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New promo: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152485952419091

 

I think it's a little cheesy, but it's pretty cool nonetheless.

Very clear that new promos are coming based on posts and pictures shared by various EWN anchors on social media over the past few days.

 

Here's a video teaser NJ Burkett posted of one of the scenes:

 

 

Just read this from News12 LI meteorologist Samantha Augeri's facebook account:

News 12 LI isn't getting a whole new set, is it? Their current one isn't that outdated. But the way she worded it almost made me think that they were. And if they really were, they would probably have to move into the newsroom or onto a temporary set anyway, so I doubt it's a new set, probably just new equipment.

 

 

Maybe she meant new weather set?

Cecilia in the chair yet again. Odds seem to be in her favor. Wonder what happened with Jarvis.

 

Nice music, awful promo.

 

Yeah, the narrator talks about coming to the show for breaking news while the visuals show the anchors laughing and schmoozing.

 

I'm not sure I like the music, but I guess the attempt is to brand the 4 as a fun show?

 

Noticed a new WABC promo using the song "Come Get It Bae" by Pharrell Williams.

The voice of the promo sounded like the same guy who voices the Verizon FiOS ads.

 

It's a new promo for First at Four: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152391801034091&set=vb.31160214090&type=2&theater

 

More than just her voice, she acts like a snobby, annoying little kid and crosses the line at times with some of the comments she makes. Not someone I'd want to hang around with, or watch for that matter. No wonder she usually doesn't fill in for Lara on weekdays...

 

Absolutely. Especially when she's around Gio Benitez, she's a loose cannon.

 

Still can't stand Sarah Haines's voice - it's like nails on a chalkboard to me!

 

I'm not usually one to comment on someone's performance in that way, but I have to agree.

Judging by this tweet, Cecilia Vega anchoring tonight.

 

ABC has now changed the twitter handle of World News Tonight to @WNTonight

 

Surprised not something with ABC in it, like @ABCWNTonight or @WNTabc. Both are available at the moment.

 

Fun Fact: On 'Kelly & Michael' this morning, David admitted that he and Diane had been tossing around the idea of returning to 'World News Tonight' for a few years, and this transition seemed like the best opportunity. The reason? "Everybody still calls it that."

 

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/david-muir-world-news-110490.html

Great article in the NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/02/arts/television/abcs-bet-on-david-muir-of-world-news-tonight.html?_r=0

 

ABC News must really have arranged a good media blitz.

Gotcha. Wasn't near a TV and couldn't find out online. Thanks, all.

Who anchored this evening?

Do we know if David is anchoring tonight or if someone is subbing?

 

First promo for David, by Diane and has cameos from the last 3 whose their names were in the title. WNT is back according to this promo

 

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/diane-sawyer-voices-new-david-muir-world-news-tonight-promo_b237258

 

This aired during GMA this morning. I must say the entire transition is being handled incredibly effectively vis a vis maintaining viewership. So much learned about what NOT to do from the mishaps of NBC.

 

It's clear that the rename to "World News Tonight" was a last-minute decision. Those titles are clearly for "World News with David Muir", and it's obvious "Tonight" was edited into the titles at the very last minute. (I'm also not 100% sure, but one of the shots still has "DIANE" at least in the shadows under "DAVID"... or it's a Diane image that they didn't bother to re-render.)

 

ABC switched up executive producers, so I wonder if the move back to "Tonight" was one of the first things the new EP did.

 

Either the EP, or David, or James Goldston. If you read about the new EP's background, it sounds like he's got a pretty strong hard-news background, so maybe he's fond of the Jennings-era broadcast.

 

 

I'm not singling you out, and I apologize if this comes across as a little confrontational, I can assure it's not meant in such a way, but...

 

Why is this so difficult for people to understand? Back in the day, Peter or Charlie (Diane's not a good example) anchored WNT. They were, perhaps by default as dictated by their predecessors, the chief anchors of the network. When the big stories broke, they were the guys the bosses wanted in the chair. They were the faces of the news division, and in some way, all of ABC. However, they weren't there every time the special report siren sounded. They got weekends off, and Lord knows they had plenty of vacation time. In that instance, someone like a Woodruff, Vargas, Harris, or Stephanopoulos would come to bat. While the head honchos preferred to see the big bananas at the desk, it was never possible for them to be there EVERY TIME. Look at 9/11, for example. Gibson and Sawyer, being on the air, handled coverage for about thirty minutes while Jennings got ready to take over. Maybe he wasn't in the office yet. Maybe he was sleeping. Maybe he was brushing his teeth. Maybe he was at an aerobics class. The only thing that ultimately matters is that they report the news, and work hard to get the product (and sooner or later the anchor) to the airwaves.

