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84-512: In 2002, Nightline was ranked 23rd on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time . The program has won four Peabody Awards , one in 2001, two in 2002 for the reports "Heart of Darkness" and "The Survivors," and one in 2022 for "The Appointment". Through a video-sharing agreement with the BBC , Nightline repackages some of the BBC's output for an American audience. Segments from Nightline are shown in

168-496: A 6 rating and a 10 share. Considering the cover story for this special issue of TV Guide , it was the only one of the six to be presented on television. The earliest aired show appearing on the list is The Ed Sullivan Show , which first aired in 1948. The most recently premiered show is The Sopranos , which first aired in 1999. The show with the shortest run is An American Family , which aired only twelve episodes and two subsequent special episodes. The longest-running show on

252-456: A benign episode dedicated to the 40th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier ended up being remembered for one of the show's controversial moments. The April 6, 1987 broadcast included longtime Los Angeles Dodgers executive Al Campanis , who had been with the franchise since before Robinson's debut. When Ted Koppel asked Campanis about why there were so few black field managers or general managers in

336-451: A condensed form on ABC's overnight news program World News Now . There was also a version of Nightline for sister cable channel Fusion . The program began on November 8, 1979 , four days after the start of the Iran hostage crisis . ABC News president Roone Arledge figured that the best way to compete against NBC 's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was to update Americans on

420-464: A couple weeks before Morrie's death. Every so often, Koppel ended the program with a "Closing Thought", in which Koppel usually expressed his opinion on the subject of the night's broadcast. On his final night, urging viewers to continue watching the program, Koppel concluded his final Nightline broadcast with the following "Closing Thought": There's this quiz I give to some of our young interns when they first arrive at Nightline . I didn't do it with

504-577: A deal. Cronkite begat Rather , Chancellor begat Brokaw , Reynolds begat Jennings . And each of them did a pretty fair job in his own right. You've always been very nice to me, so give this new anchor team for Nightline a fair break. If you don't, I promise you the network will just put another comedy show in this time slot. And then you'll be sorry. That's our report for tonight, I'm Ted Koppel in Washington, [and] from all of us here at ABC News, good night. British journalist and producer James Goldston

588-461: A justice's tenure ends only when the justice dies, retires, resigns, or is removed from office through the impeachment process. Since 1789, 15 presidents have made a total of 22 official nominations to the position. The salary of the chief justice is set by Congress; as of 2024, the annual salary is $ 312,200, which is slightly higher than that of associate justices, which is $ 298,500. The practice of appointing an individual to serve as Chief Justice

672-426: A major breaking news story occurred as late as 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time, resulting in the subject of that night's edition being changed in order to cover the story in some form of detail, depending on the depth of information available at the time of broadcast. Examples of this were the deaths of John Lennon ( 1980 ) and Yasser Arafat (2004). Nightline also held a series of town hall meetings ; these included

756-515: A moderate degree following Koppel's departure), though the program has caused controversy on occasion. In 1982, Koppel interviewed Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) chief Yasser Arafat on the program, in which he had indicated that he would not accept conditions from the U.S. to recognize the PLO. In 1984, the program featured an interview with Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger , marking his first live television appearance. In honor of

840-491: A move that would likely have forced the network to cancel Nightline . However, Letterman opted to sign a renewed contract with CBS to remain host of the Late Show . An unverified story suggested that Letterman would have made the move had a Letterman talk show on ABC started at 12:05 a.m. Eastern Time in order to preserve Nightline . When ABC debuted Jimmy Kimmel Live! as a late-night talk competitor to Tonight and

924-437: A series of episodes called "America: In Black and White" dealing with individual aspects of American race relations, and another on homosexuality titled "A Matter of Choice?". Over the years, Nightline had a number of technological firsts. The program did the first live report from the base of Mount Everest . In November 1992, science reporter Michael Guillen did the first live broadcast from Antarctica . There were times when

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1008-463: A student of Schwartz. Albom talked about how the Nightline interviews led and inspired him into contacting Schwartz personally, and then visiting him weekly. These visits became the basis of the book Tuesdays with Morrie , chronicling lessons about life learned from Schwartz. The interview was significant because Morrie was actually interviewed 3 times including the 1995 interview which took place

