Primetime (1989– )
"Primetime Live" (original title)

A nighttime news program similar to 60 minutes and 20/20. Veteran newscasters Diane Sawyer and Sam Donaldson provide an in-depth look at the kinds of news stories that often do not receive ... See full summary »

Stars:

Diane Sawyer, Chris Cuomo, Paula Abdul

6 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Diane Sawyer	...	Herself - Anchor (5 episodes, 1995-2007)
Chris Cuomo	...	Himself - Anchor (3 episodes, 2005-2009)
Paula Abdul	...	Herself (3 episodes, 1995-2005)
Vaughn Lowery	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2003)
John Quiñones	...	Himself - Correspondent (2 episodes, 2005-2007)
Adrienne Gelo	...	Accomplice (2 episodes, 2008)
Jay Schadler	...	Himself (2 episodes, 1992-1996)
Barbra Streisand	...	Herself (2 episodes, 1994-2005)
Lisa Marie Presley	...	Herself (2 episodes, 1995-2003)
Belladonna	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2003)
Kevin Ruf	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)

Storyline

A nighttime news program similar to 60 minutes and 20/20. Veteran newscasters Diane Sawyer and Sam Donaldson provide an in-depth look at the kinds of news stories that often do not receive much air time on regular news broadcasts. Frequent topics included product safety warnings, possible government or business improprieties, and human interest stories about sick children.

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Plot Keywords:

two word title

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Genres:

Documentary | News

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Details

Official Sites:

ABC

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 August 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

ABC Primetime

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

ABC News

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 1998, ABC News combined "Primetime Live" with 20/20 to compete with Dateline NBC which aired four days a week at the time. The new editions were called "20/20 Monday", "20/20 Wednesday", "20/20 Friday", "20/20 Sunday", and _"20/20 Downtown" (2000)_. In 2000, ABC News returned "20/20" and "Primetime" to their original forms but kept "20/20 Downtown" as a spin-off.

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Connections

Featured in Behind the Music: Vanilla Ice (1999)

User Reviews

Quite an episode

I think this show is quite interesting and I have been watching Primetime for quite somewhile. I watched the Primetime episode about the young adult film stars that aired 1/23/03. I thought Belladonna was both sad and quite pathetic. If Belladonna(I) wants to leave, leave and never look back. The porn industry is quite a waste and diseased. Who would want to work in a line of work that can give you AIDS? If you want to pay for college or whatever, ask your parents or get financial assistance.