 

What happened today was a POTUS news conference. They're a dime a dozen, and while the material may be important, it's not a make or break for any network. Sawyer hung it up on Wednesday, Muir isn't supposed to start til Monday, and Stephanopoulos is probably going out of town, and not about to delay his 4 day weekend.

 

George will do 90% of special reports, and like 99.9% of big events, but he's not going to always be on the hook to come in just because a politician sneezed. Sawyer wasn't. Gibson wasn't. Not even Jennings wasn't. So, why should George? He is the chief anchor for the network, but he anchors the morning show. That's all there is to it.

 

That should really clear that up, I would think.

 

Right. Moreover, because Amy was preparing to anchor World News yesterday evening, she was already in the building, on the World News floor, and near the desk.

 

I agree, and I think that's why there hasn't been a huge promotion of Diane's final broadcast across the network. The transition seems very low-key. The network probably wants to maintain the integrity of the World News brand rather than draw attention to who is anchoring and who is not. David has been filling in so often for Diane that some people probably won't even notice for a while that David has taken over, and I'm sure that's intentional on the part of network execs. ABC doesn't want people to stop watching just because it's the end of Diane's era, which I could see being more likely if they played up the fact that she was leaving the desk. It's going to seem very seemless, I would expect. Again, ABC learning from NBC's mistakes.

 

Also, it would be different if Diane was leaving the network altogether. It helps that she is remaining at ABC and taking on an elite role. It also helps that she likes the person succeeding her. If she didn't, I'd imagine she would demand more attention to her departure.

 

I don't know how all of that will affect the graphics package if at all, but I think we will for the most part see the same program for the near future. That may change as the show becomes more David's, and as the new EP takes over.

 

Well, Diane's final show really proved this true. Whereas anchor departures tend to be look-backs on all the anchor has done and often have show staff come out at the end to applaud or salute the anchor, Diane's final segment really was a celebration of the show and the team that produces it.

 

I doubt there will be much change with David's move to the anchor chair. I think ABC just wants a small passing of the baton and not much more.

 

I agree, and I think that's why there hasn't been a huge promotion of Diane's final broadcast across the network. The transition seems very low-key. The network probably wants to maintain the integrity of the World News brand rather than draw attention to who is anchoring and who is not. David has been filling in so often for Diane that some people probably won't even notice for a while that David has taken over, and I'm sure that's intentional on the part of network execs. ABC doesn't want people to stop watching just because it's the end of Diane's era, which I could see being more likely if they played up the fact that she was leaving the desk. It's going to seem very seemless, I would expect. Again, ABC learning from NBC's mistakes.

 

Also, it would be different if Diane was leaving the network altogether. It helps that she is remaining at ABC and taking on an elite role. It also helps that she likes the person succeeding her. If she didn't, I'd imagine she would demand more attention to her departure.

 

I don't know how all of that will affect the graphics package if at all, but I think we will for the most part see the same program for the near future. That may change as the show becomes more David's, and as the new EP takes over.

 

I don't necessarily remember GMA Weekend utilizing the outside aspect of the Time Square studies much. In fact they rarely broadcast from the downstairs portion so it's not like they necessarily are missing the studios on the weekends.

 

What do you mean? GMA broadcasts from the downstairs portion of the Times Square studio and GMA Weekend broadcasts from ABC HQ.

Was anyone else watching EWN this past weekend when a vehicle hit a pedestrian right outside the EWN studio? Rob and Michelle were distracted by it for a quite a bit of time.

Bill Evans in for Amy Freeze this morning with Michelle and Toni.

Ryan Smith in for Dan Harris on GMA Weekend this morning. Interesting that instead of having Ron Claiborne fill in for Dan and finding someone to fill in as news anchor, they leave Ron where he is and replace Dan.

I wonder why they don't play the EWN music during the teases that precede commercial breaks anymore.