MDA Labor Day Telethon 2013 raised $55,122,055 on September 1

This year’s MDA Labor Day Telethon raised $55,122,055 on September 1

This year’s MDA Labor Day Telethon raised $55,122,055 on September 1.

In 2013, another MDA tradition comes to an end as the telethon moves from its usual “Love Network” of local stations to a major network in primetime.

This year’s MDA Labor Day Telethon raised $55,122,055 on September 1

The historic contract with the ABC television network means that the MDA Show of Strength aired for on a single network in its entirety nationwide.

A bevy of star appearances and celebrity presenters offered their time and talents to the MDA Labor Day Telethon this year.

They included Ryan Seacrest, Backstreet Boys, country stars Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker and Lee Ann Womack, Glee star Matthew Morrison, Enrique Iglesias, Paula Abdul, and teenage pop sensation Austin Mahone.

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