ABC morphed "World News This Morning", its pre-GMA/local half-hour news show, into "America This Morning".
It is still produced by the "World News Now" crew, tho.
It is still produced by the "World News Now" crew, tho.
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SHOWS WHOSE TITLE WAS CHANGED
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The final season when "Captain Kangaroo" aired daily on CBS (1981-82), the show was reduced to a half-hour and changed to "Wake Up with the Captain." But when the Captain was dispatched to Saturday/Sunday morning reruns on CBS from 1982-84 (as well as the late '80s PBS run), the show returned to the traditional "Captain Kangaroo."
If you're going to get into news programs every network
has changed the title of its evening newscast:
ABC: "John Daly And The News," "ABC Evening News,"
"World News Tonight," "World News With (fill in the anchor)"
ABC also had a couple of unsuccessful attempts prior to Daly's debut
in 1953: "News And Views" (1948-51), which became "After The Deadlines"
(1951-52), and an attempt at a primetime newscast, "All Star News"
(1952-53).
CBS: "CBS Television News," "Douglas Edwards With The News,"
"CBS Evening News With (fill in the anchor: Walter Cronkite,
Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Katie Couric, or any of the weekend
anchors)
CBS's overnight newscast has changed its name from "CBS News Nightwatch"
to "Up To The Minute." Its morning show has also changed names: "Morning
With Charles Kuralt," "The Morning Program," "The Early Show," and probably
one or two others I've forgotten.
NBC: "Camel Newsreel Theatre," "Camel News Caravan, "The Huntley-
Brinkley Report," "NBC Nightly News With (fill in the anchor)"
Also, in the pre-1948 period on NBC, there was Lowell Thomas'
"Sunoco News" (1940), "Esso Television Reporter" (1940), "Face Of
The War" (1941-42), "The War As It Happens" (1944-45), "NBC Television
Newsreel" (1945), "The Esso Newsreel" (1946).
has changed the title of its evening newscast:
ABC: "John Daly And The News," "ABC Evening News,"
"World News Tonight," "World News With (fill in the anchor)"
ABC also had a couple of unsuccessful attempts prior to Daly's debut
in 1953: "News And Views" (1948-51), which became "After The Deadlines"
(1951-52), and an attempt at a primetime newscast, "All Star News"
(1952-53).
CBS: "CBS Television News," "Douglas Edwards With The News,"
"CBS Evening News With (fill in the anchor: Walter Cronkite,
Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Katie Couric, or any of the weekend
anchors)
CBS's overnight newscast has changed its name from "CBS News Nightwatch"
to "Up To The Minute." Its morning show has also changed names: "Morning
With Charles Kuralt," "The Morning Program," "The Early Show," and probably
one or two others I've forgotten.
NBC: "Camel Newsreel Theatre," "Camel News Caravan, "The Huntley-
Brinkley Report," "NBC Nightly News With (fill in the anchor)"
Also, in the pre-1948 period on NBC, there was Lowell Thomas'
"Sunoco News" (1940), "Esso Television Reporter" (1940), "Face Of
The War" (1941-42), "The War As It Happens" (1944-45), "NBC Television
Newsreel" (1945), "The Esso Newsreel" (1946).
wbhist said:
Is it destined to become just "This Morning"?
I noted it primary because it was a name change to attach the branding to GMA, from the less visible WNN, and no other major changes happened in the show. Well, the anchors have changed periodically, but that's only because the WNN anchors change periodically...
Another thread brought up "Fernwood 2 Night"...Didn't that become "America 2 Night"?
Speaking of "Tonight", the "Tonight" show was briefly known as "Tonight: America After Dark".
Speaking of "Tonight", the "Tonight" show was briefly known as "Tonight: America After Dark".
Two soaps: ABC's "Flame In The Wind," which debuted in
December 1964, became "A Time For Us" in mid-1965; NBC's
"Lovers And Friends," which debuted in January 1977, became
"For Richer, For Poorer" by the end of that year.
CBS's primetime medical series "The Nurses" debuted in 1962,
changed its name to "The Doctors And The Nurses" in 1964,
and reverted to its original title when it became an ABC daytime
soap in 1965.
During Jack Paar's tenure as host of "The Tonight Show" the
title was changed to "The Jack Paar Show".
Three game shows were revived with the same basic format
but new titles: "PDQ" became "Baffle", "I'll Bet" became "It's
Your Bet", and "He Said! She Said!" became "Tattletales".
December 1964, became "A Time For Us" in mid-1965; NBC's
"Lovers And Friends," which debuted in January 1977, became
"For Richer, For Poorer" by the end of that year.
CBS's primetime medical series "The Nurses" debuted in 1962,
changed its name to "The Doctors And The Nurses" in 1964,
and reverted to its original title when it became an ABC daytime
soap in 1965.
During Jack Paar's tenure as host of "The Tonight Show" the
title was changed to "The Jack Paar Show".
Three game shows were revived with the same basic format
but new titles: "PDQ" became "Baffle", "I'll Bet" became "It's
Your Bet", and "He Said! She Said!" became "Tattletales".
There was also Second Chance on ABC, which became Press Your Luck on CBS, and eventually Whammy on GSN.
The ABC version of "Supermarket Sweep" changed its name
to "The Honeymoon Race" when the format changed from couples
racing around supermarkets to racing around a Florida shopping mall.
I suppose, technically, you could say that "Sale Of The Century"
changed its name to "Temptation" (Rossi Moreales version that tanked).
to "The Honeymoon Race" when the format changed from couples
racing around supermarkets to racing around a Florida shopping mall.
I suppose, technically, you could say that "Sale Of The Century"
changed its name to "Temptation" (Rossi Moreales version that tanked).
azumanga said:
I thought "Catch 21" was more like a revival of TNN's "Top Card", which changed its name mid run to "Top Card Plus" (Wow! It's been a while since anyone's referred to Spike as TNN)
therealjm12 said:
Now that's funny!
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