This Week | |
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Genre | Public affairs/news analysis program |
Created by | Roone Arledge |
Presented by | |
Narrated by | Charles Gibson |
Theme music composer | Score Productions (1981–2011) DreamArtists Studios (2011–present) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 41 |
Production | |
Production locations | ABC News Washington Bureau, Washington, D.C. (1981–2008, 2014–present) Newseum, Washington, D.C. (2008–2013) ABC News Headquarters, New York City (2011–present) |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 44 minutes |
Production company | ABC News Productions |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | November 15, 1981 present | –
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This Week, originally titled as This Week with David Brinkley and billed as This Week with George Stephanopoulos since 2012, is an American Sunday morning political affairs program airing on ABC.[3] It premiered on November 15, 1981, replacing Issues and Answers with David Brinkley as its original anchor until his retirement in 1996. The program has been anchored by George Stephanopoulos since 2012, after first hosting it from 2002 to 2010. Martha Raddatz and Jonathan Karl have been co-hosts since 2016 and 2021, respectively.[2][4][5] The program airs live at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time although many stations air the program at a later slot to air local newscasts, especially those in other time zones. During the David Brinkley era, the program drew consistent #1 ratings and in Stephanopolous era generally runs in third place among the Sunday morning talk shows, behind Meet the Press and Face the Nation.