Release Date

11 Aug, 1948

Runtime

00:30: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

56/27

Synopsis

ABC World News is the flagship daily evening television news program of ABC News, the news division of the American Broadcasting Company television network in the United States. Currently the weekday editions (going by title ABC World News Tonight with David Muir) are anchored by David Muir. ABC World News has been anchored at various times by a number of other people since its debut in 1953. It also has used various titles, including ABC Evening News from 1970 to 1978 and World News Tonight from 1978 to 2006.

Original Title

ABC World News

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News and Views

10 Aug, 1948

1948—1951

After the Deadlines

01 Apr, 1951

1951—1952

All-Star News

05 Oct, 1952

1952—1953

John Daly and the News

12 Oct, 1953

1953—1958

ABC News

15 Sep, 1958

1958—1959

John Daly and the News

11 May, 1959

1959—1960

ABC Evening Report (Bill Shadel)

19 Dec, 1960

1960—1961

ABC Evening Report

25 Sep, 1961

1961—1962

ABC Evening Report (Rob Cochran)

26 Mar, 1962

1962—1965

Peter Jennings with the News

01 Feb, 1965

1965—1967

ABC News (Bob Young)

16 Oct, 1967

1967—1968

ABC News (Frank Reynolds)

27 May, 1968

1968—1969

ABC News

19 May, 1969

1969—1970

ABC Evening News

07 Dec, 1970

1970—1975

ABC Evening News (Harry Reasoner)

08 Sep, 1975

1975—1976

ABC Evening News

04 Oct, 1976

1976—1978

World News Tonight (3 Anchors)

10 Jul, 1978

1978—1983

World News Tonight (2 Anchors)

23 Apr, 1983

1983

World News Tonight with Peter Jennings

09 Aug, 1983

1983—2005

World News Tonight

15 Aug, 2005

2005—2006

World News Tonight with Bob Woodruff and Elizabeth Vargas

03 Jan, 2006

2006

World News with Charles Gibson

29 May, 2006

2006—2009

ABC World News with Diane Sawyer

21 Dec, 2009

2009—2014

ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

01 Sep, 2014

2014

ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

02 Jan, 2015

2015—2017

ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

01 Sep, 2017

2017—2021

ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

31 Aug, 2021

2021-present

Season 28

Season 29

Season 30

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