BehindNYNews 143 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 A possible sign of the future... WN won in all key demos last week and nearly won in total viewers while David anchored last week. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/07/abc-world-news-beats-nbc-nightly-news-in-both-key-demos-by-highest-margins-in-over-six-years/ VERY nice numbers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1173 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 As someone that hates World News and loves Nightly News, this is concerning. If NBC ends up coming in second behind ABC in the evening newscast as well then they might as well stop trying and pack up shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 As someone that hates World News and loves Nightly News, this is concerning. If NBC ends up coming in second behind ABC in the evening newscast as well then they might as well stop trying and pack up shop. Huh? That makes no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1293 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 David's WN is a somewhat improvement over Diane's. I've loved Scott Pelley but I'm hoping to return to WN once David takes over. He'll be ahead of Brian by years end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Huh? That makes no sense. I'm guessing he means that 'NN' is the last hold on #1 that NBC has, and if they lose it, what does that say to their future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYNewsCoverage 257 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I'm guessing he means that 'NN' is the last hold on #1 that NBC has, and if they lose it, what does that say to their future? If you ask me, I think they already have lost their #1 position. ABC World News has been ahead of NBC Nightly News in sweeps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I'm guessing he means that 'NN' is the last hold on #1 that NBC has, and if they lose it, what does that say to their future? This stuff seems pretty cyclical, they lose it but will eventually get it back when Muir goes astray or the product quality and story selection declines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I'm guessing he means that 'NN' is the last hold on #1 that NBC has, and if they lose it, what does that say to their future? This stuff seems pretty cyclical, they lose it but will eventually get it back when Muir goes astray or the product quality and story selection declines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I'm guessing he means that 'NN' is the last hold on #1 that NBC has, and if they lose it, what does that say to their future? This stuff seems pretty cyclical, they lose it but will eventually get it back when Muir goes astray or the product quality and story selection declines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabceyewitness 767 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 May be just a cycle. Don't forget, ABC fell to #3 in the turmoil following Peter Jennings' death and Bob Woodruff's injury -- (Remember the awful attempts of having Elizabeth Vargas co-anchor with Charlie Gibson and Diane Sawyer?) -- but surged to #1 under Charles Gibson before falling back to second place just before his retirement. David Muir says Peter Jennings is his idol and he grew up watching Peter so let's hope he brings some "world news" back into World News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Cecilia Vega in for David tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainave 530 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Cecilia Vega in for David tonight. Wouldn't have expected that, unless they're gonna start rotating some other correspondents into the chair as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainave 530 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Wouldn't have expected that, unless they're gonna start rotating some other correspondents into the chair as well. Or they're just trying out various women/minorities to balance against George and David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 I doubt Cecilia is in the running. She was okay, but I wasn't particularly impressed. Oh, and when George was on GMA this morning, they introduced him as 'anchor of This Week and chief anchor of ABC News', so they either let it slip too soon, or the title is now in effect and Diane is officially a lame duck. Though, I do recall thinking dates out in my mind, and I'm understanding it that Diane will leave, but David will not immediately take the chair, that there might be a week or two between the exit and ascension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BehindNYNews 143 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Cecilia Vega in for David tonight. I have to say, she wasn't that bad. I wouldn't mind if she got the spot. I definitely expect the seat to go to a women to offset George and David. Still hoping for Rebecca though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BehindNYNews 143 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Something I've noticed as David has filled in, they seem to be doing what GMA did to gain #1 status and that is making it fast paced. I don't know for sure but it seems David is adding more stories than Diane and it just moves a lot faster. I like it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1293 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Is Diane gone already? Maybe it's just a coincidence but every time I've watched over the past few weeks David has been at the desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BehindNYNews 143 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Is Diane gone already? Maybe it's just a coincidence but every time I've watched over the past few weeks David has been at the desk. Diane was on-air last week, I'm sure at this point, they want to get David to the viewers even more so full weeks for her on WN are likely done at this point. My guess is David will be on at least once a week for now on; maybe she gets one more full week until she steps down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry 719 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Call me clueless, but I'm watching Greta Van Sustern on Fox right now. She has a panel of three wet behind the ears punks. One of them is Rick Klein, ABC's Political Director, brother of Ezra Klein. What the hell is this punk doing as political director? I know he's 38 but I don't get it. David Brinkley and Peter Jennings must be spinning in their graves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1679 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Call me clueless, but I'm watching Greta Van Sustern on Fox right now. She has a panel of three wet behind the ears punks. One of them is Rick Klein, ABC's Political Director, brother of Ezra Klein. What the hell is this punk doing as political director? I know he's 38 but I don't get it. David Brinkley and Peter Jennings must be spinning in their graves. I can't find any information that Rick and Ezra are related, Rick is a native of Long Island and Ezra is from California. The only mention of a siblings to Ezra is an older half brother named Gideon and a younger sister. http://nymag.com/news/features/ezra-klein-2014-2/index3.html But yes I agree I'd like a political director to be at least in his 40s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry 719 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I can't find any information that Rick and Ezra are related, Rick is a native of Long Island and Ezra is from California. The only mention of a siblings to Ezra is an older half brother named Gideon and a younger sister. http://nymag.com/news/features/ezra-klein-2014-2/index3.html But yes I agree I'd like a political director to be at least in his 40s. Just look at the two and the connection is obvious. https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=%22rick+klein%22+%22ezra+klein%22+brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainave 530 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 But yes I agree I'd like a political director to be at least in his 40s. That seems rather arbitrary. If the guy's smart, the guy's smart, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry 719 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 That seems rather arbitrary. If the guy's smart, the guy's smart, no? Smart only gets you so far. You still need experience and intuition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1293 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Watching coverage of the Malaysian airplane crash in Ukraine, David started the coverage for ABC but George came in about 15 minutes later and took over. This is weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRAP-TV 145 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Watching coverage of the Malaysian airplane crash in Ukraine, David started the coverage for ABC but George came in about 15 minutes later and took over. This is weird. That is weird. Surely they could co-anchor coverage of this (stunning) breaking news. But I guess this is the new reality for ABC News. We'll get used to it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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