ABC News Nightline
Nightline (or ABC News Nightline) is ABC News' late-night television news program broadcast on ABC in the United States with a franchised formula to other networks and stations elsewhere in the world. Created by Roone Arledge, the program featured Ted Koppel as its main anchor from March 1980 until his retirement in November 2005. Its current, rotating anchors are Byron Pitts and Juju Chang. Nightline airs weeknights from 12:37 to 1:07 a.m., Eastern Time, after Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which had served as the program's lead-out from 2003 to 2012.
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| Directed by | Paul Verciglio
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| Theme music composer | Score Productions (1979–1997)
Edd Kalehoff (1997–2005) VideoHelper (2005–2014) Matthew Kajcienski and Adam Schoenberg (2018-Present) |
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| Country of origin | United States
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| Original language | English
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| No. of seasons | 38
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| Executive producer | Roxanna Sherwood (2014–2017)
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| Production location | ABC News Washington Bureau, Washington, D.C. (1980–2007)
Times Square Studios New York City, New York (2005–2006, 2009–present) ABC News Headquarters, New York City, New York (2006–2009) |
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| Running time | 20 minutes (1980–1981)
30 minutes (1981–1983, 2013–present) 60 minutes (1983) 31 minutes (1983–2011) 25 minutes (2011–2013) |
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| Original release | March 24, 1980 –
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