ABC NEWS HURRICANE FLORENCE COVERAGE PLANS FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
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Below is an updated outline of ABC News’ coverage plans for Hurricane Florence on Friday, September 14, 2018. As this is a fluid situation, please monitor the Network Alert System (NAS) and NewsOne Voice Alert very carefully for any updates.
Eastern
12:37 - 1:06:30 AM ET
“ABC News Nightline” will air as scheduled (live to ET/CT, recorded for playback to MT).
1:06:30 - 2:00 AM ET
Local programming will air as scheduled.
2:00 - 7:00 AM ET
Special report will air sustaining. A clean out/rejoin will be provided every half hour. In addition, a clean rejoin will be provided at 3:37 AM ET for PT stations joining coverage following the conclusion of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Please note, “ABC World News Now” and “America This Morning” will be preempted to the full Network.
7:00 - 9:00 AM ET
“Good Morning America” will air as scheduled and be offered live to the full Network. IMPORTANT: The show will use the regular season format.
9:00 - 11:00 AM ET
“Good Morning America” will be offered live to the full Network (ET stations are not required to air these hours of “Good Morning America”). IMPORTANT: Both the 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM ET hours will use the first hour of the regular season format.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
“The View” will air as scheduled.
Central
11:37 PM - 12:06:30 AM CT
“ABC News Nightline” will air as scheduled (live to ET/CT, recorded for playback to MT).
12:06:30 - 1:00 AM CT
Local programming will air as scheduled.
1:00 - 6:00 AM CT
Special report will air sustaining. A clean out/rejoin will be provided every half hour. In addition, a clean rejoin will be provided at 2:37 AM CT for PT stations joining coverage following the conclusion of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Please note, “ABC World News Now” and “America This Morning” will be preempted to the full Network.
6:00 - 7:00 AM CT
“Good Morning America” will be offered live to the full Network (CT stations are not required to air this hour of “Good Morning America”). Please note, “America This Morning” will be preempted to the full Network. IMPORTANT: This hour of the show will use the first hour of the regular season format.
7:00 - 9:00 AM CT
“Good Morning America” will air as scheduled and be offered live to the full Network. IMPORTANT: The format for the show will be inverted, with the 7:00 AM CT hour using the second hour of the regular season format, and the 8:00 AM CT hour using the first hour of the regular season format.
9:00 - 10:00 AM CT
“Good Morning America” will be offered live to the full Network (CT stations are not required to air this hour of “Good Morning America”). IMPORTANT: This hour of the show will use the first hour of the regular season format.
10:00 - 11:00 AM CT
“The View” will air as scheduled.
Mountain
11:37 PM - 12:00 AM MT
“ABC News Nightline” (recorded for playback to MT, not a live telecast) will air, but will be interrupted with a special report beginning at 12:00 AM MT.
12:00 - 5:00 AM MT
Special report will air sustaining. A clean out/rejoin will be provided every half hour. In addition, a clean rejoin will be provided at 1:37 AM MT for PT stations joining coverage following the conclusion of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Please note, “ABC World News Now” and “America This Morning” will be preempted to the full Network.
5:00 - 7:00 AM MT
“Good Morning America” will be offered live to the full Network (MT stations are not required to air these hours of “Good Morning America”). Please note, “America This Morning” will be preempted to the full Network. IMPORTANT: The show will use the regular season format.
7:00 - 9:00 AM MT
“Good Morning America” will air as scheduled and be offered live to the full Network. IMPORTANT: Both the 7:00 AM and 8:00 AM MT hours will use the first hour of the regular season format.
9:00 - 10:00 AM MT
“Good Morning America” will be offered live to MT and PT stations only (MT stations are not required to air this hour of “Good Morning America”). IMPORTANT: This hour of the show will use the second hour of the regular season format.
10:00 - 11:00 AM MT
“The View” will air as scheduled.
Pacific
11:00 - 11:35 PM PT
Local news will air as scheduled. For PT stations choosing to air the special report during this time period, it will be provided on ABC Service-1.
11:35 PM - 12:37 AM PT
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” will air as scheduled.
12:37 - 4:00 AM PT
Special report will air sustaining. A clean rejoin will be provided at 12:37 AM PT following the conclusion of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” In addition, a clean out/rejoin will be provided every half hour. Please note, “ABC News Nightline” will be preempted to PT stations. In addition, “ABC World News Now” will be preempted to the full Network.
4:00 - 7:00 AM PT
“Good Morning America” will be offered live to the full Network (PT stations are not required to air these hours of “Good Morning America”). Please note, “ABC World News Now” and “America This Morning” will be preempted to the full Network. IMPORTANT: The 4:00 AM PT hour will use the first hour of the regular season format. The 5:00 AM PT hour will use the second hour of the regular season format. The 6:00 AM PT hour will use the first hour of the regular season format.
7:00 - 9:00 AM PT
“Good Morning America” will air as scheduled. The 7:00 AM PT hour will be offered live to the full Network, and the 8:00 AM PT hour will be offered live to MT and PT stations only. IMPORTANT: The show will use the regular season format.
9:00 - 10:00 AM PT
Local programming will air as scheduled.
10:00 - 11:00 AM PT
“The View” will air as scheduled.
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