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World News Tonight

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World News Tonight

Summary

World News Tonight is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,752 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • World News Tonight is the creator of Roone Arledge[3].
  • World News Tonight is in the country of United States[4].
  • World News Tonight's instance of is recorded as television series[5].
  • World News Tonight's instance of is recorded as news program[6].
  • World News Tonight's genre is news broadcasting[7].
  • World News Tonight's genre is news program[8].
  • A cast member of World News Tonight was Diane Sawyer[9].
  • A cast member of World News Tonight was David Muir[10].
  • A cast member of World News Tonight was Cecilia Vega[11].
  • A cast member of World News Tonight was Tom Llamas[12].
  • A cast member of World News Tonight was Peter Jennings[13].
  • A cast member of World News Tonight was H. R. Baukhage[14].
  • World News Tonight's production company is recorded as American Broadcasting Company[15].
  • World News Tonight's production company is recorded as ABC News[16].
  • The original language of World News Tonight was English[17].
  • World News Tonight's presenter is recorded as David Muir[18].
  • World News Tonight's presenter is recorded as Charles Gibson[19].
  • World News Tonight's presenter is recorded as Whit Johnson[20].
  • World News Tonight's presenter is recorded as Linsey Davis[21].
  • World News Tonight's Commons category is recorded as World News Tonight[22].
  • World News Tonight was distributed by video on demand[23].
  • World News Tonight's original broadcaster is recorded as American Broadcasting Company[24].
  • World News Tonight's country of origin is recorded as United States[25].
  • World News Tonight was published on September 1, 2014[26].
  • World News Tonight was released on January 13, 1948[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Cast members include Diane Sawyer[9], David Muir[10], Cecilia Vega[11], Tom Llamas[12], Peter Jennings[13], and H. R. Baukhage[14]. World News Tonight is the creator of Roone Arledge[3].

Publication

Publication dates include September 1, 2014[26], January 13, 1948[27], and July 1975[28]. The original language of World News Tonight was English[17]. Genres include news broadcasting[7] and news program[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[23].

Why It Matters

World News Tonight ranks in the top 8% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,752 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Barbara Walters Diane Sawyer Hans Zimmer New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Social media followers → {'amount': '+1490379'}, {'amount': '+1426941'}, {'amount': '+1547751'} +1
    Creator → Roone Arledge
    Distribution format → video on demand
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