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The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (stylized in its logo as abc since 1957) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is owned by the Disney–ABC Television Group, a subsidiary of Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company. The network is part of the Big Three television networks. The network is headquartered on Columbus Avenue and West 66th Street in Manhattan, with additional major offices and production facilities in New York City, Los Angeles and Burbank, California.

What company owns the American Broadcasting Company?

  • Ground Truth Answers: The Walt Disney CompanyDisney–ABC Television GroupDisney–ABC Television Group

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In what year did ABC stylize it's logo as abc?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 195719571957

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In what borough of New York City is ABC headquartered?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ManhattanManhattanManhattan

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On what streets is the ABC headquarters located

  • Ground Truth Answers: Columbus Avenue and West 66th StreetColumbus Avenue and West 66th StreetColumbus Avenue and West 66th Street

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Disney-ABC Television Group is a subsidiary of what division of the Walt Disney Company?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Disney Media NetworksDisney Media NetworksDisney Media Networks

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ABC originally launched on October 12, 1943 as a radio network, separated from and serving as the successor to the NBC Blue Network, which had been purchased by Edward J. Noble. It extended its operations to television in 1948, following in the footsteps of established broadcast networks CBS and NBC. In the mid-1950s, ABC merged with United Paramount Theatres, a chain of movie theaters that formerly operated as a subsidiary of Paramount Pictures. Leonard Goldenson, who had been the head of UPT, made the new television network profitable by helping develop and greenlight many successful series. In the 1980s, after purchasing an 80% interest in cable sports channel ESPN, the network's parent merged with Capital Cities Communications, owner of several print publications, and television and radio stations. In 1996, most of Capital Cities/ABC's assets were purchased by The Walt Disney Company.

When did ABC first start?

  • Ground Truth Answers: October 12, 1943October 12, 1943October 12, 1943

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What kind of network was ABC when it first began?

  • Ground Truth Answers: radio networkradioradio network

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When did ABC first get in to television broadcasts?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 194819481948

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In the 1980s, what cable sports channel did ABC purchase?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ESPNESPNESPN

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What company did the ABC network's parent company merge with in the 1980s?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Capital Cities CommunicationsCapital Cities CommunicationsCapital Cities Communications

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The television network has eight owned-and-operated and over 232 affiliated television stations throughout the United States and its territories. Most Canadians have access to at least one U.S.-based ABC affiliate, either over-the-air (in areas located within proximity to the Canada–United States border) or through a cable, satellite or IPTV provider, although most ABC programs are subject to simultaneous substitution regulations imposed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission that allow pay television providers to replace an American station's signal with the feed of a Canadian broadcaster to protect domestic programming rights and advertising revenue. ABC News provides news and features content for select radio stations owned by Citadel Broadcasting, which purchased the ABC Radio properties in 2007.

How many affiliated stations does ABC currently have?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 232232over 232

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In 2007, what company purchased ABC Radio properties?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Citadel BroadcastingCitadel BroadcastingCitadel Broadcasting

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How many of the network's stations are owned-and-operated?

  • Ground Truth Answers: eighteighteight

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What entity in Canada handles substitution regulations for television shows?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications CommissionCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications CommissionCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

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ABC news provides content for radio stations owned by what company?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Citadel BroadcastingCitadel BroadcastingCitadel Broadcasting

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In the 1930s, radio in the United States was dominated by three companies: the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), the Mutual Broadcasting System and the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). The last was owned by electronics manufacturer Radio Corporation of America (RCA), which owned two radio networks that each ran different varieties of programming, NBC Blue and NBC Red. The NBC Blue Network was created in 1927 for the primary purpose of testing new programs on markets of lesser importance than those served by NBC Red, which served the major cities, and to test drama series.

What company owned NBC in the 1930s?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Radio Corporation of AmericaRadio Corporation of America (RCA)Radio Corporation of America

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What two radio networks did RCA own?

  • Ground Truth Answers: NBC Blue and NBC RedNBC Blue and NBC RedNBC Blue and NBC Red

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What kind of markets did NBC Red serve?

  • Ground Truth Answers: major citiesmajor citiesmajor cities

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What kind of programs did NBC Red test?

  • Ground Truth Answers: drama seriesdrama seriesdrama series

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Which NBC radio network was tasked with testing new programs?

  • Ground Truth Answers: NBC BlueNBC Blue NetworkNBC Blue Network

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In 1934, Mutual filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding its difficulties in establishing new stations, in a radio market that was already being saturated by NBC and CBS. In 1938, the FCC began a series of investigations into the practices of radio networks and published its report on the broadcasting of network radio programs in 1940. The report recommended that RCA give up control of either NBC Red or NBC Blue. At that time, the NBC Red Network was the principal radio network in the United States and, according to the FCC, RCA was using NBC Blue to eliminate any hint of competition. Having no power over the networks themselves, the FCC established a regulation forbidding licenses to be issued for radio stations if they were affiliated with a network which already owned multiple networks that provided content of public interest.

What company filed a complaint with the FCC in 1934 concerning problems establishing new stations?

  • Ground Truth Answers: MutualMutualMutual filed

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In what year did the FCC begin an investigation in to the operation of radio networks in America

  • Ground Truth Answers: 193819381938

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In what year did the FCC publish it's report?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 194019401940

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What was the main radio network in the 1940s in America?

  • Ground Truth Answers: NBC Red NetworkNBC Red NetworkNBC Red Network

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What radio network was RCA using to eliminate competition in 1940?

  • Ground Truth Answers: NBC BlueNBC BlueNBC Blue

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Once Mutual's appeals against the FCC were rejected, RCA decided to sell NBC Blue in 1941, and gave the mandate to do so to Mark Woods. RCA converted the NBC Blue Network into an independent subsidiary, formally divorcing the operations of NBC Red and NBC Blue on January 8, 1942, with the Blue Network being referred to on-air as either "Blue" or "Blue Network". The newly separated NBC Red and NBC Blue divided their respective corporate assets. Between 1942 and 1943, Woods offered to sell the entire NBC Blue Network, a package that included leases on landlines, three pending television licenses (WJZ-TV in New York City, KGO-TV in San Francisco and WENR-TV in Chicago), 60 affiliates, four operations facilities (in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington D.C.), contracts with actors, and the brand associated with the Blue Network. Investment firm Dillon, Read & Co. (which was later acquired by the Swiss Bank Corporation in 1997) offered $7.5 million to purchase the network, but the offer was rejected by Woods and RCA president David Sarnoff.

To whom did RCA mandate the sale of NBC blue to in 1941?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Mark WoodsMark WoodsMark Woods

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What network was converted into an independent subsidiary by RCA in 1942?

  • Ground Truth Answers: NBC Blue NetworkNBC Blue NetworkNBC Blue Network

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What investment firm offered to buy the NBC Blue network from Mark Woods?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Dillon, Read & Co.Dillon, Read & CoDillon, Read & Co.

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Who was RCA president in 1942?

  • Ground Truth Answers: David SarnoffDavid SarnoffDavid Sarnoff

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How much money did Dillon, Read & Co offer Mark Woods for NBC Blue?

  • Ground Truth Answers: $7.5 million$7.5 million$7.5 million

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Edward John Noble, the owner of Life Savers candy, drugstore chain Rexall and New York City radio station WMCA, purchased the network for $8 million. Due to FCC ownership rules, the transaction, which was to include the purchase of three RCA stations by Noble, would require him to resell his station with the FCC's approval. The Commission authorized the transaction on October 12, 1943. Soon afterward, the Blue Network was purchased by the new company Noble founded, the American Broadcasting System. Noble subsequently acquired the rights to the "American Broadcasting Company" name from George B. Storer in 1944; its parent company adopted the corporate name American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. Woods retained his position as president and CEO of ABC until December 1949, and was subsequently promoted to vice-chairman of the board before leaving ABC altogether on June 30, 1951.

What candy company did Edward John Noble own?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Life Savers candyLife SaversLife Savers

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When was the sale of NBC Blue to Edward John Noble authorized?

  • Ground Truth Answers: October 12, 1943October 12, 1943October 12, 1943

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Who did Noble acquire the rights to the American Broadcasting Company name from?

  • Ground Truth Answers: George B. StorerGeorge B. Storer1944

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What position did Mark Woods take on at the new American Broadcasting Company?

  • Ground Truth Answers: president and CEOpresident and CEOpresident

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When did Mark Woods leave ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: June 30, 19511951June 30, 1951

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ABC became an aggressive competitor to NBC and CBS when, continuing NBC Blue's traditions of public service, it aired symphony performances conducted by Paul Whiteman, performances from the Metropolitan Opera, and jazz concerts aired as part of its broadcast of The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street announced by Milton Cross. The network also became known for such suspenseful dramas as Sherlock Holmes, Gang Busters and Counterspy, as well as several mid-afternoon youth-oriented programs. However, ABC made a name for itself by utilizing the practice of counterprogramming, with which it often placed shows of its own against the offerings of NBC and CBS, adopting the use of the Magnetophon tape recorder, brought to the U.S. from Nazi Germany after its conquest, to pre-record its programming. With the help of the Magnetophon, ABC was able to provide its stars with greater freedom in terms of time, and also attract several big names, such as Bing Crosby at a time when NBC and CBS did not allow pre-taped shows.

What new technology allowed ABC to pre-record its shows?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Magnetophon tape recorderMagnetophonMagnetophon tape recorder

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ABC aired symphony performances by what conductor?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Paul WhitemanPaul WhitemanPaul Whiteman

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What network was known for dramas such as Sherlock Holmes?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABCABCNBC Blue

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Who was a big star that ABC was able to attract because of Magnetophon technology?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Bing CrosbyBing CrosbyBing Crosby

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ABC continued NBC Blue's tradition of what?

  • Ground Truth Answers: public servicepublic servicepublic service

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A second period of international expansion is linked to that of the ESPN network in the 1990s, and policies enacted in the 2000s by Disney Media Networks (which included the expansion of several of the company's U.S.-based cable networks including Disney Channel and its spinoffs Toon Disney, Playhouse Disney and Jetix; although Disney also sold its 33% stake in European sports channel Eurosport for $155 million in June 2000). In contrast to Disney's other channels, ABC is broadcast in the United States, although the network's programming is syndicated in many countries. The policy regarding wholly owned international networks was revived in 2004 when on September 27 of that year, ABC announced the launch of ABC1, a free-to-air channel in the United Kingdom owned by the ABC Group. However, on September 8, 2007, Disney announced that it would discontinue ABC1 citing to the channel's inability to attain sustainable viewership. With ABC1's shutdown that October, the company's attempt to develop ABC International were discontinued.

How much did Disney sell it's stake in Eurosport for in 2000?

  • Ground Truth Answers: $155 million$155 million$155 million

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What network was launched by ABC in 2004?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABC1ABC1ABC1

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When was ABC1 discontinued because of low viewership?

  • Ground Truth Answers: September 8, 2007September 8, 2007September 8, 2007

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What developmental network was discontinued after the shutdown of ABC1?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABC InternationalABC InternationalABC International

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What country is ABC broadcast in, in contrast to Disney's other channels?

  • Ground Truth Answers: United StatesUnited StatesUnited States

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The idea was to create a network of wholly and partially owned channels, and affiliates to rebroadcast the network's programs. In 1959, this rerun activity was completed with program syndication, with ABC Films selling programs to networks not owned by ABC. The arrival of satellite television ended the need for ABC to hold interests in other countries; many governments also wanted to increase their independence and strengthen legislation to limit foreign ownership of broadcasting properties. As a result, ABC was forced to sell all of its interests in international networks, mainly in Japan and Latin America, in the 1970s.

When did ABC Films begin selling programs to other networks?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 195919591959

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What ended the need for ABC to maintain interests in other countries?

  • Ground Truth Answers: satellite televisionThe arrival of satellite televisionsatellite television

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Where were ABC's international networks mainly situated in the 1970s?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Japan and Latin AmericaJapan and Latin AmericaJapan and Latin America

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Why was ABC forced to sell its interests in international networks in the 70s?

  • Ground Truth Answers: legislation to limit foreign ownership of broadcasting propertieslegislation to limit foreign ownership of broadcasting propertiesgovernments also wanted to increase their independence and strengthen legislation

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The first attempts to internationalize the ABC television network date back to the 1950s, after Leonard Goldenson, following the United Paramount Theatres model, tried to use on ABC the same strategies he had made in expanding UPT's theater operation to the international market. Leonard Goldenson said that ABC's first international activity was broadcasting the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953; CBS and NBC were unable to cover the coronation live due to respective issues with technical problems and flight delays. NBC's plane landed in Latin America[where?], leading ABC to learn of subsidiaries in that region. Goldenson tried international investing, having ABC invest in the Latin American market, acquiring a 51% interest in a network covering Central America. Goldenson also cited interest in Japan in the early 1950s, acquiring a 5% stake in two new domestic networks, the Mainichi Broadcasting System in 1951 and Nihon Educational Television in 1957. Goldenson also invested in broadcasting properties in Beirut in the mid-1960s.

What was the first international event broadcast by ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: coronation of Queen Elizabeth IIthe coronation of Queen Elizabeth IIthe coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

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What country did ABC expand in to in the mid-1960s?

  • Ground Truth Answers: BeirutBeirutBeirut

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What Japanese network did ABC purchase a stake in in 1951?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Mainichi Broadcasting SystemMainichi Broadcasting SystemMainichi Broadcasting System

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Why was NBC unable to broadcast the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II?

  • Ground Truth Answers: flight delaystechnical problems and flight delaystechnical problems and flight delays

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Why was CBS unable to broadcast the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II?

  • Ground Truth Answers: technical problemstechnical problems and flight delaystechnical problems and flight delays

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ABC currently holds the broadcast rights to the Academy Awards, Emmy Awards (which are rotated across all four major networks on a year-to-year basis), American Music Awards, Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade, Tournament of Roses Parade, Country Music Association Awards and the CMA Music Festival. Since 2000, ABC has also owned the television rights to most of the Peanuts television specials, having acquired the broadcast rights from CBS, which originated the specials in 1965 with the debut of A Charlie Brown Christmas (other Peanuts specials broadcast annually by ABC, including A Charlie Brown Christmas, include It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving).