1092-579: A unique subject. Since its inception, the program has covered many subjects ( science , education , politics , economics , society , and breaking news ). Many candidates for government offices, such as David Duke (in November 1991) have appeared on Nightline to try to promote themselves. Seeing that there are a large number of prisons in the United States, it created an ongoing series in 1994 called "Crime and Punishment". The program also aired

1176-409: A vague recollection that he once worked in television news. What none of these young men and women in their late teens and early twenties appreciates, until I point it out to them, is that they have just heard the names of seven anchormen or commentators who were once so famous that everyone in the country knew their names. Everybody. Trust me, the transition from one anchor to another is not that big

1260-539: Is TV Guide ' s list of the 50 most entertaining or influential television series in American pop culture. It appeared in the May 4–10, 2002 issue of the magazine, which was the second in a series of special issues commemorating TV Guide ' s 50th year (the others were "TV We'll Always Remember", "50 Greatest Covers", " 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time ", "50 Greatest Cartoon Characters" and "50 Sexiest Stars"). The list

1344-553: Is by tradition administered by the chief justice. The chief justice serves as a spokesperson for the federal government's judicial branch and acts as a chief administrative officer for the federal courts. The chief justice presides over the Judicial Conference and, in that capacity, appoints the director and deputy director of the Administrative Office . The chief justice is an ex officio member of

1428-553: Is grounded in tradition; while the Constitution mandates that there be a chief justice, it is silent on the subject of how one is chosen and by whom. There is no specific constitutional prohibition against using another method to select the chief justice from among those justices properly appointed and confirmed to the Supreme Court. Three incumbent associate justices have been nominated by the president and confirmed by

1512-436: Is not a constitutional responsibility of the chief justice. The Constitution does not require that the presidential oath be administered by anyone in particular, simply that it be taken by the president. Law empowers any federal or state judge, as well as notaries public , to administer oaths and affirmations . The chief justice ordinarily administers the oath of office to newly appointed and confirmed associate justices, whereas

1596-505: Is reliable, credible journalists." In 2022, ABC News launched a sister newsmagazine, IMPACT x Nightline , that streams on Hulu . Note: The anchors alternate hosting duties, without both anchors appearing on every night. On February 12, 2015, it was announced that ABC and Univision would launch a new version of Nightline on Fusion called Nightline on Fusion . It was hosted by Gio Benitez and Kimberly Brooks and aired on Tuesdays at 9 pm eastern with repeats at other times. The show

1680-587: The Iraq War since it began in March 2003. This prompted controversy from conservatives who believed that Koppel was making a political statement and from management at Hunt Valley , Maryland -based television station owner Sinclair Broadcast Group , which felt that ABC was undermining the war effort in Iraq; in protest, Sinclair forced its ABC- affiliated stations not to air that night's edition. Others, most notably

1764-482: The Late Show in January 2003, it was placed at the 12:06 a.m. Eastern timeslot instead of the 11:35 p.m. slot occupied at the time by Nightline , again preventing its cancellation. In March 2005, Ted Koppel announced that he would be leaving the show at the end of his contract. On November 22, 2005, Koppel retired from Nightline after 25 years as anchor of the program, and left ABC News after 42 years with

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1848-424: The selection of cases for review , presides when oral arguments are held, and leads the discussion of cases among the justices. Additionally, when the court renders an opinion, the chief justice, if in the majority, chooses who writes the court's opinion; however, when deciding a case, the chief justice's vote counts no more than that of any other justice . While nowhere mandated, the presidential oath of office

1932-520: The 40th Anniversary of D-Day in 1984, Nightline aired a special edition which "covered" the landings on Normandy as though modern television news, along with satellite reports, had existed at the time. The following year in 1985, the program conducted its first on-remote broadcast from South Africa . In 1986, the program featured interviews with the Philippines ' first female president , Corazon Aquino , and outgoing president Ferdinand Marcos ,

2016-560: The ABC News Headquarters in Lincoln Square , citing high production costs and logistical problems, though some special editions still do originate from Times Square Studios. In 2009, Nightline announced that an online program was in development that would be hosted by the show's anchors through Twitter , encouraging viewer discussion on the website. In a 2008 interview with correspondent Bob Woodruff featured on

2100-709: The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution and, by custom, is elected chancellor of the board. Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 17 people have served as Chief Justice, beginning with John Jay (1789–1795). The current chief justice is John Roberts (since 2005). Five of the 17 chief justices— John Rutledge , Edward Douglass White , Charles Evans Hughes , Harlan Fiske Stone , and William Rehnquist —served as associate justices prior to becoming chief justice. One chief Justice – William Howard Taft – had previously served as President of

