WNET Toasts the End of a TV Era with Downton Abbey Farewell Live After-Party Broadcast on THIRTEEN

The half-hour special will air following the series finale on Sunday, March 6

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Mar 03, 2016, 02:33 ET

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NEW YORK, March 3, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Downton Abbey, the top-rated PBS drama of all time, will conclude its sixth and final season on Sunday, March 6 at 9 p.m. To give the remarkable series its proper farewell, New York's public media station THIRTEEN will broadcast a special half-hour live after-party from the Tisch WNET Studios at Lincoln Center immediately after the finale.

Hosted by MetroFocus anchor Jack Ford and NYC-ARTS correspondent Christina Ha, and featuring special guests Mike Rugnetta of PBS Idea Channel and popular Downton blogger Debbie Gilbert, Downton Abbey Farewell will celebrate six seasons of Downton Abbey with clips, memories, costumed fans, and viewer social media participation.

Downton Abbey is a Carnival Films/Masterpiece Co-Production presented by WGBH.

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