What television specials did ABC acquire the rights to in 2000?

  • Ground Truth Answers: PeanutsPeanutsPeanuts

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Which awards show has its rights rotated among the four major networks on a yearly basis?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Emmy AwardsEmmy AwardsEmmy Awards

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When did a Charlie Brown Christmas debut?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 196519651965

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What movie awards show does ABC currently hold the rights to?

  • Ground Truth Answers: the Academy AwardsAcademy AwardsAcademy Awards, Emmy Awards

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What Peanuts special is Halloween-themed?

  • Ground Truth Answers: It's the Great PumpkinIt's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie BrownIt's the Great Pumpkin

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Since 1974, ABC has generally aired Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve on New Year's Eve (hosted first by its creator Dick Clark, and later by his successor Ryan Seacrest); the only exception was in 1999, when ABC put it on a one-year hiatus to provide coverage of the international millennium festivities, though Clark's traditional countdown from Times Square was still featured within the coverage. ABC has also aired the Miss America pageant from 1954 to 1956, 1997 to 2005 (with the television rights being assumed by cable channel TLC in 2006, when the pageant moved from its longtime homebase in Atlantic City to Las Vegas, before returning to Atlantic City in 2013) and since 2011. Under its current contract with the Miss America Organization, ABC will continue to broadcast the pageant through 2016.

When did ABC begin airing Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 19741974

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Who succeeded Dick Clark on ABC's New Year's broadcasts?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Ryan SeacrestRyan SeacrestRyan Seacrest

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When did ABC begin broadcasting the Miss America Pageant?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 195419541954

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Where was New Year's Rockin' Eve hosted?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Times SquareTimes SquareNew Year

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What network assumed the rights to the Miss America Pageant in 2006?

  • Ground Truth Answers: TLCTLCABC

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ABC's daytime schedule currently features talk shows The View and The Chew, and the soap opera General Hospital, the latter of which is the longest-running entertainment program in the history of the ABC television network, having aired since 1963. ABC also broadcasts the morning news program Good Morning America and has done so since 1975, though that program is not considered to be part of the ABC Daytime block. In addition to the long-running All My Children (1970–2011) and One Life to Live (1968–2012), notable past soap operas seen on the daytime lineup include Ryan's Hope, Dark Shadows, Loving, The City and Port Charles. ABC also aired the last nine years of the Procter & Gamble-produced soap The Edge of Night, following its cancellation by CBS in 1975. ABC Daytime has also aired a number of game shows, including The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, Let's Make a Deal, Password, Split Second, The $10,000/$20,000 Pyramid, Family Feud, The Better Sex, Trivia Trap, All-Star Blitz and Hot Streak.

What series is the longest running program in ABC history?

  • Ground Truth Answers: General HospitalGeneral HospitalGeneral Hospital

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When did Good Morning America begin airing?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 197519751975

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Which Proctor and Gamble produced soap opera did ABC air?

  • Ground Truth Answers: The Edge of NightThe Edge of NightThe Edge of Night

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What are ABC's current daytime talk shows?

  • Ground Truth Answers: The View and The ChewThe View and The ChewThe View and The Chew

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When did General Hospital begin airing?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 196319631963

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Sports programming is also provided on some weekend afternoons at any time from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Pacific) and, during college football season, during prime time on Saturday nights as part of the Saturday Night Football package. Due to the erratic and (outside of college football season) highly inconsistent scheduling of sports programming on weekend afternoons since ESPN took over responsibilities for ABC's sports division in 2006, ABC carries the ESPN Sports Saturday block on Saturday late afternoons (featuring various ESPN-produced documentaries), and on Sundays either encores of primetime reality series, cancelled series being burned off that had no room on the primetime schedule, occasional theatrical films which were acquired by the network in the early to mid-2000s that no longer have a primetime slot to air in or more recently, figure skating and gymnastics specials supplied by Disson Skating, when no sports telecasts are scheduled, usually airing between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific Time. During the summer, ABC airs ESPN-produced highlight compilation programs for The Open Championship golf and The Wimbledon tennis tournaments to provide some presence for both events on American broadcast television. ABC also carries various X Games weekend events not broadcast by ESPN. ABC airs NBA games on Sundays, normally starting in January as "NBA Sunday Showcase" during the regular season, and shows Christmas Day games, regularly between 2–7 PM ET, and NBA playoff games during the weekends, and exclusive rights to the NBA Finals.

ABC carries weekend events for what extreme sports competition?

  • Ground Truth Answers: X GamesX GamesX Games

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When did ESPN take over responsibility for ABC's sports division?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 200620062006

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When is sports programming provided by ABC on Saturday afternoons?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Timelate afternoonsSaturday Night Football

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For what league does ABC broadcast games on Christmas day?

  • Ground Truth Answers: NBANBANBA

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During summers, for what tournaments does ABC air highlight programs?

  • Ground Truth Answers: The Open Championship golf and The Wimbledon tennis tournamentsThe Open Championship golf and The WimbledonThe Wimbledon

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While its radio network was undergoing reconstruction, ABC found it difficult to avoid falling behind on the new medium of television. To ensure a space, in 1947, ABC submitted five applications for television station licenses, one for each market where it owned and operated a radio station (New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Detroit). These applications all requested for the stations to broadcast on VHF channel 7, as Frank Marx, then ABC's vice-president of engineering, thought that the low-band VHF frequencies (corresponding to channels 2 through 6) would be requisitioned from broadcasting use and reallocated for the U.S. Army.

Who was ABC's vice-president of engineering?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Frank MarxFrank MarxFrank Marx

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Which channels did Frank Marx think would be requisitioned by the U.S. Army?

  • Ground Truth Answers: channels 2 through 62 through 6low-band VHF

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In what year did ABC submit licenses for 5 television stations?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 194719471947

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Which channel did the 5 applications request for broadcast?

  • Ground Truth Answers: VHF channel 7channel 7channel 7

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In the fall of 1949, ABC found itself in the position of an outsider, with less coverage than two of its competing networks, CBS and NBC, even though it was on par with them in some major cities and had a headstart over its third rival at the time, the DuMont Television Network. Before the freeze ended in 1952, there were only 108 existing television stations in the United States; a few major cities (such as Boston) had only two television stations, many other cities (such as Pittsburgh and St. Louis) had only one, and still many others (such as Denver and Portland) did not yet have any television service. The result was a strange period where television flourished in certain areas and network radio remained the main source of broadcast entertainment and news in others.

In 1952, how many television stations were there in the United States?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 108108108

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How many stations did Boston have in 1952?

  • Ground Truth Answers: twotwotwo

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Who was ABC's third major rival in 1949?

  • Ground Truth Answers: DuMont Television NetworkDuMont Television NetworkDuMont Television Network

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In 1949, ABC had less coverage than what competing networks?

  • Ground Truth Answers: CBS and NBCCBS and NBCCBS and NBC

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At the end of 1949, movie theater operator United Paramount Theatres (UPT) was forced by the U.S. Supreme Court to become an independent entity, separating itself from Paramount Pictures. For its part, ABC was on the verge of bankruptcy, with only five owned-and-operated stations and nine full-time affiliates. Its revenues, which were related to advertising and were indexed compared to the number of listeners/viewers, failed to compensate for its heavy investments in purchasing and building stations. In 1951, a rumor even mentioned that the network would be sold to CBS. In 1951, Noble held a 58% ownership stake in ABC, giving him $5 million with which to prevent ABC from going bankrupt; as banks refused further credit, that amount was obtained through a loan from the Prudential Insurance Company of America.

In 1949, UPT was forced to become an independent entity by whom?

  • Ground Truth Answers: U.S. Supreme CourtU.S. Supreme CourtUnited Paramount Theatres (UPT)

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Who was UPT forced to separate themselves from in 1949?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Paramount PicturesParamount PicturesParamount Pictures

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How many affiliates did ABC have in 1949?

  • Ground Truth Answers: nineninenine

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In 1951, rumors claimed that ABC might be sold to what network?

  • Ground Truth Answers: CBSCBSCBS

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Noble acquired a loan from what entity to keep ABC solvent in 1951?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaPrudential Insurance Company of AmericaPrudential Insurance Company of America.

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Leonard Goldenson, the president of UPT (which sought to diversify itself at the time), approached Noble in 1951 on a proposal for UPT to purchase ABC. Noble received other offers, including one from CBS founder William S. Paley; however, a merger with CBS would have forced that network to sell its New York City and Los Angeles stations at the very least. Goldenson and Noble reached a tentative agreement in the late spring of 1951 in which UPT would acquire ABC and turn it into a subsidiary of the company that would retain autonomy in its management. On June 6, 1951, the tentative agreement was approved by UPT's board of directors. However, the transaction had to be approved by the FCC because of the presence of television networks and the recent separation between Paramount and UPT. Insofar as Paramount Pictures was already a shareholder in the DuMont Television Network, the FCC conducted a series of hearings to ensure whether Paramount was truly separated from United Paramount Theatres, and whether it was violating antitrust laws.

Who was the president of UPT in 1951?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Leonard GoldensonLeonard GoldensonLeonard Goldenson

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Who was the founder of CBS?

  • Ground Truth Answers: William S. PaleyWilliam S. PaleyWilliam S. Paley

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When was the agreement to acquire ABC approved by UPT's board?

  • Ground Truth Answers: June 6, 1951June 6, 1951June 6, 1951

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In 1952, when the release of the FCC's Sixth Report and Order announced the end of its freeze on new station license applications, among the issues the Commission was slated to address was whether to approve the UPT-ABC merger. One FCC Commissioner saw the possibility of ABC, funded by UPT, becoming a viable and competitive third television network. On February 9, 1953, the FCC approved UPT's purchase of ABC in exchange for $25 million in shares. The merged company, renamed American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc. and headquartered in the Paramount Building at 1501 Broadway in Manhattan, owned six AM and several FM radio stations, five television stations and 644 cinemas in 300 U.S. cities. To comply with FCC ownership restrictions in effect at the time that barred common ownership of two television stations in the same market, UPT sold its Chicago television station, WBKB-TV, to CBS (which subsequently changed the station's call letters to WBBM-TV) for $6 million, while it kept ABC's existing Chicago station, WENR-TV. The merged company acquired the WBKB call letters for channel 7, which would eventually become WLS-TV. Goldenson began to sell some of the older theaters to help finance the new television network.

When was the FCC's sixth report and order released?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 195219521952

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When did the FCC approve UPT's purchase of ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: February 9, 1953February 9, 1953February 9, 1953

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When UPT bough ABC, what was the merged company called?

  • Ground Truth Answers: American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, IncAmerican Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc.American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc

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Where was American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc headquartered after the merger?

  • Ground Truth Answers: the Paramount BuildingParamount Building at 1501 Broadway in ManhattanParamount Building

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The network's flagship owned-and-operated station, WJZ-TV in New York City (later re-called WABC-TV), signed on the air on August 10, 1948, with its first broadcast running for two hours that evening. ABC's other owned-and-operated stations launched over the course of the next 13 months: WENR-TV in Chicago signed on the air on September 17, while WXYZ-TV in Detroit went on the air on October 9, 1948. In October 1948, as a result of an influx of television station license applications that it had issued as well as a study it undertook on the use of the VHF spectrum for broadcasting purposes, the FCC implemented a freeze on new station applications. However, KGO-TV in San Francisco, which had received its license prior to the freeze, made its debut on May 5, 1949. On May 7, 1949, Billboard revealed that ABC had proposed an investment of $6.25 million, of which it would spend $2.5 million to convert 20 acres (80,937 m2) of land in Hollywood into what would become The Prospect Studios, and construct a transmitter on Mount Wilson, in anticipation of the launch of KECA-TV, which was scheduled to begin operations on August 1 (but would not actually sign on until September 16).

When did WJZ-TV in NYC begin broadcasting?

  • Ground Truth Answers: August 10, 1948August 10, 1948August 10, 1948

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When did the FCC freeze incoming applications for new stations?

  • Ground Truth Answers: October 1948October 1948October 1948

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Where did ABC construct it's transmitter for its affiliate station in San Francisco?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Mount WilsonMount WilsonAugust 1

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ABC bought 20 acres of land in Hollwood in 1949 that would become what studio?

  • Ground Truth Answers: The Prospect StudiosThe Prospect StudiosThe Prospect Studios

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The 1960s would be marked by the rise of family-oriented series in an attempt by ABC to counterprogram its established competitors, but the decade was also marked by the network's gradual transition to color. On September 30, 1960, ABC premiered The Flintstones, another example of counterprogramming; although the animated series from William Hanna and Joseph Barbera was filmed in color from the beginning, it was initially broadcast in black-and-white, as ABC had not made the necessary technical upgrades to broadcast its programming in color at the time. The Flintstones allowed ABC to present a novelty, that of prime-time animated programming, but it also allowed the network to begin filling the hole opened by the conclusion of the Disney partnership by carrying family-oriented programming from other producers.

When did ABC premier the Flintstones?

  • Ground Truth Answers: September 30, 1960September 30, 1960September 30, 1960

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What decade marked ABC's transition to color programming?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 1960s1960s1960s

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Who were the creators of the Flintstones?

  • Ground Truth Answers: William Hanna and Joseph BarberaWilliam Hanna and Joseph BarberaWilliam Hanna and Joseph Barbera

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When did ABC begin making family-oriented series?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 1960s1960s

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In 1959, Walt Disney Productions, having improved its financial situation, had purchased ABC's shares in the Disneyland theme park for $7.5 million and initiated discussions to renew ABC's television contract for Walt Disney Presents, which was due to expire in 1961. Walt Disney was approached by NBC to produce color broadcasts of his anthology series (which would be renamed Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color). Goldenson said ABC could not counter the offer, because the network did not have the technical and financial resources to carry the program in the format. As a result, ABC and Disney's first television collaboration ended in 1961 (the network would resume its relationship with Disney in 1985, when the anthology series returned to the network for a three-season run as the Disney Sunday Movie until it lost the rights to NBC again in 1988; the Disney anthology series would return to ABC in 1996, following the company's purchase of the future Capital Cities/ABC, as The Wonderful World of Disney).