2184-659: The Israeli-Palestinian Town Meeting in 1987, one with Nelson Mandela on June 21, 1990, and one discussing the War in Iraq in 2003. The first such "Town Meeting", in 1987, was an extended edition (running for four hours and 12 minutes, until 3:47 a.m. Eastern Time, on the night of its broadcast) discussing the AIDS epidemic of that period in the U.S. A major portion of the episode was devoted to interviews where important people were asked tough questions on

2268-520: The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy . Under 28 U.S.C.   § 3 , when the chief justice is unable to discharge their functions, or when that office is vacant, the chief justice's duties are carried out by the most senior associate justice until the disability or vacancy ends. Currently, Clarence Thomas is the most senior associate justice. Since

2352-460: The Senate as Chief Justice: Edward Douglass White in 1910, Harlan Fiske Stone in 1941, and William Rehnquist in 1986. A fourth, Abe Fortas , was nominated to the position in 1968 but was not confirmed. As an associate justice does not have to resign their seat on the court in order to be nominated as Chief Justice, Fortas remained an associate justice. Similarly, when Associate Justice William Cushing

2436-466: The Supreme Court in order to control the Court's agenda through opinion assignment. Indeed, Burger is said to have often changed votes to join the majority coalition, cast "phony votes" by voting against his preferred position, and declined to express a position at conference. The chief justice has traditionally administered the presidential oath of office to new U.S. presidents. This is merely custom, and

2520-473: The Supreme Court, refers to all members of the court simply as "judges". The Judiciary Act of 1789 created the distinctive titles of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States . In 1866, Salmon P. Chase assumed the title of Chief Justice of the United States, and Congress began using the new title in subsequent legislation. The first person whose Supreme Court commission contained

2604-454: The U.S. Constitution stipulates that the chief justice shall preside over the Senate trial of an impeached president of the United States. Three chief justices have presided over presidential impeachment trials : Salmon P. Chase ( 1868 trial of Andrew Johnson ), William Rehnquist ( 1999 trial of Bill Clinton ), and John Roberts ( 2020 trial of Donald Trump ; Roberts declined to preside over Trump's second trial in 2021 , which took place after

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2688-617: The United States The chief justice of the United States is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States and is the highest-ranking officer of the U.S. federal judiciary . Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution grants plenary power to the president of the United States to nominate, and, with the advice and consent of the United States Senate , appoint "Judges of

2772-532: The United States . The United States Constitution does not explicitly establish an office of the Chief Justice but presupposes its existence with a single reference in Article I, Section 3, Clause 6: "When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside." Nothing more is said in the Constitution regarding the office. Article III, Section 1 , which authorizes the establishment of

2856-512: The United States or of any state while holding their congressional seats, the chief justice and the other members of the federal judiciary are not barred from serving in other positions. John Jay served as a diplomat to negotiate the Jay Treaty , Robert H. Jackson was appointed by President Truman to be the U.S. prosecutor in the Nuremberg trials of leading Nazis, and Earl Warren chaired

2940-639: The affair, leading to his withdrawal from the presidential election. That year, Nightline broadcast for the first time in the Soviet Union . In 1988, Nightline conducted a special report on-location from Jerusalem . In 1996, Times Books published Nightline: History in the Making and the Making of Television , about the program's history up to that point, with author credits attributed to Koppel and Nightline producer Kyle Gibson. The book received numerous lackluster reviews. In Walter Goodman's review of

3024-402: The agenda for the weekly meetings where the justices review the petitions for certiorari , to decide whether to hear or deny each case. The Supreme Court agrees to hear less than one percent of the cases petitioned to it. While associate justices may append items to the weekly agenda, in practice this initial agenda-setting power of the chief justice has significant influence over the direction of

3108-532: The book for the New York Times , he observed "Ted Koppel announces in his introduction to Nightline that he did none of the interviews that went into the book and that although he 'influenced' and 'contributed' to it, 'in the final analysis Kyle wrote it.'" Ken Tucker in Entertainment Weekly pointed in an unfavorable manner to the book's use of the third person : "Throughout Nightline

