"ABC News Nightline" (1980)TV series 1980-????

Creator:

Roone Arledge

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

24 March 1980 (USA)

Genre:

News | Talk-Show

Plot:

A nightly discussion of one important news event from earlier that day.

Plot Keywords:

Acronym In Title | Non Fiction

Awards:

19 wins & 13 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Aug. 29	11:35 PM	ABC
Mon. Sept. 1	11:35 PM	ABC

Cast

Vicki Mabrey	...	Herself - Correspondent / ... (5 episodes, 2006-2007)
Martin Bashir	...	Himself - Host / ... (3 episodes, 2005-2008)
Liza Minnelli	...	Herself (3 episodes, 1987-2008)
Ted Koppel	...	Himself (2 episodes, 1981-2005)
Gavin Newsom	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
Cynthia McFadden	...	Herself - Co-Anchor / ... (2 episodes, 2005-2008)
John Kiriakou	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2007)

Also Known As:

Nightline

Runtime:

30 min | USA:60 min (occasional extended episode) | USA:90 min (occasional extended episode)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

In the episode commemorating the 40th anniversary of Jackie Robinson entering the major leagues, L.A. Dodger executive Al Campanis ended his own career by stating that African-Americans lacked "some of the necessities" to be major league managers.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jon Lovitz (2005) (TV)

It's not the same without Ted

I used to be a huge fan of Nightline in the days with Ted Koppel. Nightline used to give you the information about a current issue in the country, then have a couple of experts debate the issue. I thought that it was very interesting and entertaining. But sadly, today, Nightline is nothing more than another news magazine show, and the stories are mostly boring. They mostly talk about stories that are already all over the news. Sadly, this is exactly what happened when Hugh Downs left 20/20, 20/20 used to be all about consumer investigations and undercover stings, today it's nothing more than a myth busting show beside what's already in the news. Most of these stories are already all over the news, and we don't want to hear them again, we want to hear something that's different and interesting!