NEW YORK — Disney prexy Robert Iger has handed ABC’s latenight news skein “Nightline” a reprieve, stressing the net’s commitment to the award-winning show, which came close to losing its timeslot last ...
ABC circled the wagons yesterday as news staffers expressed outrage over the network's plan to bump its groundbreaking news show "Nightline" to make room for stupid pet tricks and top-10 lists.
NEW YORK — ABC has made what the network described as a renewed commitment to its late-night news program “Nightline,” whose future was recently threatened by the network’s attempt to lure comedian ...
Nearly three years after it could have been dealt a fatal blow by the departure of Ted Koppel, ABC's "Nightline" has bucked the odds to not only survive but thrive. By Paul J. Gough, The Associated ...
ABC’s “Nightline” may eventually be replaced by a late-night comic, but with the announcement of the Peabody Awards yesterday, it now has the last laugh. The judges of the prestigious annual prize for ...
Suddenly it's double or nothing for "Nightline." Under one proposal making the rounds at ABC News, the award-winning 30-minute news program would be transformed into a younger and hipper hour-long ...
The “ABC Nightline” staff had become used to dealing with an unusual problem… they would regularly “crash” long-form broadcasts. It was not unusual for them to produce a thirty-minute, all-tape, ...
NEW YORK — ABC is hoping the third time’s the charm for a five-part “Nightline” series on gay and lesbian life, which is scheduled to air this week after being twice postponed because of breaking news ...
Ted Koppel, who has provided a late night alternative to laughs as anchor of ABC News’s “Nightline” since it began 25 years ago, said yesterday he will leave the network when his contract expires in ...