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...And @abcWNT is already taken. ...But I'm going to follow it, just in case.

I'm calling BS on the 'Walters Building' intro, as it references a time in 2013 when WNDS (sorry, not typing it all) used that intro, but the facility wasn't renamed until this past Spring. Okay, now this all seems way too nit-picky to be for just a long weekend. It should be noted, however, that the Twitter profile merely dropped Sawyer's name, though I can't confirm that it was tacked on there before... Would BehindNYNews be interested in changing the thread name? I'm kidding, but I'm kinda not...

The internet proving me right (in my own mind) never fails to amuse me. People still call it 'World News Tonight'.

I still don't understand the mentality behind the theme change. They spent a crapload of money getting a fancy Hollywood composer to write a new score, when they've used DreamArtists across the board for the other programs. Almost every theme DA has done has ranged from decent to fantastic, and I'll bet you that same crapload of dough that they could have composed a solid interpretation of the basic melody that had been a hallmark of the program for nearly 35 (non-consecutive) years. As for the graphics, the look based off the first Sawyer WN package was okay, but just went in the dumper when the current ones debuted before the Boston coverage. The current show open (the longer version) is beautiful. Everything else is sub-par, and clearly done in-house. As for the name, I'm wondering if the show is entering a week-long purgatory where the WNT name returns, but using the WN logo design. It makes no sense to come up with a temporary logo incorporating the iconic name, when they could've just made a mock-up without the red byline, leaving only the WN moniker. Just a thought.

If they changed the name, the theme, OR the graphics, I'd be happy, as I'm currently kinda 'meh' on all three.

So, the promo after the show gave a preview for tomorrow's "World News TONIGHT". Umm...could it be?

I think like this: if Joe Schmo gets promoted from VP to president of marketing or something for [iNSERT MEDIA COMPANY], that that news wouldn't deserve a thread of it's own, thus making a general discussion thread to be a valuable piece to have around. On the other hand, if a company goes up for sale, gets new graphics, or gets nuked off the face of the Earth, then it deserves a thread. One way to look at it is if it's a random note and not a debatable topic, toss it in the general pile. If it lends itself to conversation and discussion, it should stand alone.

Well, the 2012 package debuted not long before the election, and the three previous packages debuted at different times...Sawyer's debut, the 2008 HD transition, and a short time before the Woodruff/Vargas experiment. I wouldn't be surprised if something came about before November, but it's only if they want to spend the money. This is the first time they've had the incoming anchor's name already plastered on the graphics.

Deborah Norville has signed on for at least two more years with 'Inside Edition'. http://www.robertfeder.com/2014/08/26/norville-renews-with-inside-edition-at-the-right-time/

My DVR still has 'WN w/DM' for Sunday, but is changed starting on 9/2.

The 7pm showing isn't going anywhere, but I don't get all this "NEW" "Daytime Jeopardy!" bullshit. It's like they're trying to pass it off as a brand new show, when all it is is just another airing. Whether the 2:30 will be the same-day airing, a rebroadcast from the day before, or a random past episode has yet to determined, but it's going to be the same host, announcer, theme, and answers and question.

Yes, WGN has a reporter out there, and WPIX had a mic at the stand during the overnight police press conference.

'Windy City Live' is going to be airing a week of double shows from September 8th to the 12th, after the new schedule takes effect, but before Rachael Ray begins. http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/home/root/news/6776-abc-7-officially-announces-new-daytime-schedule-wcl-to-have-week-of-double-shows

My capture program is still quite glitchy, leaving the video jumpy (please see the opens I posted for reference). The sound is good, the image isn't bad, but it lacks any fluidity.

Lower your expectations. It's not going well. Hopefully by early next week.

Technically WLS airs WoF right after J!...if you're willing to ignore the 2.5 hours of news between the two.

Katie Couric at 3. That's why.

I'm already anticipating a RR repeat at 1am, even though I'd rather have the 10 o'clock airing. Update: Meanwhile, a new executive producer has been hired for the morning news. He comes from The Weather Channel, with previous stops in OKC and Phoenix. http://www.robertfeder.com/2014/08/08/abc-7-hires-weather-channel-whiz-as-morning-producer/

It's official. The new daytime lineup has been announced, and all is right with the world... http://www.robertfeder.com/2014/08/08/abc-7s-new-lineup-looks-familiar/

Hosea's in for Alan today on the 4 o'clock news. Last time I saw him do this broadcast was like 5 or 6 years ago. With how much Judy Hsu has filled in for Linda in the last 4 months, I wonder if this will be a regular thing, perhaps all in the name of giving Terrell and Tanja enough air time. They were both on this morning, with Phil in for Tracy and Diane Pathieu in for Roz.

ABC News has to put quarters in the meter at Times Square every hour they use the studio.

So, funny story. Jerry did the whole weather report tonight without that damned clicker. I haven't a clue how, unless he set up all the animations and actually timed it ahead of time, which seems to me to be a risky move.

I'm working on a montage of all of yesterday's newscasts on the set, and that's included.

"It's Channel 7! We need new batteries!" Classic.

I figured it out. Whoever installed the new lighting went to the Diane Sawyer School of Making Anchors Pop Off the Screen and Glow Like Angels. But it looks fantastic.