The three Democratic presidential hopefuls will participate in a town hall meeting in Iowa Monday where they will take questions from Democrat voters in advance of the Iowa caucuses next week.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.),  and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley will  take part in the event sponsored by CNN.

Here’s a quick guide to when it’s on, what channel and the format for the event.

When: Monday, Jan. 25

Where: Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa

What time:  9 p.m. – 11 p.m. (ET)

Hosted by: CNN

Airs on: The town hall  will air live on CNN.  CNN is on: DirecTV - channel 202; Dish Network - channel 200; ATT U-verse - channel 202.

Live stream:  The event will be live-streamed online and across mobile devices via CNNgo. CNN International and CNN en Espanol will also simulcast the Town Hall.

Moderator: CNN anchor Chris Cuomo will moderate the town hall meeting. The candidates will also take questions from Iowa Democrats.

How does it work: According to CNN, Sen. Bernie Sanders will appear first, followed by Martin O'Malley and then Hillary Clinton. Each candidate will have 30 minutes onstage and will face questions from audience members as well as CNN Anchor Chris Cuomo.

When's the next one

The next Republican debate is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 28 in Des Moines, Iowa. It will be hosted by Fox News.

The next Democratic debate will be Thursday, Feb. 11 in Milwaukee, Wisc. It will be hosted  by PBS News.

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