When did Walt Disney Productions purchase ABC's shares in the Disneyland theme park?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 195919591959

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What network approached Walt Disney about producing color broadcasts of his anthology series?

  • Ground Truth Answers: NBCNBCNBC

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When did ABC and Disney's television relationship lapse?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 196119611961

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In what year did ABC resume its television relationship with Disney?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 198519851985

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In 2000, ABC launched a web-based promotional campaign focused around its circle logo, also called "the dot", in which comic book character Little Dot prompted visitors to "download the dot", a program which would cause the ABC logo to fly around the screen and settle in the bottom-right corner. The network hired the Troika Design Group to design and produce its 2001–02 identity, which continued using the black-and-yellow coloring of the logo and featured dots and stripes in various promotional and identification spots.

In 2000, ABC started an internet based campaign focused on what?

  • Ground Truth Answers: circle logocircle logocircle logo

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Who was hired to produce ABC's 2001-02 identity?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Troika Design GroupTroika Design GroupTroika Design Group

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What colors was the 2001 ABC logo?

  • Ground Truth Answers: black-and-yellowblack-and-yellowblack-and-yellow

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What is the nickname for ABC's logo from the 2000 campaign?

  • Ground Truth Answers: the dot"the dot"the dot

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In 1998, the network began using a minimalist graphical identity, designed by Pittard Sullivan, featuring a small black-and-white "ABC Circle" logo on a yellow background (promotions during this time also featured a sequence of still photos of the stars of its programs during the timeslot card as well as the schedule sequence that began each night's prime time lineup). A new four-note theme tune was introduced alongside the package, based around the network's "We Love TV" image campaign introduced that year, creating an audio signature on par with the NBC chimes, CBS' various three-note soundmarks (including the current version used since 2000) and the Fox Fanfare. The four-note signature has been updated with every television season thereafter (though variants of it used since the 1998–99 season remain in use during the production company vanity cards shown following the closing credits of most programs). In the fall of 2015, ABC is stopped with its 1998–2002 four-note jingles for promotions and production company vanity cards following the closing credits of most of its programs over seventeen years, now it have a different and adventure-type music (with the drums of the network's four-note signature in the ending). The old four-note theme tune is still used by ABC on Demand to the beginning of the ABC show.

Who designed ABC's 1998 new graphic design?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Pittard SullivanPittard SullivanPittard Sullivan

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In what year did ABC stop using it's four-note jingle for promotion?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 201520152015

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What image campaign was the new four-note jingle for ABC based around?

  • Ground Truth Answers: "We Love TV" image campaignWe Love TVWe Love TV

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Where is the ABC four-note jingle still in use?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABC on Demand to the beginning of the ABC showABC on DemandABC on Demand

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In 1983, for the 40th anniversary of the network's founding, ID sequences had the logo appear in a gold CGI design on a blue background, accompanied by the slogan "That Special Feeling" in a script font. Ten years later, in 1993, the "ABC Circle" logo reverted to its classic white-on-black color scheme, but with gloss effects on both the circle and the letters, and a bronze border surrounding the circle. The ABC logo first appeared as a on-screen bug in the 1993–94 season, appearing initially only for 60 seconds at the beginning of an act or segment, before appearing throughout programs (except during commercial breaks) beginning in the 1995–96 season; the respective iterations of the translucent logo bug were also incorporated within program promotions until the 2011–12 season.

In which season did the ABC logo first appear as an on-screen bug?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 1993–94 season1993–941993–94

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When did the logo bug begin appearing throughout the entire program for ABC shows?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 1995–96 season1995–962011–12

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In what year was the 40th anniversary of ABC's founding?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 198319831983

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What slogan accompanied the 40th anniversary logo for ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: That Special FeelingThat Special FeelingThat Special Feeling

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The 1970s and 1980s saw the emergence of many graphical imaging packages for the network in which based the logo's setting mainly on special lighting effects then under development including white, blue, pink, rainbow neon and glittering dotted lines. Among the "ABC Circle" logo's many variants was a 1977 ID sequence that featured a bubble on a black background representing the circle with glossy gold letters, and as such, was the first ABC identification card to have a three-dimensional appearance.

In what year did the first ABC identification card have a 3D appearance?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 197719771977

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What color was the background for ABC's 1977 ID sequence?

  • Ground Truth Answers: black backgroundblackblack

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In what color was the dot represented in ABC's 1977 ID sequence?

  • Ground Truth Answers: glossy goldgoldwhite, blue, pink, rainbow neon and glittering

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In 1962, graphic designer Paul Rand redesigned the ABC logo into its best-known (and current) form, with the lowercase letters "abc" enclosed in a single black circle. The new logo debuted on-air for ABC's promos at the start of the 1963–64 season. The letters are strongly reminiscent of the Bauhaus typeface designed by Herbert Bayer in the 1920s, but also share similarities with several other fonts, such as ITC Avant Garde and Horatio, and most closely resembling Chalet. The logo's simplicity made it easier to redesign and duplicate, which conferred a benefit for ABC (mostly before the advent of computer graphics).

What graphic designer designed the ABC logo in it's most known form?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Paul RandPaul RandPaul Rand

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What typeface are the letters in the iconic ABC logo reminiscent of?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Bauhaus typefaceBauhaus typefaceBauhaus

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Who was the Bauhaus typeface originally designed by in the 1920s?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Herbert BayerHerbert BayerHerbert Bayer

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When did Paul Rand's iconic ABC logo first debut?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 1963–64 season1963–64 season1962

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Between May and September 2005, rumors circulated that Disney–ABC was considering a sale of ABC Radio, with Clear Channel Communications and Westwood One (which had earlier purchased NBC's radio division, as well as the distribution rights to CBS's, and the Mutual Broadcasting System during the 1990s) as potential buyers. On October 19, 2005, ABC announced the restructuring of the group into six divisions: Entertainment Communications, Communications Resources, Kids Communications, News Communications, Corporate Communications, and International Communications.

What entity was rumored to be sold by ABC in between May and September 2005?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABC RadioABC RadioABC Radio

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When did ABC announce the restructure of ABC radio?

  • Ground Truth Answers: October 19, 2005October 19, 2005October 19, 2005

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How many divisions was ABC radio restructured into in 2005?

  • Ground Truth Answers: six divisionssixsix

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In 2004, ABC's average viewership declined by ten ratings points, landing the network in fourth place, behind NBC, CBS and Fox (by the following year, the combined season-ending average audience share of ABC, NBC and CBS represented only 32% of U.S. households). However, during the 2004–05 season, the network experienced unexpected success with new series such as Desperate Housewives, Lost and Grey's Anatomy as well as reality series Dancing with the Stars, which helped ABC rise to second place, jumping ahead of CBS, but behind a surging Fox. On April 21, 2004, Disney announced a restructuring of its Disney Media Networks division with Anne Sweeney being named president of ABC parent Disney–ABC Television Group, and ESPN president George Bodenheimer becoming co-CEO of the division with Sweeney, as well as president of ABC Sports. On December 7, 2005, ABC Sports and ESPN signed an eight-year broadcast rights agreement with NASCAR, allowing ABC and ESPN to broadcast 17 Nextel Cup races each season (comprising just over half of the 36 races held annually) effective with the 2006 season.

In what year did ABC's viewership end in 4th place behind the other major networks?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 200420042004

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What new Medical Drama helped ABC jump to second place in the ratings during the 2004-2005 season?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Grey's AnatomyGrey's AnatomyGrey's Anatomy

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Who was named president of Disney-ABC television group in 2004?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Anne SweeneyAnne SweeneyAnne Sweeney

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Who did ESPN and ABC sign an eight year deal with in 2005?

  • Ground Truth Answers: NASCARNASCARESPN

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Networks affiliates approved a two-year affiliate agreement in 2002. In September, Disney Chairman/CEO Michael Eisner outlined a proposed realignment of the ABC broadcast network day parts with the similar unit in its cable channels: ABC Saturday mornings with Disney Channels (Toon & Playhouse), ABC daytime with Soapnet and ABC prime time with ABC Family. 2002 saw the debut of the network's first hit reality series, The Bachelor (the elimination-style dating show's success led to a spinoff, The Bachelorette, which premiered the following year, as well as two additional spinoffs that later debuted in the early 2010s).

When was the new two-year affiliate agreement approved?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 200220022002

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Who was the Chairman and CEO of Disney in 2002?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Michael EisnerMichael EisnerMichael Eisner

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What hit reality series debuted for ABC in 2002?

  • Ground Truth Answers: The BachelorThe BachelorThe Bachelor

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What reality series was the first spinoff of the Bachelor for ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: The BacheloretteThe BacheloretteThe Bachelorette

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On April 30, 2000, as a result of a carriage dispute with ABC, Time Warner Cable removed ABC owned-and-operated stations from the cable provider's systems in four markets (WABC-TV in New York City, KABC-TV in Los Angeles, KTRK in Houston and WTVD in Raleigh-Durham). The network had earlier reached an eleventh-hour deal to renew its carriage agreement with the provider on December 31, 1999. ABC filed an emergency petition to the Federal Communications Commission on May 1 to force TWC to restore the affected stations; the FCC ruled in favor of ABC, ordering Time Warner Cable to restore the stations, doing so on the afternoon of May 2. ABC ended the 2000–01 season as the most-watched network, ahead of NBC.

What cable company removed ABC stations from it's systems in certain markets in April 2000?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Time Warner CableTime Warner CableTime Warner Cable

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Who did the FCC rule in favor of in the April 2000 dispute between Time Warner Cable and ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABCABCABC

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Which major network was the most watched for the 2000-01 season?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABCABCABC

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When was Time Warner cable forced to restore ABC stations to affected markets?

  • Ground Truth Answers: afternoon of May 2.afternoon of May 2December 31, 1999

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In addition to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, the network entered the 2000s with hits held over from the previous decade such as The Practice, NYPD Blue and The Wonderful World of Disney and new series such as My Wife and Kids and According to Jim, all of which managed to help ABC stay ahead of the competition in the ratings in spite of the later departure of Millionaire. 2000 saw the end of "TGIF", which was struggling to find new hits (with Boy Meets World and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, the latter of which moved to The WB in September 2000, beginning to wane as well by this point) following the loss of Family Matters and Step by Step to CBS as part of its own failed attempt at a family-oriented Friday comedy block in the 1997–98 season. Outside of Friday stalwart 20/20, Friday nights remained a weak spot for ABC for the next 11 years.

What year did ABC's "TGIF" end?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 200020002000

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To what network did Sabrina the Teenage Witch move in 2000?

  • Ground Truth Answers: The WBThe WBWB

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Which network began airing the TGIF comedy Family Matters for the 1997-98 season?

  • Ground Truth Answers: CBSCBSCBS

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In August 1999, ABC premiered a special series event, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, a game show based on the British program of the same title. Hosted throughout its ABC tenure by Regis Philbin, the program became a major ratings success throughout its initial summer run, which led ABC to renew Millionaire as a regular series, returning on January 18, 2000. At its peak, the program aired as much as six nights a week. Buoyed by Millionaire, during the 1999–2000 season, ABC became the first network to move from third to first place in the ratings during a single television season. Millionaire ended its run on the network's primetime lineup after three years in 2002, with Buena Vista Television relaunching the show as a syndicated program (under that incarnation's original host Meredith Vieira) in September of that year.

When did ABC first premiere Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

  • Ground Truth Answers: August 1999August 1999August 1999

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Who originally hosted Who Wants to Be a Millionaire for ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Regis PhilbinRegis PhilbinRegis Philbin

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What company relaunched Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as a syndicated program?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Buena Vista TelevisionBuena Vista TelevisionBuena Vista Television

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Who originally hosted the syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Meredith VieiraMeredith VieiraMeredith Vieira

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On July 31, 1995, The Walt Disney Company announced an agreement to merge with Capital Cities/ABC for $19 billion. Disney shareholders approved the merger at a special conference in New York City on January 4, 1996, with the acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC being completed on February 9; following the sale, Disney renamed its new subsidiary ABC Inc. In addition to the ABC network, the Disney acquisition integrated ABC's ten owned-and-operated television and 21 radio stations; its 80% interest in ESPN, ownership interests in The History Channel, A&E Television Networks, and Lifetime Entertainment; and Capital Cities/ABC's magazine and newspaper properties into the company. As FCC ownership rules forbade the company from keeping both it and KABC-TV, Disney sold Los Angeles independent station KCAL-TV to Young Broadcasting for $387 million. On April 4, Disney sold the four newspapers that ABC had controlled under Capital Cities to Knight Ridder for $1.65 billion. Following the merger, Thomas S. Murphy left ABC with Robert Iger taking his place as president and CEO. Around the time of the merger, Disney's television production units had already produced series for the network such as Home Improvement and Boy Meets World, while the deal also allowed ABC access to Disney's children's programming library for its Saturday morning block. In 1998, ABC premiered the Aaron Sorkin-created sitcom Sports Night, centering on the travails of the staff of a SportsCenter-style sports news program; despite earning critical praise and multiple Emmy Awards, the series was cancelled in 2000 after two seasons.

When was the Disney and ABC merger first announced?

  • Ground Truth Answers: July 31, 1995July 31, 1995On July 31, 1995

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What did Disney rename Capital City/ABC after first acquiring the company?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABC Inc.ABC Inc.ABC Inc

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Who did Disney sell the four newspapers that ABC controlled to?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Knight RidderKnight RidderKnight Ridder

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Who took Thomas Murphy's place after the Disney acquisition of ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Robert IgerRobert IgerRobert Iger

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What Aaron Sorkin created show did ABC debut in 1998?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Sports NightSports NightSports Night

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It was not until the 1965–66 season that color became the dominant format for the three broadcast television networks. ABC, meanwhile, remained in third place and still needed money to grow itself into a major competitor. However, ABC's issues with its transition to color became secondary compared to the network's financial problems; in 1964, the network found itself, as Goldenson later wrote in the 1991 book "Beating the Odds: The Untold Story Behind the Rise of ABC", "in the middle of a war [where] the battlefield was Wall Street". Many companies sought to take over ABC, including Norton Simon, General Electric, International Telephone and Telegraph and Litton Industries.

