ABC World News Now: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

ABC World News Now gives viewers up-to-date information on current events and news from around the world, airing in the overnight hours. Its tone is somewhat lighter than a regular news broadcast, though reports are filed from the usual ABC News correspondents. Weather and pop culture stories round out the reports.

Series details

• Title: ABC World News Now
• Format: News
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1992-01-06
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 98 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 16699
• IMDb ID: tt0171925

Cast and credited roles

• Diane Macedo — Co-Anchor
• Hanna Battah — Anchor
• Sophie Flay — Co-Anchor
• Kendis Gibson — Co-Anchor
• Aaron Brown — Co-Anchor
• Lisa McRee — Co-Anchor
• John Muller — Co-Anchor
• Thalia Assuras — Co-Anchor
• Boyd Matson — Co-Anchor
• Kevin Newman — Co-Anchor
• Mark Mullen — Co-Anchor
• Asha Blake — Co-Anchor

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1992: premiered 1992-01-06; final listed air date 1992-12-31; episode order: 261.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-01-01; final listed air date 2016-12-29; episode order: 261.
• Season 2017: premiered 2017-01-01; final listed air date 2017-10-01; episode order: 260.
• Season 2026: premiered 2026-07-01; final listed air date 2026-10-30.

Source and licence

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