3192-577: The book, the star is referred to in the third person: 'Koppel said' this or that; 'Koppel hadn’t been asleep an hour when the phone rang.'." Frederic M. Biddle of the Boston Globe wrote "This book reminds us not only that good television doesn't necessarily translate into scintillating prose, but that behind every successful journalist lurks a good editor – who in this case didn't show up." During Ted Koppel's tenure as anchor (and on rare occasions since his departure), Nightline devoted each episode to

3276-483: The conferences where cases are discussed and tentatively voted on by the justices. They normally speak first and so have influence in framing the discussion. Although the chief justice votes first—the court votes in order of seniority—they may strategically pass in order to ensure membership in the majority if desired. It is reported that: Chief Justice Warren Burger was renowned, and even vilified in some quarters, for voting strategically during conference discussions on

3360-466: The court's procedures and inner workings are governed by the rules of protocol based on the seniority of the justices. The chief justice always ranks first in the order of precedence —regardless of the length of the officeholder's service (even if shorter than that of one or more associate justices). This elevated status has enabled successive chief justices to define and refine both the court's culture and its judicial priorities. The chief justice sets

3444-459: The court's national prestige. In doing so, Marshall would often write the opinions himself and actively discouraged dissenting opinions. Associate Justice William Johnson eventually persuaded Marshall and the rest of the court to adopt its present practice: one justice writes an opinion for the majority, and the rest are free to write their own separate opinions or not, whether concurring or dissenting. The chief justice's formal prerogative—when in

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3528-520: The court. In 1930, former Associate Justice Charles Evans Hughes was confirmed as Chief Justice. Additionally, in December 1800, former Chief Justice John Jay was nominated and confirmed to the position a second time but ultimately declined it, opening the way for the appointment of John Marshall . Along with their general responsibilities as a member of the Supreme Court, the chief justice has several unique duties to fulfill. Article I, Section 3 of

3612-465: The court. Nonetheless, a chief justice's influence may be limited by circumstances and the associate justices' understanding of legal principles ; it is definitely limited by the fact that they have only a single vote of nine on the decision whether to grant or deny certiorari. Despite the chief justice's elevated stature, their vote carries the same legal weight as the vote of each associate justice. Additionally, they have no legal authority to overrule

3696-475: The end of Koppel's tenure; it was changed following his retirement. The program remains unique in American media, considering its nightly broadcasts. Most other similar shows only air once a week, though usually in a prime time slot for a full hour. Nightline is usually less sensationalistic than the weekly news magazines (which often emphasize soft news programming, stories of such type – such as pop culture -related stories – Nightline has incorporated to

3780-507: The end of Trump's presidency. Senate president pro-tempore Patrick Leahy presided). All three presidents were acquitted in the Senate. Although the Constitution is silent on the matter, the chief justice would, under Senate rules adopted in 1999 prior to the Clinton trial, preside over the trial of an impeached vice president. This rule was established to preclude the possibility of a vice president presiding over their own trial. Many of

3864-500: The fact that it is more difficult to focus on a story subject in depth when there is much less time devoted to it, and that more stories seen on the program seem to focus more on popular culture , rather than news events. However, ratings increased after the new format was implemented, even beating the Late Show with David Letterman for three consecutive weeks in August 2006 and again in 2008. On July 11, 2006, in his first appearance on

3948-484: The format on May 28, 2004, reading the names of service members killed in the war in Afghanistan , and on May 30, 2005, reading the names of all service members killed in Afghanistan or Iraq between the last program and the preparation of the program. This time, all of Sinclair's ABC stations aired the program as scheduled. For many years, rumors had been spread about the show's possible cancellation. However, during

4032-851: The highest-rated late-night program in the U.S. in terms of total viewers, assisted by the Tonight Show conflict and notable interviews with Bill Clinton , Terry Jones , and Sarah Palin . In August 2010, Martin Bashir left Nightline to serve as a correspondent with NBC News and host a daytime news/interview program on MSNBC ; he was subsequently replaced by Bill Weir . On January 20, 2011, ABC News president Ben Sherwood announced that Jimmy Kimmel Live! (for which Nightline had been serving as its lead-in since that program premiered in January 2003) would have its start time moved five minutes earlier to 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time, reducing Nightline ' s running time from 31 to 25 minutes. It