For which TV season did color first become a dominant format?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 1965–66 season1965–661965–66

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In the 1965-66 season, what place did ABC find it's self among the other networks in ratings?

  • Ground Truth Answers: third placethirdthird

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What was Goldenson's 1991 book about ABC titled?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Beating the Odds: The Untold Story Behind the Rise of ABC"Beating the Odds: The Untold Story Behind the Rise of ABC"Beating the Odds: The Untold Story Behind the Rise of ABC

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On May 1, 1953, ABC's New York City flagship stations – WJZ, WJZ-FM and WJZ-TV – changed their respective callsigns to WABC, WABC-FM and WABC-TV, and moved their operations to facilities at 7 West 66th Street, one block away from Central Park. The WABC call letters were previously used by the flagship station of CBS Radio (now WCBS (AM)) until 1946. The WJZ calls would later be reassigned to the then-ABC affiliate in Baltimore in 1959, in an historical nod to the fact that WJZ was originally established by the Baltimore station's owner at the time, Westinghouse.

When did ABC's New York flagship stations change their call signs?

  • Ground Truth Answers: May 1, 1953May 1, 1953May 1, 1953

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Where did the ABC New York flagship stations move their facilities to in 1953?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 7 West 66th Street7 West 66th Street7 West 66th Street

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The WJZ callsign would then be assigned to an ABC affiliate in what city in 1959?

  • Ground Truth Answers: BaltimoreBaltimoreBaltimore

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However, a problem emerged regarding the directions taken by ABC and UPT. In 1950, Noble appointed Robert Kintner to be ABC's president while he himself served as its CEO, a position he would hold until his death in 1958. Despite the promise of non-interference between ABC and UPT, Goldenson had to intervene in ABC's decisions because of financial problems and the FCC's long period of indecision. Goldenson added to the confusion when, in October 1954, he proposed a merger between UPT and the DuMont Television Network, which was also mired in financial trouble. As part of this merger, the network would have been renamed "ABC-DuMont" for five years, and DuMont would have received $5 million in cash, room on the schedule for existing DuMont programming, and guaranteed advertising time for DuMont Laboratories receivers. In addition, to comply with FCC ownership restrictions, it would have been required to sell either WABC-TV or DuMont owned-and-operated station WABD in the New York City market, as well as two other stations. The merged ABC-DuMont would have had the resources to compete with CBS and NBC.

Who was appointed to be ABC's president by Noble in 1950?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Robert KintnerRobert KintnerRobert Kintner

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Goldenson proposed a merger between UPT and what network in October 1954?

  • Ground Truth Answers: DuMont Television NetworkDuMont Television NetworkDuMont Television Network

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Under Goldenson's merger plan, what would the new entity be named?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABC-DuMontABC-DuMontABC-DuMont

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How much money was to go to DuMont Television Network under Goldenson's merger plan?

  • Ground Truth Answers: $5 million in cash$5 million in cash$5 million

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At the same time he made attempts to help grow ABC, Goldenson had been trying since mid-1953 to provide content for the network by contacting his old acquaintances in Hollywood, with whom he had worked when UPT was a subsidiary of Paramount Pictures. ABC's merger with UPT led to the creation of relationships with Hollywood's film production studios, breaking a quarantine that had existed at that time between film and television, the latter of which had previously been more connected to radio. ABC's flagship productions at the time were The Lone Ranger, based on the radio program of the same title, and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, the latter of which (at 13 seasons, running from 1952 to 1965) held the record for the longest-running prime time comedy in U.S. television history, until it was surpassed by The Simpsons in 2002.

Of what hollywood film company was UPT a subsidiary of when it merged with ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Paramount PicturesParamount PicturesParamount Pictures

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What Western was a flagship program for ABC around 1954?

  • Ground Truth Answers: The Lone RangerThe Lone RangerThe Lone Ranger

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What ABC comedy had the record for the longest running comedy until being passed by the Simpsons in 2002?

  • Ground Truth Answers: The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietThe Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietThe Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

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Warner tried with mixed success to adapt some of its most successful films as ABC television series, and showcase these adaptations as part of the wheel series Warner Bros. Presents. Airing during the 1955–56 season, it showcased television adaptations of the 1942 films Kings Row and Casablanca; Cheyenne (adapted from the 1947 film Wyoming Kid); Sugarfoot (a remake of the 1954 film The Boy from Oklahoma); and Maverick. However, the most iconic of ABC's relationships with Hollywood producers was its agreement with Walt Disney; after the start of the network's bond with the Disney studio, James Lewis Baughman, who worked as a columnist at that time, observed that "at ABC's headquarters in New York, the secretaries [were now] wearing hats with Mickey Mouse ears".

What television show for ABC was an adaptation of the 1947 film Wyoming Kid?

  • Ground Truth Answers: CheyenneCheyenneCheyenne

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What program for ABC was a remake of the film The Boy from Oklahoma?

  • Ground Truth Answers: SugarfootSugarfootSugarfoot

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Of all their agreements with Hollywood producers in the 50s, which was the most iconic for ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Walt DisneyWalt DisneyWalt Disney

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In what series did ABC present it's 1950s film adaptations in?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Warner Bros. Presentswheel series Warner Bros. Presentswheel series

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Walt Disney and his brother Roy contacted Goldenson at the end of 1953 for ABC to agree to finance part of the Disneyland project in exchange for producing a television program for the network. Walt wanted ABC to invest $500,000 and accrued a guarantee of $4.5 million in additional loans, a third of the budget intended for the park. Around 1954, ABC agreed to finance Disneyland in exchange for the right to broadcast a new Sunday night program, Disneyland, which debuted on the network on October 27, 1954 as the first of many anthology television programs that Disney would broadcast over the course of the next 50 years.

What was Walt Disney's brother's name?

  • Ground Truth Answers: RoyRoyRoy

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How much did Walt Disney want ABC to invest in Disneyland?

  • Ground Truth Answers: $500,000$500,000$500,000

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In what year did ABC agree to finance Disneyland?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 195419541954

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What was the first Disney program televised on ABC as a result of the Disney-ABC agreement?

  • Ground Truth Answers: DisneylandDisneylandDisneyland

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In July 1968, ABC Radio launched a special programming project for its FM stations, which was spearheaded by Allen Shaw, a former program manager at WCFL in Chicago who was approached by ABC Radio president Harold L. Neal to develop a format to compete with the new progressive rock and DJ-helmed stations. The new concept called "LOVE Radio", which featured a limited selection of music genres, was launched on ABC's seven owned-and-operated FM stations in late November 1968; the concept replaced nearly all of the programming provided by these stations; however, several affiliates (such as KXYZ) retained the majority of their content. In August 1970, Shaw announced that ABC FM's music choice policy should be reviewed to allow listeners access to many styles of music.

Who lead the 1968 special programming for ABC Radio's FM stations?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Allen ShawAllen ShawAllen Shaw

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Who was the ABC Radio president in 1968?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Harold L. NealHarold L. NealHarold L. Neal

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What was the name for the new radio concept designed by Allen Shaw?

  • Ground Truth Answers: LOVE RadioLOVE RadioLOVE Radio

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How many ABC music stations were owned-and-operated in 1968?

  • Ground Truth Answers: sevensevenseven

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On the television side, in September 1969, ABC launched the Movie of the Week, a weekly showcase aimed at capitalizing on the growing success of made-for-TV movies since the early 1960s. The Movie of the Week broadcast feature-length dramatic films directed by such talented filmmakers as Aaron Spelling, David Wolper and Steven Spielberg (the latter of whom gained early success through the showcase for his 1971 film Duel) that were produced on an average budget of $400,000–$450,000. Hits for the television network during the late 1960s and early 1970s included The Courtship of Eddie's Father, The Brady Bunch and The Partridge Family.

In what year did ABC launch the Movie of the Week?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 19691969September 1969

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For which ABC Movie of the Week film did Steven Spielberg first gain success?

  • Ground Truth Answers: DuelDuelDuel

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When did the Steven Spielberg movie Duel first debut?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 197119711971

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What was the average budget for ABC Movie of the Week films?

  • Ground Truth Answers: $400,000–$450,000$400,000–$450,000$400,000–$450,000

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In the early 1970s, ABC completed its transition to color; the decade as a whole would mark a turning point for ABC, as it began to pass CBS and NBC in the ratings to become the first place network. It also began to use behavioral and demographic data to better determine what types of sponsors to sell advertising slots to and provide programming that would appeal towards certain audiences. ABC's gains in audience share were greatly helped by the fact that several smaller markets had grown large enough to allow full-time affiliations from all three networks.

In what decade did ABC finish transitioning to color?

  • Ground Truth Answers: early 1970s1970s1970s

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The 1970s allowed which network to move in to first place in the ratings?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABCABCABC

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What kind of data did ABC begin using in the 1970s to better target ads and programming for certain audiences?

  • Ground Truth Answers: behavioral and demographic databehavioral and demographicbehavioral and demographic

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In 1970, ABC debuted Monday Night Football as part of its Monday prime time schedule; the program became a hit for the network and served as the National Football League (NFL)'s premier game of the week until 2006, when Sunday Night Football, which moved to NBC that year as part of a broadcast deal that in turn saw MNF move to ESPN, took over as the league's marquee game. According to Goldenson, Monday Night Football helped earn ABC regularly score an audience share of 15%–16%; ABC Sports managed the budget for the Monday night time slot to reallocate the weekly budget for ABC's prime time schedule to just six days, as opposed to seven on competing networks. 1970 also saw the premieres of several soap operas including the long-running All My Children, which ran on the network for 41 years.

What football program was debuted by ABC in 1970?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Monday Night FootballMonday Night FootballMonday Night Football

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When did Sunday Night Football premiere on NBC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 200620062006

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When Sunday Night Football premiered, to which network did Monday Night Football move?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ESPNESPNNBC

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What kind of audience share did MNF allow ABC to attain according to Goldenson?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 15%–16%15%–16%15%–16%

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In 1970, the FCC voted to pass the Financial Interest and Syndication Rules, a set of regulations aimed at preventing the major networks from monopolizing the broadcast landscape by barring them from owning any of the prime time programming that they broadcast. In 1972, the new rules resulted in the company's decision to split ABC Films into two separate companies: the existing Worldvision Enterprises, which would produce and distribute programming for U.S. syndication, and ABC Circle Films as a production unit. Worldvision was sold to a consortium of ABC executives for nearly $10 million.

In what year did the FCC vote for the Financial Interest and Syndication Rules?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 197019701970

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What year did the Financial Interest and Syndication rules result in ABC's decision to split ABC Films into two companies?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 197219721972

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Which new subdivision of ABC films produced programming for U.S. syndication?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Worldvision EnterprisesWorldvision EnterprisesWorldvision Enterprises

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In April 1970, Congress passed the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act which banned cigarette advertising from all television and radio networks, including ABC, when it took effect on January 2, 1971. Citing limited profitability of its cinemas, ABC Great States, the Central West division of ABC Theatres, was sold to Henry Plitt in 1974. On January 17, 1972, Elton Rule was named President and Chief Operating Officer of ABC a few months after Goldenson reduced his role in the company after suffering a heart attack.

What did the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act ban?

  • Ground Truth Answers: cigarette advertising from all television and radio networkscigarette advertising1970

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When did the ban on cigarette advertising take effect for television networks?

  • Ground Truth Answers: January 2, 1971January 2, 1971January 2, 1971

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Who was ABC Great States sold to in 1974?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Henry PlittHenry PlittHenry Plitt

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Who was named the president and CEO of ABC after Goldenson suffered a heart attack?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Elton RuleElton RuleElton Rule

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In the early 1970s, Michael Eisner, who joined ABC in 1966, became the network's program development manager. He helped bring about ideas for many series including Happy Days (which originated as a segment on the anthology series Love, American Style), as well as several soap operas; however, Eisner's main credit at ABC was for developing youth-oriented programming. He was responsible for reacquiring the rights to the Looney Tunes-Merrie Melodies library, bringing the shorts back to ABC after spending several years on CBS, as well as developing The Jackson 5ive animated series and a series about the Osmonds, and greenlighting Super Friends, based on DC Comics' Justice League of America series. Eisner left ABC in 1976 to become president of Paramount Pictures (and would later become the President of ABC's eventual parent company, Disney).

When did Michael Eisner first join ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 196619661966

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What ABC series originated as short segment on Love, American Style?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Happy DaysHappy DaysHappy Days

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What was Michael Eisner's main credit in his time at ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: youth-oriented programmingdeveloping youth-oriented programmingdeveloping youth-oriented programming

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What company did Eisner become president of when he left ABC in 1976?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Paramount PicturesParamount PicturesParamount Pictures

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In the spring of 1975, Fred Pierce, the newly appointed president of ABC Television, convinced Fred Silverman to become the first president and director of programming of the independent television production subsidiary ABC Entertainment, created from the network's namesake programming division. In 1974, ABC premiered the detective series S.W.A.T. That same year, the network made the decision to compete with NBC's morning news-talk program Today. Its first attempt at such competition was AM America; however, that show's success was not straightforward. One of its affiliates, WCVB-TV premiered morning show Good Day!. First premiering in 1973 as Good Morning!, it was groundbreaking for being entirely produced on the road and broadcasting from locations outside of the Boston area. Also, in the summer of 1975, ABC discovered that its Cleveland affiliate WEWS-TV was producing its own morning program The Morning Exchange, which debuted in 1972 and was now locally pre-empting AM America; it was the first morning show to utilize a set modeled after a living room, and established a concept now commonplace among network morning shows in which news and weather updates were featured at the top and bottom of each hour. Discovering that their formats seemed to appeal to their viewers, the network became the first to adopt them for a new national morning show, Good Morning America, which debuted on November 3, 1975.

Who was the President of ABC television in 1976?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Fred PierceFred Pierce

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Who was the first president and director of programming for ABC Entertainment?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Fred SilvermanFred SilvermanFred Silverman

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In 1974, what detective series debuted on ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: S.W.A.TS.W.A.T.S.W.A.T

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When did Good Morning America first debut?

