Network nightly newscasts morph, adapt for the streaming age
For more than half a century, ABC, CBS and NBC have aired evening newscasts each weeknight on television
NEW YORK (AP) — For more than half a century, ABC, CBS and NBC have aired evening newscasts each weeknight on television. This fall, the competition has spread to another medium.
The launch of John Dickerson's “CBS News Prime Time” in September means that all three news divisions have unique streaming newscasts at night, a nod to the future and bid to reach young people who aren't watching television at dinnertime.
Dickerson's newscast debuted nearly a year after NBC's “Top Story” with Tom Llamas. ABC's “Live Prime” with Linsey Davis started in February 2020. Each streams live for at least an hour starting at 7 p.m. Eastern and are repeated later in the evening. All can be seen for free.
“The revolution will not be televised,” Davis quipped. “It will be streamed.”
