Current version of logo, used since August 9, 2021
Also known as
News and Views (1948–1951)
After The Deadlines (1951–1952)
All-Star News (1952–1953)
John Daly and the News (1953–1960)
ABC Evening Report (1960–1962)
Ron Cochran with the News (1962–1965)
Peter Jennings with the News (1965–1967)
ABC Evening News (1968–1978)
World News Tonight (1978–1983)
World News Tonight with Peter Jennings (1983–2005)
World News Tonight with Bob Woodruff and Elizabeth Vargas (2006)
World News Tonight with Charles Gibson (2006)
World News with Charles Gibson (2006–2009)
ABC World News with Diane Sawyer (2009–2014)
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (2014–present)
Genre
News program
Created by
Roone Arledge
Directed by
Rob Vint
Ron Halper
David Distinti
Paul Verciglio
Presented by
Weekdays:
David Muir
Saturdays:
Whit Johnson
Sundays:
Linsey Davis
(See former anchors)
Narrated by
JJ Surma
Theme music composer
Bob Israel (1978–1990)
Score Productions (1990–1996)
Edd Kalehoff (1996–2012; 2020–present)
Hans Zimmer (2012–2020)
Composer
Edd Kalehoff (2020–present)
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
Production
Executive producer
Almin Karamehmedovic (2014–present)[1]
Production locations
ABC News Headquarters
New York City
Camera setup
Multi-camera
Running time
15 minutes (1953–1967)
30 minutes (1967–present)
Production company
ABC News Productions
Original release
Network
ABC
Release
January 13, 1948 (January 13, 1948) – present
Related
CBS Evening News
NBC Nightly News
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ABC World News Tonight (titled ABC World News Tonight with David Muir for its weeknight broadcasts since September 2014) is the flagship daily evening television news program of ABC News, the news division of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television network in the United States. It is currently the most watched network newscast in the United States, with an average of 2 million more than its nearest rival, NBC Nightly News. Since 2014, the program's weekday broadcasts have been anchored by David Muir.[2] As of February 6–7, 2021, Whit Johnson and Linsey Davis anchor the Saturday and Sunday editions of the newscast respectively.
The program has been anchored at various times by a number of other presenters since its debut in 1948. It also has used various titles, including ABC Evening News from 1968 to 1978, World News Tonight from 1978 to 2006, World News from 2006 to 2009, and ABC World News from 2009 to 2014. Since 2014, the program has been called ABC World News Tonight. The weeknight edition of ABC World News Tonight airs live at 6:30 p.m. in the Eastern and 5:30 p.m. in the Central Time Zones. However ABC affiliates KGNS, KNOE-2, WEEK-2, and WNCF air ABC World News Tonight half-an-hour later on delay.[3][4][5][6] WSB also airs it on a delay, the only ABC station in the Eastern Time Zone to do so.[7]
^Alyssa Bernstein (August 26, 2014). "Michael Corn Named Senior EP of GMA; Almin Karamehmedovic Named EP of World News". ABC News. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
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^"WEEK ABC HDTV - TV Listings Guide". www.ontvtonight.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^"KGNS ABC Laredo - TV Listings Guide". www.ontvtonight.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^"WNCF HDTV - TV Listings Guide". www.ontvtonight.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^"TV Schedule for ABC (KNOE-DT2) Monroe, LA". TV Passport. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^"WSB HDTV - TV Listings Guide". www.ontvtonight.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
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