  • Ground Truth Answers: November 3, 1975November 3, 19751973

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The 1970s were highlighted by several successful comedy, fantasy, action and superhero-themed series for the network including Kung Fu, The Six Million Dollar Man, Wonder Woman, Starsky & Hutch, Charlie's Angels, The Bionic Woman, Fantasy Island and Battlestar Galactica. Many of these series were greenlit by Silverman, who left ABC in 1978 to become president of NBC's entertainment division. The rousing success of Happy Days also led to a successful spin-off series, Laverne & Shirley, which debuted in 1976. Charlie's Angels and Three's Company (which debuted in 1977) were two prime examples of a trend among the major networks during the 1970s known as "jiggle TV", featuring attractive, often buxom, women in main and guest roles.

What position did Fred Silverman leave ABC to take in 1978?

  • Ground Truth Answers: president of NBC's entertainment divisionpresident of NBC's entertainment divisionpresident of NBC

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What spinoff of Happy Days debuted in 1976?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Laverne & ShirleyLaverne & ShirleyLaverne & Shirley

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What television trend are Charlies Angels and Three's Company an example of?

  • Ground Truth Answers: jiggle TV"jiggle TV""jiggle TV"

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For its part, the television network produced a few new hits during 1977: January saw the premiere of Roots, a miniseries based on an Alex Haley novel that was published the previous year; in September, The Love Boat, a comedy-drama anthology series produced by Aaron Spelling which was based around the crew of a cruise ship and featured three stories centered partly on the ship's various passengers; although critically lambasted, the series turned out to be a ratings success and lasted nine seasons. Roots went on to become one of the highest-rated programs in American television history, with unprecedented ratings for its finale. The success of Roots, Happy Days and The Love Boat allowed the network to take first place in the ratings for the first time in the 1976–77 season. On September 13, 1977, the network debuted Soap, a controversial soap opera parody which became known for being the first television series to feature an openly gay main character (played by a then-unknown Billy Crystal); it last ran on the network on April 20, 1981.

The Roots miniseries was based on a novel by what author?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Alex HaleyAlex HaleyAlex Haley

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Who produced the comedy-drama The Love Boat?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Aaron SpellingAaron SpellingAaron Spelling

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How many seasons did The Love Boat run for?

  • Ground Truth Answers: nine seasonsninenine

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During which season did ABC first take the lead spot in television rating?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 1976–77 season1976–771976–77

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What was the first television series to feature an openly gay character?

  • Ground Truth Answers: SoapSoapSoap

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Meanwhile, ABC News, which formed as a newly separate division, sought to become a global leader in television news. In 1977, Roone Arledge was named president of the new ABC News in addition to being president of ABC Sports. That same year, ABC launched a major expansion of its office facilities in New York City. The company first constructed a new 10-story building on land previously occupied by an abandoned warehouse on the corner of Columbus Avenue and West 66th Street; the facility that was built in its place is nicknamed "7 Lincoln Square" (although it is actually located at 149 Columbus Avenue). Meanwhile, a former parking lot, located at 30 West 67th Street, was transformed into an impressive 15-story building. Both buildings were completed in June 1979. WABC-TV moved its operations from offices at 77 West 66th Street to 149 Columbus Avenue, freeing up space for the ABC network to house some of its operations.

Who was named the president of ABC News in 1977?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Roone ArledgeRoone ArledgeRoone Arledge

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Besides ABC News, what other division was Roone Arledge president of?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABC SportsABC SportsABC Sports

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What is the nickname for the ABC facility built at Columbus Avenue and West 66th Street?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 7 Lincoln Square7 Lincoln Square7 Lincoln Square

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When was 7 Lincoln Square completed?

  • Ground Truth Answers: June 1979June 19791979

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In June 1978, Arledge created the newsmagazine 20/20; after its first episode received harshly negative reviews, the program – which debuted as a summer series, before becoming a year-round program in 1979 – was immediately revamped to feature a mix of in-depth stories and interviews, with Hugh Downs appointed as its anchor (later paired alongside his former Today colleague Barbara Walters). In February 1979, ABC sold its recording division to MCA Inc. for $20 million; the label was discontinued by March 5 of that year, and all of its 300 employees were laid off (the rights to the works of ABC Records and all of MCA's other labels have since been acquired by Universal Music Group).

When was the newsmagazine 20/20 first created?

  • Ground Truth Answers: June 1978June 1978June 1978

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Who was first appointed at the anchor of 20/20?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Hugh DownsHugh DownsHugh Downs

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Which female anchor from Today joined Hugh Downs on 20/20?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Barbara WaltersBarbara WaltersBarbara Walters

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Who did ABC sell it's recording division to in 1979?

  • Ground Truth Answers: MCA Inc.MCA Inc.MCA Inc

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In order to compete with CNN, ABC proposed a 24-hour news channel called ABC Cable News, with plans to launch the network in 1995; however, the plan would ultimately be shelved by company management. ABC would reattempt such a concept in July 2004 with the launch of ABC News Now, a 24-hour news channel distributed for viewing on the Internet and mobile phones. On August 29, 1994, ABC purchased Flint, Michigan affiliate WJRT-TV and WTVG in Toledo, Ohio (which was previously affiliated with ABC from 1958 to 1970) from SJL Broadcast Management, with the latter switching to ABC once its contract with NBC expired two months after the purchase was finalized in early 1995. Both stations were acquired as a contingency plan in the event that CBS reached an affiliation deal with WXYZ-TV (to replace WJBK, which switched to Fox as a result of that network's group affiliation agreement with New World Communications) in order to allow the network to retain some over-the-air presence in the Detroit market (the E.W. Scripps Company and ABC would reach a group affiliation deal that renewed affiliation agreements with WXYZ and WEWS, and switch four other stations, including two whose Fox affiliations were displaced by the New World deal, with the network).

What channel did ABC proposed to compete with cable news company CNN?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABC Cable NewsABC Cable NewsABC Cable News

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What news network did ABC launch in July 2004?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABC News NowABC News NowABC News Now

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In August 1994, which Flint, Michigan affiliate did ABC purchase?

  • Ground Truth Answers: WJRT-TVWJRT-TVWJRT-TV

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In August 1994, what Toledo, Ohio affiliate did ABC purchase?

  • Ground Truth Answers: WTVGWTVGWTVG

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The Writers Guild of America strike that halted production of network programs for much of the 2007–08 season affected the network in 2007–08 and 2008–09, as various ABC shows that premiered in 2007, such as Dirty Sexy Money, Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone and Samantha Who?, did not live to see a third season; other series such as Boston Legal and the U.S. version of Life on Mars suffered from low viewership, despite the former, a spin off of The Practice, being a once-highlighted breakout series when it debuted in 2005. One of the network's strike-replacement programs during that time was the game show Duel, which premiered in December 2007. The program would become a minor success for the network during its initial six-episode run, which led ABC to renew Duel as a regular series starting in April 2008. However, Duel suffered from low viewership during its run as a regular series, and ABC canceled the program after sixteen episodes. On August 15, 2008, Disney denied rumors started by Caris & Co. that it would be selling the ten ABC owned-and-operated stations.

A strike by what entity resulted in a halt to production for network programs in the 2007-2008 season?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Writers Guild of AmericaThe Writers Guild of AmericaWriters Guild of America

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What game show debuted on ABC in 2007 as a replacement for striking programs?

  • Ground Truth Answers: DuelDuelDuel

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Who started rumors in 2008 that ABC would sell its ten owned-and-operated stations?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Caris & Co.Caris & Co.Caris & Co.

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In early 2009, Disney–ABC Television Group merged ABC Entertainment and ABC Studios into a new division, ABC Entertainment Group, which would be responsible for both its production and broadcasting operations. During this reorganization, the group announced that it would lay off 5% of its workforce. On April 2, 2009, Citadel Communications announced that it would rebrand ABC Radio as Citadel Media; however, ABC News continued to provide news content for Citadel. On December 22, Disney–ABC Television Group announced a partnership with Apple Inc. to make individual episodes of ABC and Disney Channel programs available for purchase on iTunes.

Disney-ABC Television group merged with ABC Studios and what other entity in 2009?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABC EntertainmentABC EntertainmentABC Studios

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After the merger of Disney-ABC Television group, ABC Studios, and ABC Entertainment, what was the resulting entity named?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABC Entertainment GroupABC Entertainment GroupEntertainment Group

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In 2009, what did Citadel Communications rebrand it's ABC Radio brand as?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Citadel MediaCitadel MediaCitadel Media

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On December 22nd 2009, ABC reached an agreement with Apple to make ABC shows available on what service?

  • Ground Truth Answers: iTunesiTunesiTunes

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The network began running into some trouble in the ratings by 2010. That year, the sixth and final season of Lost became the drama's lowest-rated season since its debut in 2004. Ratings for the once-instant hit Ugly Betty collapsed dramatically after it was moved to Fridays at the start of its fourth season in the fall of 2009; an attempt to boost ratings by moving the dramedy to Wednesdays failed, with its ultimate cancellation by the network eliciting negative reaction from the public, and particularly the show's fanbase. With the network's two former hit shows now out of the picture, the network's remaining top veteran shows Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy, and another hit drama Brothers & Sisters, all ended the 2009–10 season recorded their lowest ratings ever.

What year marked the lowest ratings for the drama Lost?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 201020102010

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In what year did Lost first debut?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 200420042004

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Ugly Betty's ratings fell dramatically after the series movie to what night?

  • Ground Truth Answers: FridaysFridaysFridays

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What night did ABC move Ugly Betty to in an attempt to boost the series ratings?

  • Ground Truth Answers: WednesdaysWednesdaysWednesdays

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When the FCC imposed its fin-syn rules in 1970, ABC proactively created two companies: Worldvision Enterprises as a syndication distributor, and ABC Circle Films as a production company. However, between the publication and implementation of these regulations, the separation of the network's catalog was made in 1973. The broadcast rights to pre-1973 productions were transferred to Worldvision, which became independent in the same year. The company has been sold several times since Paramount Television acquired it in 1999, and has most recently been absorbed into CBS Television Distribution, a unit of CBS Corporation. Nonetheless, Worldvision sold portions of its catalog, including the Ruby-Spears and Hanna-Barbera libraries, to Turner Broadcasting System in 1990. With Disney's 1996 purchase of ABC, ABC Circle Films was absorbed into Touchstone Television, a Disney subsidiary which in turn was renamed ABC Studios in 2007.

When did the FCC begin imposing fin-syn rules?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 197019701970

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ABC created what company as a syndication distributor in response to the FCC's fin-syn rules?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Worldvision EnterprisesWorldvision EnterprisesWorldvision Enterprises

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ABC created what company as a production company in response to fin-syn rules?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABC Circle FilmsABC Circle FilmsABC Circle Films

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What company did Worldvision sell a portion of it's catalogue to in 1990?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Turner Broadcasting SystemTurner Broadcasting SystemTurner Broadcasting System

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Also part of the library is the aforementioned Selznick library, the Cinerama Productions/Palomar theatrical library and the Selmur Productions catalog that the network acquired some years back, and the in-house productions it continues to produce (such as America's Funniest Home Videos, General Hospital, and ABC News productions), although Disney–ABC Domestic Television (formerly known as Buena Vista Television) handles domestic television distribution, while Disney–ABC International Television (formerly known as Buena Vista International Television) handles international television distribution.

What ABC division handles domestic television distribution?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Disney–ABC Domestic TelevisionDisney–ABC Domestic TelevisionDisney–ABC Domestic Television

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What was Disney-ABC Domestic Television previously known as?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Buena Vista TelevisionBuena Vista TelevisionBuena Vista Television

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What was Disney-ABC International Television previously known as?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Buena Vista International TelevisionBuena Vista International TelevisionBuena Vista International Television

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What library contains the Selmur Productions catalogue?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Selznick librarySelznickSelznick library

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Since its inception, ABC has had many affiliated stations, which include WABC-TV and WPVI-TV, the first two stations to carry the network's programming. As of March 2015[update], ABC has eight owned-and-operated stations, and current and pending affiliation agreements with 235 additional television stations encompassing 49 states, the District of Columbia, four U.S. possessions, Bermuda and Saba; this makes ABC the largest U.S. broadcast television network by total number of affiliates. The network has an estimated national reach of 96.26% of all households in the United States (or 300,794,157 Americans with at least one television set).

What were the first two stations to carry ABC's programming?

  • Ground Truth Answers: WABC-TV and WPVI-TVWABC-TV and WPVI-TVWABC-TV and WPVI-TV

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In March 2015, how many owned-and-operated stations did ABC have?

  • Ground Truth Answers: eighteighteight

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How many stations did ABC have affiliation agreements with in 2015?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 235 additional television stations235235

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What percentage of American households did ABC reach in March 2015?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 96.26%96.26%96.26%

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The ABC logo has evolved many times since the network's creation in 1943. The network's first logo, introduced in 1946, consisted of a television screen containing the letters "T" and "V", with a vertical ABC microphone in the center, referencing the network's roots in radio. When the ABC-UPT merger was finalized in 1953, the network introduced a new logo based on the seal of the Federal Communications Commission, with the letters "ABC" enclosed in a circular shield surmounted by the bald eagle. In 1957, just before the television network began its first color broadcasts, the ABC logo consisted of a tiny lowercase "abc" in the center of a large lowercase letter a, a design known as the "ABC Circle A".

When was ABC's first logo introduced?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 194619461943

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What was ABC's logo based on after the ABC-UPT merger was finalized?

  • Ground Truth Answers: the seal of the Federal Communications Commission1953"ABC" enclosed in a circular shield surmounted by the bald eagle

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When did ABC adopt it's iconic circle logo?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 195719571957

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With the 2011 cancellation of Supernanny, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition became the only remaining program on the network's schedule that was broadcast in 4:3 standard definition. All of the network's programming has been presented in HD since January 2012 (with the exception of certain holiday specials produced prior to 2005 – such as the Peanuts specials and Rudolph's Shiny New Year – which continue to be presented in 4:3 SD), when Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ended its run as a regular series and One Life to Live (which had been presented in 16:9 standard definition since 2010) also ended its ABC run. The affiliate-syndicated Saturday morning E/I block Litton's Weekend Aventure is also broadcast in HD, and was the first children's program block on any U.S. broadcast network to feature programs available in the format upon its September 2011 debut.

