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ABC News' “World News Tonight with David Muir” won the November 2019 sweep in both Total Viewers (8.945 million) and Adults 25-54 (1.754 million) for the first time in 23 years (since November 1996), based on Most Current Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (8.161 million and 1.748 million, respectively) by 784,000 Total Viewers and 6,000 Adults 25-54. In fact, “World News Tonight” saw its largest overall viewer lead over ”Nightly News” during the month in 24 years – since November 1995. “World News Tonight” won the month in overall viewers for the 4th year in a row and posted its 13th consecutive sweeps victory overall – both since November 2016. 

ABC News' “World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 evening newscast across the board Total Viewers (8.797 million), Adults 25-54 (1.708 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.157 million) for the week of Nov. 18, 2019, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (7.915 million, 1.662 million and 1.132 million, respectively) by 882,000 Total Viewers, 46,000 Adults 25-54 and by 25,000 Adults 18-49.

“20/20” reports on the controversial 2012 murder of Jaime Melgar who was stabbed inside his bedroom during what initially appeared to be a home invasion. His wife, Sandra, claims she blacked out during the incident, possibly due to a seizure, and did not see or hear her husband being brutally attacked.

ABC News' “World News Tonight with David Muir” finished as the evening's No. 1 newscast in Total Viewers (9.120 million) and Adults 25-54 (1.817 million) for the week of Nov. 11, 2019, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. Taking the top spot in both measures for the 6th time in the last 7 weeks, “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (8.384 million and 1.786 million, respectively) by 736,000 Total Viewers and 31,000 Adults 25-54. In addition, “World News Tonight” more than doubled its Total Viewer lead year to year (+165%; vs. 278,000).

ABC News' “20/20” co-anchorAmy Robachsits down for an interview with Mark Gerardot, whose wife, Jennair Gerardot, killed his girlfriend and former boss, Meredith Chapman, and then died by suicide. “20/20” reports on Jennair's obsession with Mark and Meredith's relationship, including details on how she meticulously sewed listening devices into his clothes to record his conversations. In his interview, Mark discusses his 24-year marriage to Jennair and their lives together; his whirlwind relationship with Meredith; his wife's murder plot; and his life now, including his quest to figure out how Jennair turned into a killer. “20/20” airs only on the West Coast, Saturday, Nov. 16(10:00 – 11:00 p.m. PST), on ABC.

ABC News' “World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 evening newscast in Total Viewers (8.979 million) and Adults 25-54 (1.779 million) for the week of Nov. 4, 2019, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. Taking the top spot in both measures for the 5th   time in the last 6 weeks, “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (8.192 million and 1.771 million, respectively) by 787,000 Total Viewers and 8,000 Adults 25-54.   

“20/20” reports on the controversial 2012 murder of Jaime Melgar who was stabbed inside his bedroom during what initially appeared to be a home invasion. His wife, Sandra, claims she blacked out during the incident, possibly due to a seizure, and did not see or hear her husband being brutally attacked. But in 2017, Sandra was convicted of killing Jaime, shocking her and her family. ABC News chief national correspondent Matt Gutman reports the details and sits down with Lizz Rose, daughter of Sandra and Jaime, who firmly believes her mother is innocent. “20/20” airs only on the West Coast, Saturday, Nov. 9 (10:00 – 11:00 p.m. PST), on ABC.

ABC News' “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the evening's No. 1 newscast in Total Viewers (8.244 million) and Adults 25-54 (1.627 million) for the week of Oct. 21, 2019, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (7.703 million and 1.620 million, respectively) by 541,000 Total Viewers and 7,000 Adults 25-54. In fact, “World News Tonight” has won all 5 weeks of the season in Total Viewers and 4 of the 5 weeks in Adults 25-54.

In 1999, David Temple claimed he discovered his eight-month-pregnant wife, Belinda Temple, shot dead inside their home. Despite two murder trials and two juries finding David guilty of Belinda's murder, he's once again awaiting sentencing, 20 years after her death. With his bail set at $1 million, Belinda's family is also waiting for justice decades after the terrible tragedy changed their lives forever. “20/20” extensively follows David's most recent trial and reports on a twist in the case involving Riley Joe Sanders III, Belinda's neighbor and student at the time of her murder. Defense attorneys alleged at trial he shot Belinda with a shotgun he secretly took from his father, but Sanders denies any involvement in her murder and was cleared as a suspect during the investigation into her death. Correspondent Deborah Roberts reports for “20/20” on Friday, Nov. 1 (9:00 – 11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC.

