This Week (ABC TV series)
| This Week | |
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| Genre | Public affairs/news analysis program |
| Created by | Roone Arledge |
| Presented by |
George Stephanopoulos (2002–2010, 2012–present) Martha Raddatz (2016–present) |
| Narrated by | Charles Gibson (2012–2014) |
| Theme music composer |
Score Productions (1981–2011) DreamArtists Studios (2011–present) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 34 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | ABC News Washington Bureau, Washington, D.C. (1981–2008, 2014–present) Newseum, Washington, D.C. (2008–2013) ABC News Headquarters, New York City, New York (2011–present) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Production company(s) | ABC News Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format |
480i (4:3 SDTV) (1981–2008) 720p (16:9 HDTV) (2003–2012) 1080p (16:9 HDTV) (2012–present) |
| Original release | November 15, 1981 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
This Week, currently billed as This Week with George Stephanopoulos, is an American Sunday morning political affairs program airing on the ABC television network. The program is currently anchored by George Stephanopoulos and co-anchored by Martha Raddatz. The program is initially aired at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (following weekend morning newscasts on most ABC stations in large and mid-sized markets), although many stations air the program at a later slot, especially those in other time zones.
In 1960, ABC launched its first Sunday talk show Issues and Answers. One of its early hosts was Howard K. Smith, who also had his own prime-time public affairs program Howard K. Smith: News and Comment air on the network during the 1962–1963 season. Among the program's later hosts was Bob Clark.
On November 15, 1981, David Brinkley came to the network from NBC News and took over the show, which was relaunched as This Week. During Brinkley's run, three major sponsors were part of the show: General Electric, Archer Daniels Midland and Merrill Lynch. After Brinkley retired on November 10, 1996, Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts became co-hosts of the program. Longtime panelist George Stephanopoulos became the host on September 15, 2002; he ended his first tenure with the program on January 10, 2010, shortly after being named the co-host of Good Morning America. ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper served as the interim anchor from March to July 2010. The names of the primary anchors have been included in the billing for the program, such as This Week with David Brinkley and This Week with George Stephanopoulos.
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