Nightline

For other uses, see Nightline (disambiguation).
Nightline
Also known as
  • The Iran Crisis–America Held Hostage (1979)
  • ABC News Nightline
GenreNews program
Created byRoone Arledge
Directed byPaul Verciglio
Ron Halper
Presented byByron Pitts (2014–present)
Juju Chang (2014–present)
(for past anchors, see section)
Theme music composerScore Productions (1979–1997)
Edd Kalehoff (1997–2005)
VideoHelper (2005–2014)
Matthew Kajcienski and Adam Schoenberg (2018–present)
ComposersMatthew Kajcienski and Adam Schoenberg
(2018–present)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons38
Production
Executive producersEman Varoqua (2021–Present)[1]
Production locationsABC News Washington Bureau, Washington, D.C. (1980–2007)
Times Square Studios, New York City (2005–2006, 2009–present)
ABC News Headquarters, New York City (2006–2009)
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time20 minutes (1980–1981)
30 minutes (1981–1983, 2013–present)
60 minutes (1983)
31 minutes (1983–2011)
25 minutes (2011–2013)
Production companyABC News Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseNovember 5, 1979 (1979-11-05) –
March 21, 1980 (1980-03-21)
ReleaseMarch 24, 1980 (1980-03-24) –
present
Related
20/20
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Nightline is broadcast from the Times Square Studios in Midtown Manhattan.

Nightline (or ABC News Nightline) is ABC News' late-night television news program broadcast on ABC in the United States with a franchised formula to other networks and stations elsewhere in the world. Created by Roone Arledge,[2] the program featured Ted Koppel as its main anchor from March 1980 until his retirement in November 2005. Its ongoing rotating anchors are Byron Pitts and Juju Chang. Nightline airs weeknights from 12:37 to 1:07 a.m., Eastern Time, after Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which had served as the program's lead-out from 2003 to 2012.

In 2002, Nightline was ranked 23rd on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.[3] The program has won four Peabody Awards, one in 2001,[4] two in 2002 for the reports "Heart of Darkness"[5] and "The Survivors,"[6] and one in 2022 for "The Appointment".[7]

Through a video-sharing agreement with the BBC, Nightline repackages some of the BBC's output for an American audience. Segments from Nightline are shown in a condensed form on ABC's overnight news program World News Now. There was also a version of Nightline for sister cable channel Fusion.

  1. ^ Brian Steinberg (September 24, 2014). "Eman Varoqua Named Executive Producer, ABC News' 'Nightline'". Variety.
  2. ^ Suzanne Trimel (April 26, 2000). "Roone Arledge Auditorium And Cinema Dedicated April 25". Columbia University.
  3. ^ "TV Guide Names Top 50 Shows". CBS News. April 26, 2002.
  4. ^ "61st Annual Peabody Awards – Award Profile: Nightline". Peabody Award. May 2002.
  5. ^ "62nd Annual Peabody Awards – Award Profile: Nightline: Heart of Darkness". Peabody Award. May 2003.
  6. ^ "62nd Annual Peabody Awards – Award Profile: Nightline: The Survivors". Peabody Award. May 2003.
  7. ^ "82nd Annual Peabody Awards - Award Profile: The Appointment". Peabody Awards. June 2022.