In her 2012 book 'I Hate Everyone ... Starting With Me,' comedian Joan Rivers shared that she hoped her funeral would be 'a huge showbiz affair with lights, cameras, action' and 'Hollywood all the way.' Boy did she get what she wished for.
ABC “World News with Diane Sawyer” stood as the No. 1 evening newscast in Adults 25-54 (1.942 million) for the 4th straight week during the week of August 25, 2014
For the 2nd straight week, “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” ranked as the No. 1 evening news program in Adults 25-54
“ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” ranked as the No. 1 evening news program in Adults 25-54 (1.764 million) during the week of August 4, 2014
Last night, on ABC World News, Audra McDonald marked the second African-American Broadway actor to be featured as a PERSON OF THE WEEK on the popular telecast this year. The program is hosted by Diane Sawyer, who soon leaves that chair to 'create innovative specials' for the network. On the broadcast, McDonald discussed how she prepares to become Billie Holiday each night, as she continues to strive bettering her 'Lady Day' for every performance. This production, directed by Lonny Price, earned her the distinction of being the only actress in history to receive a record 6th Tony Award earlier this year.
“ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” ranked No. 1 in Adults 25-54 (1.917 million) for the week of July 14, 2014, according to Nielsen Media Research.
ABC News received 19 News and Documentary Emmy Award nominations today – the most in 9 years - in 13 categories.
Building on three historic fundraising telecasts in 2008, 2010 and 2012, the groundbreaking grassroots movement Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), will return to primetime television on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
Building on three historic fundraising telecasts in 2008, 2010 and 2012, the groundbreaking grassroots movement Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), will return to primetime television on Friday, September 5, 2014, at 8 pm ET & PT / 7 pm CT.
For 28 consecutive months, the Yahoo!-ABC News Network has delivered more page views, total unique users and total minutes than any other online news source, making it the #1 source for news and information online
For the week of June 16, 2014, “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” averaged 6.979 million Total Viewers and a 1.5 rating/6 share/1.793 million in Adults 25-54
For the week of June 9, 2014, “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” averaged 7.265 million Total Viewers and a 1.6 rating/7 share/1.902 million in Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research. For the 3rd week in a row, “World News” built on the year-ago week in both Total Viewers (+8%) and Adults 25-54 (+14%) – 6.711 million and 1.673 million respectively, on w/o 6/10/13. In fact, “World News” grew the most year to year in overall viewers and was the only evening newscast to grow in the key adult news demo as “CBS Evening News” (+7%/-3%) and “NBC Nightly News” (+6%/-9%) were both mixed.
ABC won its 2nd consecutive week by increasing margins (w/o 6/9/14), beating runner-up NBC by 53% in Total Viewers
“ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” ranked as the No. 1 evening newscast in Adults 25-54 (1.936 million) for the week of June 2, 2014, according to Nielsen Media Research. “World News” beat NBC's “Nightly News” (1.857 million) during the week by 79,000 Adults 25-54. In fact, “World News” has ranked No. 1 in Adults 25-54 for the 6th time in the last 9 weeks.
Building on its lead-in at 9:00 p.m. from a special “The Bachelorette,” “ABC News: Hillary Clinton – Public and Private One on One with Diane Sawyer” grew by double digits
Below check out 'Late Night with Seth Meyers' monologue highlights from June 9th!
The news division continues to dominate the competition online; the Yahoo!-ABC News Network has been the number one source for news and information online for 27 consecutive months.
For the week of May 12, 2014, in the final complete week of the 2014 May Sweeps, “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” ranked as the No. 1 evening newscast
For the week of May 5, 2014, “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” averaged 7.354 million Total Viewers and a 1.6 rating/7 share/1.883 million in Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research.
The acclaimed, Emmy award nominated series 'Oprah's Master Class' featuring an unprecedented first-person insight into the brilliant minds of entertainers we love, respect and admire, returns with an all-new season premiering tonight, May 11 (from 10-11 p.m. ET/PT) on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.