4116-404: The hosting duties. A few days later a producer had the idea of displaying the number of days on America Held Hostage (e.g., Day 15, Day 50, Day 150, etc.). By the end of the hostage crisis in 1981 (after 444 days), the program – which had been retitled the previous year as Nightline – had entrenched itself on ABC's programming schedule, and made Koppel a national figure. ABC had previously used

4200-615: The interview, the Dodgers fired Campanis. Later in 1987, the program broadcast an exclusive interview with televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker , following the former's sex scandal that brought down their PTL ministry. On December 3, 1990, Nightline played Madonna 's controversial music video " Justify My Love " in its entirety, then interviewed Madonna live about the video's sexual content and censorship. The video contained imagery of sadomasochism , voyeurism and bisexuality . When asked whether she stood to make more money selling

4284-414: The last batch; it's a little too close to home. "How many of you", I'll ask, "can tell me anything about Eric Sevareid ?" Blank stares. "How about Howard K. Smith or Frank Reynolds ?" Not a twitch of recognition. " Chet Huntley ? John Chancellor ?" Still nothing. " David Brinkley " sometimes causes a hand or two to be raised, and Walter Cronkite may be glad to learn that a lot of young people still have

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4368-531: The latest news from Iran . At that time, the show was called The Iran Crisis–America Held Hostage: Day "xxx" , where xxx represented the number of days that Iranians held the occupants of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran , Iran as hostages. At first, World News Tonight lead anchor Frank Reynolds hosted the 20-minute special reports. Shortly after its creation, Reynolds stopped hosting the program. Ted Koppel , then ABC News's State Department Correspondent, took on

4452-480: The latter of which tried to defend the extravagant lifestyle (including the extensive shoe collection) of his wife Imelda during the country's economic hardship. In an interview with Nightline in 1987, Colorado Democratic senator and 1988 presidential candidate Gary Hart admitted to having cheated on his wife, Lee Ludwig, with Donna Rice , in the aftermath of an exposé in the Miami Herald that revealed

4536-495: The list is The Today Show , which has aired since 1952. 41 of the shows are prime time, five are daytime and four are late-night. NBC has the most shows on the list with 17, counting the final season of Taxi ; otherwise, it ties with CBS at 16. ABC has eight, Fox , HBO and PBS each have two and The WB and UPN have a shared entry, Buffy the Vampire Slayer . Three are syndicated. Chief Justice of

4620-414: The majority—to assign which justice will write the court's opinion is perhaps their most influential power, as this enables them to influence the historical record. They may assign this task to the individual justice best able to hold together a fragile coalition, to an ideologically amenable colleague, or to themselves. Opinion authors can have a large influence on the content of an opinion; two justices in

4704-495: The modified title was Melville Fuller in 1888. The associate justice title was not altered in 1866 and remains as originally created. The chief justice, like all federal judges , is nominated by the president and confirmed to office by the U.S. Senate . Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution specifies that they "shall hold their Offices during good Behavior." This language has been interpreted to mean that judicial appointments are effectively for life and that once in office,

4788-512: The network, although it was an early departure from both as his contract was not set to expire until December. Koppel's final broadcast of Nightline did not feature clips, memorable interviews or famous moments from his tenure as host, as would be typical when an anchor retires. Instead, it featured Koppel's 1995 interview with college professor Morrie Schwartz , who was suffering with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis . For this broadcast, Koppel interviewed sports journalist Mitch Albom , who had been

4872-402: The new anchors, Nightline began airing live each night (outside of pre-taped story packages) and switched to a multi-topic format (similar to the format attempted during the short-lived 1983 expansion to an hour-long broadcast, although condensed to fit a half-hour timeslot) – that covers multiple stories in each broadcast. The conversion to a multi-topic format has received some criticism due to

4956-479: The program after that night's broadcast (although he would remain with ABC News as a correspondent and legal analyst), and would be replaced by Byron Pitts effective the following day (December 19). From March 16, 2020, Nightline presented extended coverage of the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States ; co-anchor Pitts explained that the show was "leaning more heavily into [its] roots", and

5040-421: The program prided itself on providing a mix of investigative journalism and extended interviews (something that continues to be featured to this day, albeit at a reduced extent), which would look out of place on World News Tonight . The format of the show featured an introduction by the host, then a taped piece on the specific topic of the night; then after a commercial break, there was a live interview related to

