World News Tonight

World News Tonight: Summary

Airs Next:ABC at Daily 6:30 PM (30 min.)
Status:Returning Series
Premiered:January 1, 1965
Show Categories:News/Documentary

World News Tonight is a nightly news program that airs on ABC.

History:

Harry Reasoner and Howard K. Smith had co-anchored the ABC Evening News from December 1970. In 1975, Reasoner assumed sole anchor responsibilities until his pairing with Barbara Walters, the first female network anchor, in Oct. 1976. Ratings for the nightly news broadcast declined shortly thereafter.

On July 10, 1978, Roone Arledge, head of ABC's news and sports divisions, launched World News Tonight with a trio of anchors. From Washington D.C., the late Frank Reynolds assumed primary anchor responsiblities, while Peter Jennings (from London) and the late Max Robinson (from Chicago) - the first African-American network news anchor - provided secondary duties.

From 1983 to 2005, the program as anchored by Peter Jennings. Following Jennings' death, the program was renamed on August 15, 2005, from World News Tonight with Peter Jennings to World News Tonight. Elizabeth Vargas and Bob Woodruff were named as co-anchors. Woodruff was severely wounded in January 2006 while reporting from Iraq. Vargas stepped down for maternity leave in May 2006 and Charles Gibson was named as permanent anchor. World News Tonight is a nightly news program that airs on ABC.

History:

Harry Reasoner and Howard K. Smith had co-anchored the ABC Evening News from December 1970. In 1975, Reasoner assumed sole anchor responsibilities until his pairing with Barbara Walters, the first female network anchor, in Oct. 1976. Ratings for the nightly news broadcast declined...

May 2, 2008

Aired: Friday May 2, 2008

Rated: TV-G Major topics: Less jobs lost than expected in April.

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kevinb4444
member since: Jul 21, 2005
The Bottom Line: "Complete waste of time"
ABC in recent years, has put their 2 cents into every show, including their news shows, about their opinions, when the show should be about facts. ...Continue »
10/09/06 07:30am | report abuse
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vicmackey31
member since: Mar 28, 2006
The Bottom Line: "A decent show"
A great news program, keeps you informed. ...Continue »
04/30/06 05:50pm | report abuse
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TVoholic
member since: Jul 29, 2005
The Bottom Line: "My new best friend"
Great show ...Continue »
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