In what year was Supernanny canceled?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 201120112011

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In 2011, which program became the only ABC broadcast in 4:3 standard definition?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Extreme Makeover: Home EditionExtreme Makeover: Home EditionExtreme Makeover: Home Edition

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Since January 2012, all ABC programming has been presented in what format?

  • Ground Truth Answers: HDHDHD

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What was the program in the first Children's program block to be broadcast in HD?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Litton's Weekend AventureLitton's Weekend AventureLitton's Weekend Aventure

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ABC's master feed is transmitted in 720p high definition, the native resolution format for The Walt Disney Company's U.S. television properties. However, most of Hearst Television's 16 ABC-affiliated stations transmit the network's programming in 1080i HD, while 11 other affiliates owned by various companies carry the network feed in 480i standard definition either due to technical considerations for affiliates of other major networks that carry ABC programming on a digital subchannel or because a primary feed ABC affiliate has not yet upgraded their transmission equipment to allow content to be presented in HD.

What format is ABC's master feed transmitted in?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 720p high definition720p high definition720p

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What format do Hearst Television's ABC affiliates transmit in?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 1080i HD1080i HD1080i HD

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How many affiliates carry the ABC network feed in 480i standard definition?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 111111

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What is the native format for the Walt Disney Company's US TV properties?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 720p high definition720p high definition480i

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The network's troubles with sustaining existing series and gaining new hits spilled over into its 2010–11 schedule: ABC's dramas during that season continued to fail, with the midseason forensic investigation drama Body of Proof being the only one that was renewed for a second season. The network also struggled to establish new comedies to support the previous year's debuts, with only late-season premiere Happy Endings earning a second season. Meanwhile, the new lows hit by Brothers & Sisters led to its cancellation, and the previous year's only drama renewal, V, also failed to earn another season after a low-rated midseason run. Despite this and another noticeable ratings decline, ABC would manage to outrate NBC for third place by a larger margin than the previous year.

What was the only drama extended for a second season for the 2010-11 schedule?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Body of ProofBody of ProofBody of Proof

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What was the only comedy to earn a second season for the 2010-11 schedule?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Happy EndingsHappy EndingsHappy Endings

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What network did ABC beat out for third place in television ratings in 2010-11?

  • Ground Truth Answers: NBCNBCNBC

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What drama program was canceled by ABC after a bad midseason run in 2010-11?

  • Ground Truth Answers: VVBrothers & Sisters

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On April 14, 2011, ABC canceled the long-running soap operas All My Children and One Life to Live after 41 and 43 years on the air, respectively (following backlash from fans, ABC sold the rights to both shows to Prospect Park, which eventually revived the soaps on Hulu for one additional season in 2013 and with both companies suing one another for allegations of interference with the process of reviving the shows, failure to pay licensing fees and issues over ABC's use of certain characters from One Live to Live on General Hospital during the transition). The talk/lifestyle show that replaced One Life to Live, The Revolution, failed to generate satisfactory ratings and was in turn canceled after only seven months. The 2011–12 season saw ABC drop to fourth place in the 18–49 demographic despite renewing a handful of new shows (including freshmen dramas Scandal, Revenge and Once Upon a Time) for second seasons.

What soap operas did ABC cancel in 2011?

  • Ground Truth Answers: All My Children and One Life to LiveAll My Children and One Life to LiveAll My Children and One Life to Live

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Who did ABC sell the rights to All My Children and One Life to Live to?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Prospect ParkProspect ParkProspect Park

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On what service were All My Children and One Life to Live revived on for one season?

  • Ground Truth Answers: HuluHuluHulu

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What talk show replaced One Life to Live?

  • Ground Truth Answers: The RevolutionThe RevolutionThe Revolution

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2011-12 saw ABC drop to 4th in ratings among what important demographic?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 18–49 demographic18–4918–49

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The 2013–14 season was a slight improvement for ABC with three new hits in The Goldbergs, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Resurrection, all of which were renewed; however, that season saw the cancellations of holdovers The Neighbors (which languished in its new Friday time slot despite being bookended by Last Man Standing and Shark Tank) and Suburgatory. NBC, which had lagged behind ABC for eight years, finished the season in first place in the 18–49 demographic for the first time since 2004, and in second place in total viewership behind long-dominant CBS. ABC itself would finish the season in third place as Fox crashed to fourth in both demographics.

In 2013-14, NBC finished in first place in the 18-49 demographic for the first time since when?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 2004eight years2004

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In 2013-14, NBC finished behind what network in the ratings?

  • Ground Truth Answers: CBSCBSCBS

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What Comic Book series did ABC debut in 2013-14?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

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What program that aired between Last Man Standing and Shark Tank was cancelled by ABC in 2013?

  • Ground Truth Answers: The NeighborsThe NeighborsAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D

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Among the few bright spots during this season were the midseason crime dramedy Castle as well as the success of two family sitcoms that anchored the network's revamped Wednesday comedy lineup, The Middle and Modern Family, the latter of which was both a critical and commercial success. Shark Tank (based on the Dragon's Den reality format) also became a midseason sleeper hit on Sundays in the spring of 2010; the following season, it became the tentpole of the network's Friday night schedule, gradually helping make ABC a strong competitor (after being paired with 20/20 and beginning with the 2012–13 season, the Tim Allen sitcom Last Man Standing) against CBS' long-dominant drama/reality lineup on that night for the first time since the "TGIF" lineup ended in 2000.

What two comedies were featured on ABC's new Wednesday comedy lineup?

  • Ground Truth Answers: The Middle and Modern FamilyThe Middle and Modern FamilyThe Middle and Modern Family

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Shark Tank was based on what other reality show?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Dragon's DenDragon's DenDragon's Den

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What day of the week did Shark Tank debut on?

  • Ground Truth Answers: SundaysSundaysSundays

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In 2012-13, ABC debuted a comedy Last Man Standing starring who?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Tim AllenTim AllenTim Allen

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Daniel Burke departed from Capital Cities/ABC in February 1994, with Thomas Murphy taking over as president before ceding control to Robert Iger. September 1994 saw the debut of NYPD Blue, a gritty police procedural from Steven Bochco (who created Doogie Howser, M.D. and the critically pilloried Cop Rock for ABC earlier in the decade); lasting ten seasons, the drama became known for its boundary pushing of network television standards (particularly its occasional use of graphic language and rear nudity), which led some affiliates to initially refuse to air the show in its first season.

Who departed as president of Capital Cities/ABC in 1994?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Daniel BurkeDaniel BurkeDaniel Burke

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Who initially took over as president of Capital Cities/ABC after Daniel Burke left?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Thomas MurphyThomas MurphyThomas Murphy

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What crime drama debuted on ABC in September 1994?

  • Ground Truth Answers: NYPD BlueNYPD BlueNYPD Blue

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Who was the creator of NYPD Blue?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Steven BochcoSteven BochcoSteven Bochco

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How many seasons did NYPD Blue last?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ten seasonstenten

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In 1993, the FCC repealed the Financial Interest and Syndication Rules, once again allowing networks to hold interests in television production studios. That same year, Capital Cities/ABC purchased the French animation studio DIC Entertainment; it also signed an agreement with Time Warner Cable to carry its owned-and-operated television stations on the provider's systems in ABC O&O markets. By that year, ABC had a total viewership share of 23.63% of American households, just below the limit of 25% imposed by the FCC.

When were the Financial Interest and Syndication Rules repealed?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 199319931993

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What French animation studio did ABC purchase in 1993?

  • Ground Truth Answers: DIC EntertainmentDIC EntertainmentDIC Entertainment

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What cable provider did ABC reach an agreement with in 1993 to carry it's owned-and-operated stations in ABC O&O markets?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Time Warner CableTime Warner CableTime Warner Cable

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What was ABC's viewership share in 1993?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 23.63% of American households23.63% of American households23.63%

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During the 1960s, ABC continued on the same path that it began to take in the mid-1950s, by consolidating the network as part of its effort to gain loyalty from the public. The network's finances improved and allowed it to invest in other properties and programming. In May 1960, ABC purchased Chicago radio station WLS, which had shared airtime with WENR since the 1920s. This acquisition allowed ABC to consolidate its presence in the market. On May 9, 1960, WLS launched a new lineup consisting of ABC Radio programming. In 1960, Canadian entrepreneur John Bassett, who was trying to establish a television station in Toronto, sought the help of ABC to launch the station. Leonard Goldenson agreed to acquire a 25% interest in CFTO-TV; however, legislation by the Canadian Radio-Television Commission prohibited ABC's involvement, resulting in the company withdrawing from the project before the station's launch.

What radio station did ABC purchase in May 1960?

  • Ground Truth Answers: WLSWLSWLS

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When did WLS launch a lineup of ABC radio programs?

  • Ground Truth Answers: May 9, 1960May 9, 1960May 9, 1960

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What Canadian investor sought ABC's help in launching a station in 1960?

  • Ground Truth Answers: John BassettJohn BassettJohn Bassett

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What project did Leonard Goldenson offer to invest in before the Canadian Radio-Television Commission ruled against ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: CFTO-TVCFTO-TVCFTO-TV

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Always in search of new programs that would help it compete with NBC and CBS, ABC's management believed that sports could be a major catalyst in improving the network's market share. On April 29, 1961, ABC debuted Wide World of Sports, an anthology series created by Edgar Scherick through his company Sports Programs, Inc. and produced by a young Roone Arledge which featured a different sporting event each broadcast. ABC purchased Sports Programs, Inc. in exchange for shares in the company, leading it to become the future core of ABC Sports, with Arledge as the executive producer of that division's shows. Wide World of Sports, in particular, was not merely devoted to a single sport, but rather to generally all sporting events.

ABC debuted what sports program on April 29, 1961?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Wide World of SportsWide World of SportsWide World of Sports

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Who created ABC's Wide World of Sports?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Edgar ScherickEdgar ScherickEdgar Scherick

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Who originally produced Wide World of Sports for ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Roone ArledgeRoone ArledgeRoone Arledge

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ABC purchased which of Edgar Scherick's company?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Sports Programs, Inc.Sports Programs, Inc.Sports Programs, Inc

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In 1965, the corporate entity, American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, was renamed as the American Broadcasting Companies,  while its cinema division became ABC Theatres;[citation needed] its recording division was renamed ABC Records in 1966. In December of that year, the ABC television network premiered The Dating Game, a pioneer series in its genre, which was a reworking of the blind date concept in which a suitor selected one of three contestants sight unseen based on the answers to selected questions. This was followed up in July 1966 by The Newlywed Game, featuring three recently married couples who guessed the responses to their partner's questions (some of which were fairly risque). As ABC began to outgrow its facilities at 7 West 66th Street, Goldenson found a new headquarters for ABC in a 44 story building located at 1330 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan, at the corner of 54th Street (now occupied by The Financial Times's New York office). This operation allowed for the conversion of the premises at 66th Street into production facilities for television and radio programs.

What was the corporate entity American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres renamed in 1965?

  • Ground Truth Answers: American Broadcasting CompaniesAmerican Broadcasting CompaniesAmerican Broadcasting Companies

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What was the name of the blind date concept program debuted by ABC in 1966?

  • Ground Truth Answers: The Dating GameThe Dating GameThe Dating Game

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What gameshow featuring newly married people was debuted by ABC in July 1966?

  • Ground Truth Answers: The Newlywed GameThe Newlywed GameThe Newlywed Game

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At what address did Goldenson secure a new headquarters for ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 1330 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan1330 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan1330 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan

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ABC dominated the American television landscape during the 1970s and early 1980s (by 1980, the three major networks represented 90% of all prime-time television viewership in the U.S.). Several flagship series debuted on the network during this time including Dynasty, an opulent drama from Aaron Spelling that became a hit when it premiered as a midseason series in 1981, five months before Spelling's other ABC hit Charlie's Angels ended its run. The network was also propelled during the early 1980s by the continued successes of Happy Days, Three's Company, Laverne & Shirley and Fantasy Island, and gained new hits in Too Close for Comfort, Soap spinoff Benson and Happy Days spinoff Mork & Mindy. In 1981, ABC (through its ABC Video Services division) launched the Alpha Repertory Television Service (ARTS), a cable channel operated as a joint venture with the Hearst Corporation offering cultural and arts programming, which aired as a nighttime service over the channel space of Nickelodeon.

What percentage of prime-time TV viewership did the three big networks represent in 1980?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 90%90%90%

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What drama from Aaron Spelling debuted on ABC in the 80s?

  • Ground Truth Answers: DynastyDynastyDynasty

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What was a Happy Days spinoff that debuted in the 1980s on ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Mork & MindyMork & MindyMork & Mindy

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What channel did ABC launch in 1981 that focused on cultural and arts programming?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Alpha Repertory Television Service (ARTS)Alpha Repertory Television Service (ARTS)Alpha Repertory Television Service (ARTS)

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In 1983, ABC sold KXYZ to the Infinity Broadcasting Corporation. On January 4, 1984, The New York Times reported that ABC, through its subsidiary ABC Video Enterprises, had exercised its option to purchase up to 15% (or between $25 million and $30 million) of Getty Oil's shares in ESPN, which would allow it to expand its shares at a later date. In June 1984, ABC's executive committee approved the company's interest acquisition in ESPN, and ABC arranged with Getty Oil to obtain an 80% stake in the channel, while selling the remaining 20% to Nabisco. That year, ABC and Hearst reached an agreement with RCA to merge ARTS and competing arts service, The Entertainment Channel, into a single cable channel called Arts & Entertainment Television (A&E); the new channel subsequently leased a separate satellite transponder, ending its sharing agreement with Nickelodeon to become a 24-hour service. Meanwhile, ABC withdrew from the theme park business for good when it sold the Silver Springs Nature Theme Park.

