KOPPEL ANCHORS FINAL 'NIGHTLINE' IN NOV.Byline: - Staff and wire services Ted Koppel Edward James "Ted" Koppel (born February 8, 1940) is an American journalist, best known as the former anchorman for the American Broadcasting Company's Nightline. will anchor his last ``Nightline'' broadcast on Nov. 22, with the first post-Koppel edition of the ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. newscast airing Nov. 28, the network said Thursday. Koppel, 65, has anchored the show since its official launch in March 1980. The show grew out of a series of special reports about the Iranian hostage crisis When a surrounded terrorist or criminal tries to hold off the authorities by force, it is considered a "barricaded suspect" situation. When a person/s holds others against their will, but keeps them hidden, it is simple kidnapping. that began the previous November. Koppel and his ``Nightline'' executive producer, Tom Bettag, are expected to keep working together on news programs after leaving ABC News. How the late-night news show will evolve following Koppel's departure remains a mystery. ABC has appointed James Goldston, who produced a British show similar to ``Nightline,'' as the broadcast's new executive producer, and it has experimented with a multi-topic format on nights Koppel was off. The longtime Washington-based show is expected to split time between studios there and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , according to published reports. Several reports have also suggested Koppel will be replaced by multiple anchors; ABC News has declined to talk about its ``Nightline'' plans until they are complete. ABC DOMINATES WEDNESDAY: ABC was dominant in Nielsen's estimates for Wednesday, as a new episode of ``Lost'' led all other programs with 22.04 million viewers. The other shows on the network, the hour-long season premiere of ``George Lopez'' (9.62 million) and ``Invasion'' (11.98 million), benefited from their proximity to ``Lost.'' ``George Lopez'' was No. 1 in its hour in total viewers and adults 18 to 49, and ``Invasion'' also ranked first among that demographic, although its ratings have fallen with each passing week in the 10 p.m. hour. Its competition, the dueling police shows of CBS' ``CSI CSI Crime Scene Investigator CSI CompuServe, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) CSI Crime Scene Investigation (CBS TV show) CSI Christian Schools International : New York'' and NBC's ``Law & Order,'' continued their seesawing. ``CSI: New York'' outdrew ``Law & Order'' in both total viewers (14.18 million vs. 12.19 million) and in the 18-to-49 demographic, reversing last week's order. NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. ranked third for the night, behind CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. : Its swapping of ``E-Ring'' (8.29 million) and ``The Apprentice: Martha Stewart'' (6.48 million) had negligible results. On WB, the debut of the drama-comedy hodgepodge ``Related'' did not do well, drawing 3.17 million viewers. |
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