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ABC’s ‘World News’ breaks a 21-year streak

By DAVID BAUDER lion, according to the
AP Television Writer Nielsen company.
NEW YORK (AP) — For statistical purposes,
ABC’s “World News To- television marks its year by
night” with David Muir has the start of a new season
dethroned NBC and fin- of broadcast programs in
ished the television season September.
as the year’s most-watched Like much in television, the
evening newscast for the programs aren’t a growth
first time in 21 years, since industry.
the late Peter Jennings was ABC moved in front by es-
anchor. sentially staying even from
While network evening the previous two years
newscasts have dimin- while its rivals lost viewers.
ished in influence over the NBC touted its victory
years and morning shows among the 25-to-54-year-
make more money, they old demographic, the sta-
still collectively reach 23 tistic primarily used as a
million viewers each week- basis for advertising sales in
night and are considered news.
the flagship broadcasts of NBC News ran a full-page
news divisions. newspaper advertisement
Bragging rights are eagerly boasting that it was No. 1
sought. for the second season in In this Sept. 13, 2012 file photo, ABC News anchor David Muir speaks before retired boxing cham-
pion Muhammad Ali received the Liberty Medal during a ceremony at the National Constitution
“One has to recognize a row with “Nightly News,” Center in Philadelphia.
the breaking of one of the the “Today” show, “Date- Associated Press
great streaks in television,” line NBC” and “Meet the
said James Goldston, ABC Press.” said. social media and fake earlier in this decade, and
News president. The small print noted they “If you’re going to go by news, people are thirsting hasn’t relinquished that
Muir and his team “worked were wins among specific business measurements, to get a straightforward ac- lead since.
immensely hard to do that, demographic categories, we’re winning in the only count of what happened There’s some question
and they’ve done it in an not among all viewers. category that matters.” that day,” he said. about whether NBC’s Les-
extraordinary period of For the evening news- Goldston said he wasn’t “I think ‘World News To- ter Holt, who has traveled
news.” casts, NBC News President going to dismiss the large night’ does that better to Puerto Rico to anchor
For the year, “World News Noah Oppenheim said he number of viewers not in- than anybody.” “Nightly News” from the
Tonight” averaged 8.25 wouldn’t trade places with cluded in that category. What’s most important is hurricane-ravaged terri-
million viewers, while NBC’s his ABC counterparts. “We want to be America’s building on the victory, he tory this week, may be hurt
“Nightly News” had 8.17 “If you are going to go by favorite news show,” he said. ABC’s “Good Morning by association with one of
million and the “CBS Eve- the quality of the broad- said. America” ended a long NBC News’ biggest suc-
ning News” had 6.56 mil- cast, ours is superior,” he “In a world consumed by victory streak by “Today” cess. q
Comic legend Stan Lee to

raise money for Irma victims

By DAVID FISCHER Lee is auctioning off a one- uled to attend the Tampa
Associated Press on-one meal, as well as art- event, but Moyes said they
MIAMI (AP) — work from his personal col- had worked with him previ-
Comic-book publisher Stan lection, during his panel on ously for other conventions
Lee has been writing about Friday. and knew Lee would be
superheroes for his entire Convention organizer An- a great addition following
career, and now he’s hop- drew Moyes said they’re the beating Florida took
ing to be one himself for also donating $5 each when Hurricane Irma made
some of the victims of Hur- from 2,000 tickets sold on- landfall on Sept. 10.
ricane Irma. line to Feeding Florida, a “He was on board right
The co-creator of Spider- statewide network of food away to help out any In this Aug. 22, 2017, file photo, comic book writer Stan Lee
Man, Iron Man, Daredevil banks that are providing way he can,” Moyes said. strikes a “Spider-Man” pose at the “Extraordinary: Stan Lee” trib-
and tons of other Marvel storm victims with food and “That’s just the type of per- ute event at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Comics characters is com- emergency supplies. Be- son he is.” Associated Press
ing to MegaCon Tampa tween the auction and tick- While Lee is happy to tury, Lee’s affection for characters live and thrive,
Bay this weekend, and he’s et sales, MegaCon Tampa help the storm victims, the comics and the charac- and they’re more popular
working with organizers to Bay and fans should do- 94-year-old said he gets ters he helped create is as than ever. As their father,
raise money for storm vic- nate an estimated $20,000 the added enjoyment of strong as ever. you might say, that’s really
tims. for hurricane relief. meeting with fans and talk- “The thing that impresses a good feeling.
“I feel there’s something ev- “We really felt that Florida ing about comics. me the most is the fact ”MegaCon Tampa Bay
erybody has to do to help was in need of that extra “I keep saying, I’ve got to these characters have runs from Sept. 29-Oct. 1
the victims of the weather, bit of magic,” Moyes said. slow down somehow,” Lee lasted, have lived this long, at the Tampa Conven-
of the hurricane,” Lee said. “What better person to in- said. “And then I hear that even without me writing tion Center. Other celeb-
“And if I can do my part by ject some inspiration and there’s a new convention, them,” Lee said. rity guests include William
auctioning some stuff off, cheer than Stan Lee him- and I can’t resist. “In fact, some of the writ- Shatner (“Star Trek”) and
I’m more than happy to do self?” I’ve got to be in it.” ers now may be a hell of John Barrowman (“Arrow”
it.” Lee wasn’t originally sched- After more than half a cen- a lot better than I was. The and “Doctor Who”).q