What entity did ABC sell KXYZ to in 1983?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Infinity Broadcasting CorporationInfinity Broadcasting CorporationInfinity Broadcasting Corporation

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In 1984, ABC purchased 15% of what company's shares in ESPN?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Getty OilGetty OilGetty Oil's

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In 1984, the ABC arts channel ARTS was merged with what other channel?

  • Ground Truth Answers: The Entertainment ChannelThe Entertainment ChannelThe Entertainment Channel

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What was the resulting channel of the ARTS merger called?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Arts & Entertainment Television (A&E)Arts & Entertainment Television (A&E)Arts & Entertainment Television (A&E)

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In 1990, Thomas S. Murphy delegated his position as president to Daniel B. Burke while remaining ABC's chairman and CEO. Capital Cities/ABC reported revenues of $465 million. Now at a strong second place, the network entered the 1990s with additional family-friendly hits including America's Funniest Home Videos (which has gone on to become the longest-running prime time entertainment program in the network's history), Step by Step, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Boy Meets World and Perfect Strangers spinoff Family Matters, as well as series such as Doogie Howser, M.D., Life Goes On, cult favorite Twin Peaks and The Commish. In September 1991, the network premiered Home Improvement, a sitcom starring stand-up comic Tim Allen centering on the family and work life of an accident-prone host of a cable-access home improvement show. Lasting nine seasons, its success led ABC to greenlight additional sitcom projects helmed by comedians during the 1990s including The Drew Carey Show; Brett Butler vehicle Grace Under Fire; and Ellen, which became notable for a 1997 episode which served as the coming out of series star Ellen DeGeneres (as well as her character in the series) as a lesbian.

Who succeeded Thomas Murphy as president in 1990?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Daniel B. BurkeDaniel B. BurkeDaniel B. Burke

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What position at ABC did Thomas Murphy stay on for after stepping down as president?

  • Ground Truth Answers: chairman and CEOchairman and CEOchairman

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How much did Capital Cities/ABC report in revenues in 1990?

  • Ground Truth Answers: $465 million$465 million$465 million

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In 1990, what was the longest running primetime entertainment program in ABC's history?

  • Ground Truth Answers: America's Funniest Home VideosAmerica's Funniest Home VideosAmerica's Funniest Home Videos

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What comedy featuring stand up comedian Tim Allen debuted in 1991?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Home ImprovementHome ImprovementHome Improvement

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Daytime programming is also provided from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. weekdays (with a one-hour break at 12:00 p.m. Eastern/Pacific for stations to air newscasts, other locally produced programming such as talk shows, or syndicated programs) featuring the talk/lifestyle shows The View and The Chew and the soap opera General Hospital. ABC News programming includes Good Morning America from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. weekdays (along with one-hour weekend editions); nightly editions of ABC World News Tonight (whose weekend editions are occasionally subject to abbreviation or preemption due to sports telecasts overrunning into the program's timeslot), the Sunday political talk show This Week, early morning news programs World News Now and America This Morning and the late night newsmagazine Nightline. Late nights feature the weeknight talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

What soap opera is currently featured in ABC's daytime programming?

  • Ground Truth Answers: General HospitalGeneral HospitalGeneral Hospital

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What two talk shows are currently featured during daytime programming on ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: The View and The ChewThe View and The ChewThe View and The Chew

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Between what times does Good Morning America air on ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. weekdays7:00 to 9:00 a.m7:00 to 9:00 a.m.

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Who hosts the weeknight talk show featured on ABC networks?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Jimmy KimmelJimmy KimmelJimmy Kimmel

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Currently, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Delaware are the only U.S. states where ABC does not have a locally licensed affiliate (New Jersey is served by New York City O&O WABC-TV and Philadelphia O&O WPVI-TV; Rhode Island is served by New Bedford, Massachusetts-licensed WLNE; and Delaware is served by WPVI and Salisbury, Maryland affiliate WMDT). ABC maintains affiliations with low-power stations (broadcasting either in analog or digital) in a few markets, such as Birmingham, Alabama (WBMA-LD), Lima, Ohio (WLQP-LP) and South Bend, Indiana (WBND-LD). In some markets, including the former two mentioned, these stations also maintain digital simulcasts on a subchannel of a co-owned/co-managed full-power television station.

What are the only states where ABC doesn't have a licensed affiliate?

  • Ground Truth Answers: New Jersey, Rhode Island and DelawareNew Jersey, Rhode Island and DelawareNew Jersey, Rhode Island and Delaware

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What is the low-power station that serves Birmingham, Alabama for ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: WBMA-LDWBMA-LD(WBMA-LD

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What ABC station in South Bend, Indiana maintains digital simulcasts on a subchannel?

  • Ground Truth Answers: WBND-LDWBND-LDWBND-LD

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What is the ABC affiliate that serves Lima, Ohio?

  • Ground Truth Answers: WLQP-LPWLQP-LPWLQP-LP

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All of ABC's owned-and-operated stations and affiliates have had their own facilities and studios, but transverse entities have been created to produce national programming. As a result, television series were produced by ABC Circle Films beginning in 1962 and by Touchstone Television beginning in 1985, before Touchstone was reorganized as ABC Studios in February 2007. Since the 1950s, ABC has had two main production facilities: the ABC Television Center (now The Prospect Studios) on Prospect Avenue in Hollywood, California, shared with the operations of KABC-TV until 1999; and the ABC Television Center, East, a set of studios located throughout the New York City.

What entity began producing television series for ABC in 1962?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABC Circle FilmsABC Circle FilmsABC Circle Films

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What entity was Touchstone Television reorganized into in 2007?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABC StudiosABC StudiosABC Studios

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Which of ABC's main production facilities is located in Hollywood, CA?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABC Television CenterABC Television CenterThe Prospect Studios

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Which of ABC's main production facilities is located in New York City?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABC Television Center, EastABC Television Center, EastABC Television Center

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ABC also owns the Times Square Studios at 1500 Broadway on land in Times Square owned by a development fund for the 42nd Street Project; opened in 1999, Good Morning America and Nightline are broadcast from this particular facility. ABC News has premises a little further on West 66th Street, in a six-story building occupying a 196 feet (60 m) × 379 feet (116 m) plot at 121–135 West End Avenue. The block of West End Avenue housing the ABC News building was renamed Peter Jennings Way in 2006 in honor of the recently deceased longtime ABC News chief anchor and anchor of World News Tonight.

What studio does ABC own at 1500 Broadway in NYC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Times Square StudiosTimes Square StudiosTimes Square Studios

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What programs are broadcast from the Times Square Studios for ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Good Morning America and NightlineGood Morning America and NightlineGood Morning America and Nightline

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A block of West End Avenue that houses an ABC News building was renamed for what ABC anchor?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Peter JenningsPeter JenningsPeter Jennings

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What show did Peter Jennings anchor for ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: World News TonightWorld News TonightWorld News Tonight

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ABC maintains several video on demand services for delayed viewing of the network's programming, including a traditional VOD service called ABC on Demand, which is carried on most traditional cable and IPTV providers. The Walt Disney Company is also a part-owner of Hulu (as part of a consortium that includes, among other parties, the respective parent companies of NBC and Fox, NBCUniversal and 21st Century Fox), and has offered full-length episodes of most of ABC's programming through the streaming service since July 6, 2009 (which are available for viewing on Hulu's website and mobile app), as part of an agreement reached in April that year that also allowed Disney to acquire a 27% ownership stake in Hulu.

What is ABC's traditional VOD service currently named?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABC on DemandABC on DemandABC on Demand

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The Walt Disney Company is a part owner of what VOD streaming service?

  • Ground Truth Answers: HuluHuluHulu

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When did Hulu begin offering ABC's programs for streaming?

  • Ground Truth Answers: July 6, 2009July 6, 2009July 6, 2009

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In 2009, Disney reached an agreement to buy what percentage stake in Hulu?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 27% ownership stake27%27%

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The most recent episodes of the network's shows are usually made available on WATCH ABC, Hulu and ABC on Demand the day after their original broadcast. In addition, ABC on Demand (like the video-on-demand television services provided by the other U.S. broadcast networks) disallows fast forwarding of accessed content. Restrictions implemented by Disney–ABC Television Group on January 7, 2014 restrict streaming of the most recent episode of any ABC program on Hulu and WATCH ABC until eight days after their initial broadcast, in order to encourage live or same-week (via both DVR and cable on demand) viewing, with day-after-air streaming on either service limited to subscribers of participating pay television providers (such as Comcast, Verizon FiOS and Time Warner Cable) using an ISP account via an authenticated user login.

When are recent episodes of ABC shows typically made available on VOD services?

  • Ground Truth Answers: the day after their original broadcastthe day after their original broadcastday after

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Disney-ABC Television group implemented restrictions for Hulu and WATCH ABC that made episodes available only after how many days after initial broadcast?

  • Ground Truth Answers: eighteighteight

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What does ABC on Demand disallow for online viewers?

  • Ground Truth Answers: fast forwarding of accessed contentfast forwardingfast forwarding

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When did Disney-ABC Television group implement restrictions on Hulu and WATCH ABC to encourage live viewing?

  • Ground Truth Answers: January 7, 2014January 7, 2014January 7, 2014

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A revised version of the ABC logo was introduced for promotions for the 2013–14 season during the network's upfront presentation on May 14, 2013, and officially introduced on-air on June 17 (although some affiliates implemented the new design prior to then), as part of an overhaul of ABC's identity by design agency LoyalKaspar. The updated logo carries a simpler gloss design than the previous version, and contains lettering more closely resembling Paul Rand's original version of the circle logo. The logo is displayed on-air, online and in print advertising in four variants shading the respective color used with the circle design's native black coloring: a gold version is primarily used on entertainment-oriented outlets (such as ABC.com, WATCH ABC, and by ABC Studios) and the on-screen bug; steel blue and dark grey versions are used primarily by ABC News; a red version is used for ESPN on ABC, while all four variants are used selectively in advertising and by affiliates. A new custom typeface, "ABC Modern" (which was inspired by the logotype), was also created for use in advertising and other promotional materials.

In 2013, ABC's identity was revamped by what design agency?

  • Ground Truth Answers: LoyalKasparLoyalKasparLoyalKaspar

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How many variants is the new ABC logo currently displayed in?

  • Ground Truth Answers: four variantsfourfour

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What new typeface was created for ABC for use in advertising?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABC ModernABC ModernABC Modern

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What network uses a red version of the new ABC logo?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ESPNESPN on ABCESPN

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By 1954, all U.S. networks had regained control of their programming, with higher advertising revenues: ABC's revenue increased by 67% (earning $26 million), NBC's went up by 30% ($100 million) and CBS's rose by 44% ($117 million). However that year, ABC had only 14 primary affiliates compared to the 74 that carried the majority of CBS programs and the 71 that were primarily affiliated with NBC. Most markets outside the largest ones were not large enough to support three full-time network affiliates. In some markets that were large enough for a third full-time affiliate, the only available commercial allocation was on the less-desirable UHF band. Until the All-Channel Receiver Act (passed by Congress in 1961) mandated the inclusion of UHF tuning, most viewers needed to purchase a converter to be able to watch UHF stations, and the signal quality was marginal at best even with a converter. Additionally, during the analog television era, UHF stations were not adequately receivable in rugged terrain. These factors made many prospective station owners skittish about investing in a UHF station, especially one that would have had to take on an affiliation with a weaker network.

How many primary affiliates did ABC have in 1954?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 141414

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How many primary affiliates did CBS have in 1954?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 747471

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What important legislation was passed by Congress for the television industry in 1961?

  • Ground Truth Answers: All-Channel Receiver ActAll-Channel Receiver ActAll-Channel Receiver Act

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The All-Channel Receiver Act mandated the support of what kind of tuning?

  • Ground Truth Answers: UHF tuningUHFUHF

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As a result, with the exception of the largest markets, ABC was relegated to secondary status on one or both of the existing stations, usually via off-hours clearances (a notable exception during this time was WKST-TV in Youngstown, Ohio, now WYTV, despite the small size of the surrounding market and its close proximity to Cleveland and Pittsburgh even decades before the city's economic collapse). According to Goldenson, this meant that an hour of ABC programming reported five times lower viewership than its competitors. However, the network's intake of money at the time would allow it to accelerate its content production. Still, ABC's limited reach would continue to hobble it for the next two decades; several smaller markets would not grow large enough to support a full-time ABC affiliate until the 1960s, with some very small markets having to wait as late as the 1980s or even the advent of digital television in the 2000s, which allowed stations like WTRF-TV in Wheeling, West Virginia to begin airing ABC programming on a digital subchannel after airing the network's programs outside of recommended timeslots decades before.

ABC had secondary status on the existing stations in what Ohio town?

  • Ground Truth Answers: YoungstownWKST-TV in YoungstownYoungstown

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Relegation to secondary status for ABC resulted in viewership how much lower than their competitors, according to Goldenson?

  • Ground Truth Answers: five times lower viewershipfive timesfive times

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The beginnings of digital television allowed what affiliate in Wheeling, West Virginia to begin airing ABC programs digitally?

  • Ground Truth Answers: WTRF-TVWTRF-TVWTRF-TV

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Very small markets had to wait until what decade to support an ABC affiliate?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 1980s1980s or even the advent of digital television in the 2000s1980s or even the advent of digital television in the 2000s

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On September 3, 1958, the Disneyland anthology series was retitled Walt Disney Presents as it became disassociated with the theme park of the same name. The movement in westerns, which ABC is credited for having started, represented a fifth of all primetime series on American television in January 1959, at which point detective shows were beginning to rise in popularity as well. ABC requested additional productions from Disney. In late 1958, Desilu Productions pitched its detective series The Untouchables to CBS; after that network rejected the show because of its use of violence, Desilu then presented it to ABC, which agreed to pick up the show, and debuted The Untouchables in April 1959. The series went on to quickly become "immensely popular".

What was the Disneyland anthology series retitled in 1958?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Walt Disney PresentsWalt Disney PresentsWalt Disney Presents

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What production company pitched The Untouchables to CBS in 1958?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Desilu ProductionsDesilu ProductionsDesilu Productions

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Why did CBS turn down the pitch for The Untouchables?