Anchor David Muir has the exclusive interview with Payton Leutner, who speaks for the first time five years after her two friends stabbed her 19 times and left her for dead in the woods of Waukesha, Wisconsin, when she was 12 years old. Pre-teens at the time, authorities say Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier claimed they wanted to kill Payton to prove themselves to a mysterious fictitious character—known as Slender Man. Now 17 years old and in high school, Payton talks about the unspeakable day, the long road of recovery, and her life now. “The Wicked” airs on “20/20” Friday, Oct. 25 (9:00-11:00 p.m. EDT) on ABC.

At age 18, Dorothy Stratten left her job at a Dairy Queen and moved to Hollywood, soon becoming famous as the 1980 Playboy ”Playmate of the Year.” In Los Angeles, Dorothy captivated the attention of legendary Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner, who had big plans for her in the Playboy empire, and powerful movie director Peter Bogdanovich, who cast her in a breakthrough role in his film “They All Laughed,” alongside iconic actors Audrey Hepburn, John Ritter and Ben Gazzara. But Paul Snider, who discovered Dorothy at the Dairy Queen and married her after they moved to Hollywood, grappled with jealousy and anger when she filed for divorce, viewing her as his ticket to success. Dorothy's modeling and acting career came to a tragic end when Paul shot and killed her before he died by suicide. Now, almost 40 years after Dorothy's death, a two-hour “20/20” takes a look at her life and career through the eyes of those who knew her best and explores what drove Paul to murder. “20/20” airs Friday, Oct. 18 (9:00 – 11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC.

ABC News' “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the evening's No. 1 newscast in Total Viewers (8.242 million) and Adults 25-54 (1.599 million) for the week of Sept. 30, 2019, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” led “NBC Nightly News” (7.409 million and 1.556 million, respectively) by 833,000 Total Viewers and by 43,000 Adults 25-54. “World News Tonight” increased its Total Viewer winning advantage over the NBC program both week to week (+22%; vs. 682,000 on w/o 9/23/19) and year to year (+46%; vs. 572,000 for w/o 10/1/18).

ABC News' “World News Tonight with David Muir” opened the 2019-2020 season with the largest premiere week Total Viewer victory in 24 years (7.961 million) – since the 1995-1996 season – for the week of Sept. 23, 2019, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. The ABC evening newscast led “NBC Nightly News” (7.279 million) by 682,000 to win premiere week for the 4th consecutive year – since the 2016-2017 season.  

ABC, with coverage of the ABC News “Your Voice, Your Vote 2020 – The Democratic Debate,” drew 12.93 million Total Viewers, 2.1 rating in Adults 18-49 and a 2.9 rating in Adults 25-54, based on Nielsen's “Fast National” ratings. Moderated by George Stephanopoulos, David Muir, Linsey Davis and Univision's Jorge Ramos, the Democratic Debate special ranked as the No. 1 non-sports program among Total Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54 on Thursday evening. 

Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos, “World News Tonight” Anchor and Managing Editor David Muir, ABC News Correspondent Linsey Davis and Univision Anchor Jorge Ramos moderate the Democratic debate from Texas Southern University's Health & PE Center in Houston, TX on Thursday, September 12 on ABC and Univision (8-11 ET). 

Bailey Contemporary Arts in Pompano Beach explores the culture of Caribbean food preparation with their new exhibition from the Caribbean Culinary Museum. This touring collection, which explores food culture, features an array of historic culinary artifacts from around the Caribbean region. The collection will be on view from September 6 through October 25. The free opening reception is Friday, September 6 from 6 - 10pm during the monthly Old Town Untapped event. For more information, www.baileyarts.org.

ABC News' “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the evening's No. 1 newscast in Total Viewers (8.499 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.139 million) for the 7th consecutive week during the week of Aug. 26, 2019, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (7.442 million and 1.068 million, respectively) by 1.057 million Total Viewers and by 71,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” widened its Total Viewer lead from the previous week by 24% (vs. 855,000 for w/o 8/19/19) and substantially increased its lead year-to-year by 484%(vs. 181,000 for w/o 8/27/18), to win for the 48th time in the 49 weeks of the season.

ABC News today announced the Democratic Debate will air Thursday, Sept. 12 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC and Univision. ABC News is partnering with Univision on the debate sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee at Texas Southern University's Health & PE Center in Houston. 

ABC News today announced Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos, “World News Tonight” Anchor and Managing Editor David Muir, ABC News Correspondent Linsey Davis and Univision Anchor Jorge Ramos will moderate the Democratic Debate on Thursday, Sept. 12, and, if necessary, Friday, Sept. 13 on ABC and Univision.

ABC News today announced chief anchor George Stephanopoulos, “World News Tonight” anchor and managing editor David Muir, ABC News correspondent Linsey Davis and Univision anchor Jorge Ramos will moderate the Democratic Debate on Thursday, Sept. 12, and, if necessary, Friday, Sept. 13, on ABC.