5124-530: The program since leaving Nightline in November 2005, Ted Koppel made a surprise appearance on that night's broadcast to discuss the prisoner situation at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp with co-anchor Terry Moran, and to discuss his then upcoming series for the Discovery Channel . On August 7, 2006, ABC shut down full-time Nightline production from Times Square and moved the program to

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5208-453: The program, former United States Senator and 2004 Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards admitted to having had an adulterous affair unbeknownst his wife , Elizabeth , with a campaign staffer (later identified as Rielle Hunter ) who worked on his campaign for the then-forthcoming 2008 presidential election , which he would drop out of. In the 2009-2010 television season, the series narrowly beat Late Show with David Letterman as

5292-436: The same majority, given the opportunity, might write very different majority opinions. A chief justice who knows the associate justices well can therefore do much—by the simple act of selecting the justice who writes the opinion of the court—to affect the general character or tone of an opinion, which in turn can affect the interpretation of that opinion in cases before lower courts in the years to come. The chief justice chairs

5376-597: The seniormost associate justice will normally swear in a new chief justice. If the chief justice is ill or incapacitated, the oath is usually administered by the seniormost member of the Supreme Court. Eight times, someone other than the chief justice of the United States administered the oath of office to the president. Since the tenure of William Howard Taft , the office of chief justice has moved beyond just first among equals . The chief justice also: Unlike Senators and Representatives, who are constitutionally prohibited from holding any other "office of trust or profit" of

5460-457: The so-called "late night wars" of 1993, when the Late Show with David Letterman began competing with The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , some in the industry believed that Nightline would wind up in first place. On occasion, when a significant news story occurred, Nightline would top its entertainment rivals in the ratings. In 2002, ABC attempted to hire David Letterman away from CBS ,

5544-479: The sport, Campanis responded awkwardly, saying that blacks may lack the "necessities" to succeed in those positions. Despite Koppel offering Campanis numerous chances to clarify or retract his remark (asking Campanis several times "Do you really believe that?"), Campanis' subsequent responses only worsened his position. Koppel ultimately scolded Campanis on-air for proposing the "same kind of garbage" that Robinson's critics and skeptics had peddled in 1947. Shortly after

5628-488: The spot. Another series of town hall meetings featured public discussions and appearances by Japanese officials on the poor performance of American business during the 1980s, contrasted with the success of Japanese businesses. These town hall meetings coincided with the corporate takeovers of U.S. companies by Japanese corporations during the early 1990s (such as MCA by Matsushita , and CBS Records and Columbia Pictures by Sony Corporation ). What had been intended to be

5712-494: The supreme Court", who serve until they die, resign, retire, or are impeached and convicted . The existence of a chief justice is only explicit in Article I, Section 3, Clause 6 which states that the chief justice shall preside over the impeachment trial of the president; this has occurred three times, for Andrew Johnson , Bill Clinton , and for Donald Trump ’s first impeachment. The chief justice has significant influence in

5796-458: The television columnist for The Washington Post , thought it was a ratings stunt for sweeps ; indeed Nightline was the highest-rated program during that time period, and had about 30% more viewers than other editions of the program which aired that week. ABC responded to the controversy, saying that the program was meant to be "an expression of respect which seeks to honor those who have laid down their lives for this country." Koppel repeated

5880-442: The title " Night Line " for a short-lived 1 a.m. talk show starring Les Crane that was broadcast over the network's New York City flagship station , WABC-TV , starting in 1963. The program originally aired four nights a week (on Monday through Thursdays) until 1982, when the sketch comedy program Fridays was shifted to air after Nightline . By this time, the news program had expanded to 30 minutes. For much of its history,

5964-401: The topic of the piece. In 1983, ABC attempted to change the program's format to feature multiple topics and expand it to one hour, as opposed to focusing on a single topic in a half-hour. This switch proved to be unsuccessful, and after a few months, the original format of the program was restored. Once the original format returned, reverting to a 31-minute structure, it remained unchanged through

6048-487: The trial of former Cambodian dictator Pol Pot , in violation of a verbal agreement between ABC News and freelance journalist Nate Thayer to use the footage of Pot's trial. Thayer later sued Koppel and ABC News for $ 30 million in punitive damages and unspecified compensatory damages . On April 30, 2004 , Koppel read the names of members of the United States Armed Forces who were killed in

