevin Bacon, Jamie Foxx and Tim McGraw, with co-founder Katie Couric offering remarks on the initiative’s impact.
- The program interweaves powerful survivor stories with updates on SU2C-funded research, emphasizing early detection and the growing role of AI in advancing cancer science.
- Stand Up To Cancer organizers stress that donor contributions support collaborative projects across thousands of researchers and hundreds of institutions since the initiative’s 2008 founding.