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alp227

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2. I agree, I watched it regularly in 2006 and 2007 and found mostly infotainment little in-depth stuff

Reply to JI7 (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 09:11 PM

Dec 2012

However I have videotapes of Nightline's coverage of the 1989 Tiananmen protests that my parents recorded before I was born. Such great coverage with Ted Koppel that you'd nearly think you were watching PBS!

The reason I watched it was every Friday night I'd watch Jimmy Kimmel for the "Unnecessary Censorship" segment. out of curiousity I'd record also Nightline and maybe the late local news' sports highlights.

And are you old enough to remember the Iran hostage crisis, the event that essentially created the Nightline show?

I found on YouTube a "Best of Nightline" compilation that was done around the early '90s.

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Jimmy Kimmel takes 'Nightline' slot next year [View all] alp227 Dec 2012 OP

good, nightline is mostly a joke, tabloid type crap mostly JI7 Dec 2012 #1

I agree, I watched it regularly in 2006 and 2007 and found mostly infotainment little in-depth stuff alp227 Dec 2012 #2

The really sad thing is that you will get more balanced and relevant news BlueStreak Dec 2012 #3

If this had happened while Koppel was still there i'd be pissed but Nightline has slipped greatly. slampoet Dec 2012 #4

well, the quality of Nightline has sunken mitchtv Dec 2012 #5