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Almin Karamehmedovic Promoted To Senior EP Of ‘World News Tonight with David Muir’
Almin Karamehmedovic has been promoted to senior executive producer of World News Tonight with David Muir, and he will take on expanded duties developing short and long form projects.
Karamehmedovic has led World News Tonight since August, 2014. In that time, it has become No. 1 in viewership among all newscasts on…
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ABC News Unveils Plans For Coverage Of First Anniversary Of January 6 Capitol Siege
Networks are starting to roll out their plans to mark the one-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
ABC News plans daylong coverage on that date, led by World News Tonight anchor David Muir and under the banner “Attack on the Capitol: One Year Later.” Muir has interviewed Capitol Police…
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‘NBC Nightly News’ Posts Ratings Win For Thanksgiving Week; ‘World News Tonight’ Tops November
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt beat World News Tonight with David Muir in total viewers and a key demo during Thanksgiving week, an unusual ratings win for the Peacock.
The network said that it was its first ratings win in total viewers in three years.
World News Tonight still won the month of November in total…
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David Muir Takes On New Duties Leading Breaking News And Special Event Coverage At ABC News
World News Tonight anchor David Muir has started to lead coverage of major special events and breaking on ABC News, as the network has phased out the title of “chief anchor” that had been given to Good Morning America co-anchor George Stephanopoulos.
The change started last month with Muir leading a special report on…
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Linsey Davis, Whit Johnson To Anchor Weekend ‘World News Tonight’
Linsey Davis and Whit Johnson have been tapped to anchor the weekend broadcasts of ABC News’ World News Tonight, succeeding Tom Llamas.
Davis will anchor on Sunday, and Johnson will helm Saturday, the network said.
“Linsey and Whit are both familiar faces at the World News Tonight desk, having filled in on the…
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Kamala Harris, In Exclusive ‘GMA’ Interview, Talks About Making History: “I Will Be The First, But I Will Not Be The Last”
Vice president-elect Kamala Harris sat down with Good Morning America co-host Robin Roberts for her first solo interview since the election, and while there wasn’t a whole lot of news to come out of the sit-down, there was a focus on the history that will be made.
Harris, California’s junior senator since 2017, will…
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Donald Trump Tells ABC News’ David Muir More Deaths Are “Possible” As Coronavirus Restrictions Are Eased
Updated: ABC News World News Tonight anchor David Muir landed an interview with Donald Trump during his trip to Arizona on Tuesday, and one of the bigger pieces of news out of the conversation was the president’s acknowledgement that there may be some fatal tradeoffs as states reopen their economies.
Asked if lives…
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As Viewers Flock Back To Evening Newscasts During Coronavirus Crisis, ‘World News Tonight’ Reaches Ratings Milestone
ABC News’ World News Tonight with David Muir again was the most watched show in broadcast and cable last week, as the traditional evening newscasts enjoy a resurgence during the coronavirus crisis.
But the network said that the half-hour broadcast also reached a ratings milestone for the season to date, ranking No. 1…
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ABC’s ‘World News Tonight’ Wins November Sweep In Total Viewers & Key Demo
ABC’s World News Tonight with David Muir beat the other broadcast network evening newscasts in the November sweep by posting a win in total viewers and a narrow victory in the key 25-54 audience.
The network said that it was the first time since 1996 that the newscast posted a November victory in both categories. It…
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ABC News Takes Down Syria Border Bombing Video After Questions Over Authenticity
UPDATE, 6:04 p.m. PT: President Donald Trump chimed in on ABC News’ apology for airing a video it initially said was footage of a bombing in northern Syria when it was in fact from a Kentucky gun demonstration.
He connected the error to the network’s planned interview with Hunter Biden on Tuesday.
Trump wrote, “A big…
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Lester Holt Newscast Takes News Demo; David Muir’s Lands Total Viewer Win For Full Season
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt finished first among evening newscasts in the news demographic for a 22nd consecutive full season (see numbers below).
And, for a third consecutive 52-week season, NBC News' programs finished first in three marquee derbies in the demo, also including a morning news win for Today and…
ABC’s ‘World News Tonight’ Snaps ‘NBC Nightly News’ 21-Month Demo Win Streak
ABC’s World News Tonight edged past NBC Nightly News last week to sweep both the total viewers and the key ratings demographics, extending its own hot hand and snapping an NBC demo win streak that had stood for 21 months.
David Muir’s broadcast for the week of March 5-9 averaged 9.2 million total viewers, 1.988…
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