6132-426: The verdicts or interpretations of the other eight judges or tamper with them. The task of assigning who shall write the opinion for the majority falls to the most senior justice in the majority. Thus, when the chief justice is in the majority, they always assign the opinion. Early in his tenure, Chief Justice John Marshall insisted upon holdings which the justices could unanimously back as a means to establish and build

6216-451: The video than airing it on MTV , she shrugged and answered, "Yeah, so? Lucky me." She also mentioned that the banning was hypocritical, as male artists were able to show music videos on the channel which contained sexist and violent imagery. She also mentioned that in her " Vogue " music video she had worn a see-through lace top which exposed her breasts, but this was passed by the channel. In 1997, Nightline aired "ABC Exclusive" footage of

6300-475: Was also announced that ABC would produce up to 13 hours of prime-time news content under the Nightline brand. For the 2011–2012 television season, Nightline again placed as the most-watched late-night television program among the major networks. In 2011 Goldston departed as executive producer to move to Good Morning America. On August 21, 2012, ABC announced that the program would switch timeslots with Jimmy Kimmel Live! beginning January 8, 2013: Nightline

6384-400: Was also counted down in an ABC television special , TV Guide's 50 Best Shows of All Time , on May 13, 2002. The 50 entries, chosen and ranked by the editors of TV Guide , consist of regularly scheduled series spanning more than half a century of television. TV movies, miniseries and specials were not eligible. The special aired at 10:00 pm and was viewed by 8.9 million people, giving it

6468-522: Was appointed as the programme's executive producer in 2005. He opted to scrap the format of the existing broadcast, and on November 28, 2005, replaced Koppel with a three-anchor team of Martin Bashir (Goldston's compatriot and colleague on ITV's Living with Michael Jackson ) and Cynthia McFadden at Times Square Studios in New York City and Terry Moran in Washington, D.C. Along with

6552-528: Was consistent with the show itself having been "born in response to a crisis, giving facts, context and, when possible, comfort as our nation dealt with the Iran hostages". It was also announced that the program would temporarily return to its former 11:35 p.m. time slot from March 17 to April 10, replacing J immy Kimmel Live! (which went on hiatus with reruns until March 30, when the program returned with original episodes produced from Kimmel's home). Nightline

6636-428: Was moved one hour later to 12:35 a.m. Eastern Time, while Kimmel moved to the program's former 11:35 p.m. timeslot, in order to compete with fellow late night talk shows The Tonight Show and the Late Show with David Letterman . Upon the move, Nightline was also expanded to 30 minutes. As part of this move, ABC also announced that it would launch a prime time news magazine extension of Nightline , which

6720-447: Was named as a co-anchor of Nightline , replacing Bill Weir (who had recently left ABC News to become a correspondent for CNN ). In August 2014, Cynthia McFadden left Nightline and ABC News to become a correspondent for NBC News , and was replaced as co-anchor by existing ABC News correspondent (and frequent contributor to the program) Juju Chang . On December 18, 2014, it was announced that Dan Abrams would step down as an anchor of

6804-407: Was nominated and confirmed as Chief Justice in January 1796 but declined the office, he too remained on the court. Two former associate justices subsequently returned to service on the court as Chief Justice. John Rutledge was the first. President Washington gave him a recess appointment in 1795. However, his subsequent nomination to the office was not confirmed by the Senate, and he left office and

6888-594: Was originally scheduled to premiere on March 1, 2013; the premiere of this program – later retitled The Lookout , which focuses mainly on consumer reports and is produced by the Nightline staff – was subsequently pushed back to May 29, 2013, airing in a Wednesday 10:00 p.m. Eastern timeslot. Another prime time version of Nightline , Nightline Prime , premiered on March 15, 2014, in a Saturday 9:00 p.m. Eastern timeslot; this series featured reporters using small cameras to cover stories from within. In October 2013, Good Morning America weekend co-anchor Dan Harris

6972-504: Was similar to the ABC version and shares resources and correspondents. However, the Fusion version put more emphasis on stories from the flagship program which resonate with Fusion's younger, more culturally diverse target audience. It also featured original content produced for Fusion. TV Guide%27s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time TV Guide ' s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time

7056-430: Was the highest-rated late-night program that week in total and key demographic viewership. On March 24, 2020, Nightline marked its 40th anniversary; Ted Koppel made a guest appearance, where he discussed his wife's vulnerability to COVID-19 due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and opined that "it's time more than ever in this country to come to the realization that what we need more than anything else,

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