  • Ground Truth Answers: its use of violenceits use of violenceviolence

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When did the Untouchables debut on ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: April 1959April 1959April 1959

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Due to pressure from film studios wanting to increase their production, as the major networks began airing theatrically released films, ABC joined CBS and NBC in broadcasting films on Sunday nights in 1962, with the launch of the ABC Sunday Night Movie, which debuted a year behind its competitors and was initially presented in black-and-white. Despite a significant increase in viewership (with its audience share having increased to 33% from the 15% share it had in 1953), ABC remained in third place; the company had a total revenue of $15.5 million, a third of the revenue pulled in by CBS at the same period. To catch up, ABC followed up The Flintstones with another animated series from Hanna-Barbera, The Jetsons, which debuted on September 23, 1962 as the first television series to be broadcast in color on the network. On April 1, 1963, ABC debuted the soap opera General Hospital, which would go on to become the television network's long-running entertainment program. That year also saw the premiere of The Fugitive (on September 17), a drama series centering on a man on the run after being accused of committing a murder he did not commit.

What was the title of ABC's broadcast film program that debuted on Sundays in 1962?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABC Sunday Night MovieABC Sunday Night MovieABC Sunday Night Movie

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What was ABC's revenue in 1962?

  • Ground Truth Answers: $15.5 million$15.5$15.5 million

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What production company produced the animated series The Flintstones for ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Hanna-BarberaHanna-BarberaHanna-Barbera

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What was the first series to be televised in color on ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: The JetsonsThe JetsonsThe Jetsons

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When did General Hospital first debut on ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: April 1, 1963April 1, 1963April 1, 1963

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On December 7, 1965, Goldenson announced a merger proposal with ITT to ABC management; the two companies agreed to the deal on April 27, 1966. The FCC approved the merger on December 21, 1966; however, the previous day (December 20), Donald F. Turner, head antitrust regulator for the United States Department of Justice, expressed doubts related to such issues as the emerging cable television market, and concerns over the journalistic integrity of ABC and how it could be influenced by the overseas ownership of ITT. ITT management promised that the company would allow ABC to retain autonomy in the publishing business. The merger was suspended, and a complaint was filed by the Department of Justice in July 1967, with ITT going to trial in October 1967; the merger was officially canceled after the trial's conclusion on January 1, 1968.

Leonard Goldenson announced a merger proposal with what company in December 1965?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ITTITTITT

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What anitrust regulator had doubts about the ITT and ABC merger?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Donald F. TurnerDonald F. TurnerDonald F. Turner

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The merger between ITT and ABC was suspended after a complaint was filed by whom in July 1967?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Department of JusticeDepartment of JusticeDepartment of Justice

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When was the merger between ITT and ABC officially canceled?

  • Ground Truth Answers: January 1, 1968January 1, 1968January 1, 1968

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In December 1984, Thomas S. Murphy, chief executive officer of Capital Cities Communications, contacted Leonard Goldenson about a proposal to merge their respective companies. On March 16, 1985, ABC's executive committee accepted the merger offer, which was formally announced on March 18, 1985, with Capital Cities purchasing ABC and its related properties for $3.5 billion and $118 for each of ABC's shares as well as a guarantee of 10% (or $3) for a total of $121 per share. To finance the purchase, Capital Cities borrowed $2.1 billion from a consortium of banks, which sold certain assets that Capital Cites could not acquire or retain due to FCC ownership rules for a combined $900 million and sold off several cable television systems, which were sold to The Washington Post Company (forming the present-day Cable One). The remaining $500 million was loaned by Warren Buffett, who promised that his company Berkshire Hathaway would purchase $3 million in shares, at $172.50 apiece. Due to an FCC ban on same-market ownership of television and radio stations by a single company (although the deal would have otherwise complied with new ownership rules implemented by the FCC in January 1985, that allowed broadcasters to own a maximum of 12 television stations), ABC and Capital Cities respectively decided to sell WXYZ-TV and Tampa independent station WFTS-TV to the E. W. Scripps Company (although Capital Cities/ABC originally intended to seek a cross-ownership waiver to retain WXYZ and Capital Cities-owned radio stations WJR and WHYT).

In 1984 Thomas Murphy contacted Leonard Goldenson about merging ABC with what company?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Capital Cities CommunicationsCapital Cities CommunicationsCapital Cities Communications

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How much did Capital Cities Communications purchase ABC and its properties for?

  • Ground Truth Answers: $3.5 billion$3.5 billion and $118 for each of ABC's shares as well as a guarantee of 10% (or $3) for a total of $121 per share$3.5 billion

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$500 Million was supplied for the Capital City - ABC merger by what investor?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Warren BuffettWarren BuffettWarren Buffett

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Capital City and ABC sold the WXYZ-TV and WFTS-TV stations to what company?

  • Ground Truth Answers: E. W. Scripps CompanyE. W. Scripps CompanyE. W. Scripps Company

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New ownership rules by the FCC in 1985 allowed broadcasters to own a maximum of how many stations?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 12 television stations1212

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The merger between ABC and Capital Cities received federal approval on September 5, 1985. After the ABC/Capital Cities merger was finalized on January 3, 1986, the combined company – which became known as Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. – added four television stations (WPVI-TV/Philadelphia, KTRK-TV/Houston, KFSN-TV/Fresno and WTVD/Raleigh) and several radio stations to ABC's broadcasting portfolio, and also included Fairchild Publications and four newspapers (including The Kansas City Star and Fort Worth Star-Telegram). It also initiated several changes in its management: Frederick S. Pierce was named president of ABC's broadcasting division; Michael P. Millardi became vice president of ABC Broadcasting, and president of ABC Owned Stations and ABC Video Enterprises; John B. Sias was appointed president of the ABC Television Network; Brandon Stoddard became president of ABC Entertainment (a position to which he had been appointed in November 1985); and Roone Arledge became president of ABC News and ABC Sports. In February 1986, Thomas S. Murphy, who had been serving as CEO of Capital Cities since 1964, was appointed chairman and CEO emeritus of ABC. Jim Duffy stepped down as ABC Television president for a management position at ABC Communications, a subsidiary that specialized in community service programming, including shows related to literary education.

When did the merger between ABC and Capital Cities gain federal approval?

  • Ground Truth Answers: September 5, 1985September 5, 1985September 5, 1985

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After the merger between ABC and Capital Cities was completed, what was the resulting company known as?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.

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After the Capital Cities - ABC merger, Frederick Pierce was named to what position?

  • Ground Truth Answers: president of ABC's broadcasting divisionpresident of ABC's broadcasting divisionpresident

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After the merger between ABC and Capital Cities, who became the vice president of ABC broadcasting?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Michael P. MillardiMichael P. MillardiMichael P. Millardi

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In the wake of the ABC and Capital Cities merger, who was the president of ABC News and ABC Sports?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Roone ArledgeRoone ArledgeRoone Arledge

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As far as programming is concerned, four of ABC's marquee shows of the 1970s ended their runs during the mid-1980s: Laverne & Shirley ended its run in 1983, Happy Days and Three's Company ended in 1984 (with the latter producing a short-lived spinoff that year), while The Love Boat ended its run in 1986. After nearly a decade of ratings trouble, NBC had regained the ratings lead among the Big Three networks in 1984 on the success of series such as The Cosby Show, Cheers and Miami Vice. To counteract NBC, ABC decided to refocus itself on comedies and family-oriented series beginning in the mid-1980s including Mr. Belvedere, Roseanne, Who's the Boss?, Just the Ten of Us, The Wonder Years, Full House and Perfect Strangers.

Which sitcom ended its broadcast run for ABC in 1983?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Laverne & ShirleyLaverne & ShirleyLaverne & Shirley

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Which sitcom produced a spinoff for ABC after ending its run in 1984?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Three's CompanyThree's CompanyThree's Company

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Which network regained the ratings lead in America in 1984?

  • Ground Truth Answers: NBCNBCNBC

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What comedy for ABC ended its broadcast run in 1986?

  • Ground Truth Answers: The Love BoatThe Love BoatThe Love Boat

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ABC began to focus on what kind of series after NBC's success in 1984?

  • Ground Truth Answers: comedies and family-oriented seriescomedies and family-orientedcomedies and family-oriented

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Following the initial success of these series, ABC revamped its Friday night schedule around family-friendly comedies in the late 1980s, culminating in the 1989 debut of the "TGIF" block (which promotions referenced stood for "Thank Goodness It's Funny"). Many of the series featured during the run of the block were produced by Miller-Boyett Productions, a Warner Bros.-based studio that briefly programmed the entire Friday lineup during the 1990–91 season (with Going Places joining Family Matters, Full House and Perfect Strangers on the "TGIF" schedule) and through its development deal with Paramount Television prior to 1986 (as Miller-Milkis, and later, Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions), had earlier produced Happy Days and its various spinoffs among other series for the network.

What comedy block debuted in 1989 for ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: the "TGIF" blockTGIFTGIF

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What does "TGIF" stand for?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Thank Goodness It's FunnyThank Goodness It's FunnyThank Goodness It's Funny

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Most of the productions in the TGIF lineup were produced by what production company?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Miller-Boyett ProductionsMiller-Boyett ProductionsMiller-Boyett Productions

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Miller-Boyett Productions was a studio affiliated with what company?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Warner Bros.Warner Bros.Warner Bros

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In 1968, ABC took advantage of new FCC ownership regulations that allowed broadcasting companies to own a maximum of seven radio stations nationwide in order to purchase Houston radio stations KXYZ and KXYZ-FM for $1 million in shares and $1.5 million in bonds. That year, Roone Arledge was named president of ABC Sports; the company also founded ABC Pictures, a film production company which released its first picture that year, the Ralph Nelson-directed Charly. It was renamed ABC Motion Pictures in 1979; the unit was dissolved in 1985. The studio also operated two subsidiaries, Palomar Pictures International and Selmur Pictures. In July 1968, ABC continued its acquisitions in the amusement parks sector with the opening of ABC Marine World in Redwood City, California; that park was sold in 1972 and demolished in 1986, with the land that occupied the park later becoming home to the headquarters of Oracle Corporation.

New broadcast regulations from the FCC in 1968 allowed companies to own a maximum of how many radio stations?

  • Ground Truth Answers: seven radio stationssevenseven

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What was the first picture released by ABC Pictures?

  • Ground Truth Answers: CharlyCharlyCharly

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Who was the film Charly produced by?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Ralph NelsonRalph NelsonABC Pictures

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When was the ABC Pictures division eventually dissolved?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 198519851985

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Where was ABC Marine World opened?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Redwood City, CaliforniaRedwood City, CaliforniaJuly 1968

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It was not until the late 1950s that the ABC network became a serious contender to NBC and CBS, and this was in large part due to the diverse range of programming that met the expectations of the public, such as westerns and detective series. Despite an almost 500% increase in advertising revenues between 1953 and 1958, the network only had a national reach of between 10% and 18% of the total U.S. population, as it still had relatively fewer affiliates than NBC and CBS. In 1957, ABC Entertainment president Ollie Treiz discovered that the locally produced variety show Bandstand had pulled very strong ratings in the Philadelphia market on WFIL-TV; Treiz ultimately negotiated a deal to take the show national, under the revised title American Bandstand; the show quickly became a social phenomenon by presenting new musical talent and dances to America's youth and helped make a star out of its host, Dick Clark.

What kind of programs can be credited for ABC's success in the late 1950s?

  • Ground Truth Answers: westerns and detective serieswesterns and detective serieswesterns and detective series

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How much did advertising revenue increase for ABC between 1953 and 1958?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 500%almost 500%500%

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What was the national viewership reach of ABC in 1958?

  • Ground Truth Answers: between 10% and 18%between 10% and 18%10% and 18%

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Who was the ABC Entertainment president in 1957?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Ollie TreizOllie TreizOllie Treiz

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Who hosted the bandstand show debuted on ABC in 1957?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Dick ClarkDick ClarkDick Clark

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These kinds of programs presented ABC with an image of the "philosophy of counterprogramming against its competitors", offering a strong lineup of programs that contrasted with those seen on its rival networks, which helped Goldenson give the network a continuum between film and television. ABC's western series (as well as series such as the actioner Zorro) went up against and defeated the variety shows aired by NBC and CBS in the fall of 1957, and its detective shows did the same in the fall of 1959. To captivate the network's audiences, short 66-minute series were scheduled a half-hour before their hour-long competition. In May 1961, Life criticized the public enthusiasm and sponsorship for these types of shows at the expense of news programming and denounced an unofficial law "replacing the good programs with the bad ones".

What was the programming philosophy pioneered by ABC and Goldenson?

  • Ground Truth Answers: counterprogrammingcounterprogramming against its competitors"philosophy of counterprogramming against its competitors"

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What ABC action series went up against NBC's variety shows in Fall 1957?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ZorroZorroZorro

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What magazine criticized ABC's programming strategy in May 1961?

  • Ground Truth Answers: LifeLifeLife

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What kind of shows were used as counterprogramming by ABC in the Fall of 1959?

  • Ground Truth Answers: detective showsdetectivedetective

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In May 2013, ABC launched "WATCH ABC", a revamp of its traditional multi-platform streaming services encompassing the network's existing streaming portal at ABC.com and a mobile app for smartphones and tablet computers; in addition to providing full-length episodes of ABC programs, the service allows live programming streams of local ABC affiliates in select markets (the first such offering by a U.S. broadcast network). Similar to sister network ESPN's WatchESPN service (which originated the "WATCH" brand used by the streaming services of Disney's television networks), live streams of ABC stations are only available to authenticated subscribers of participating pay television providers in certain markets. New York City O&O WABC-TV and Philadelphia O&O WPVI-TV were the first stations to offer streams of their programming on the service (with a free preview for non-subscribers through June 2013), with the six remaining ABC O&Os offering streams by the start of the 2013–14 season. Hearst Television also reached a deal to offer streams of its ABC affiliates (including stations in Boston, Kansas City, Milwaukee and West Palm Beach) on the service.

What service did ABC launch in May 2013?

  • Ground Truth Answers: WATCH ABCWATCH ABCWATCH ABC

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What were the first local stations to offer streams of their programming on WATCH ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: New York City O&O WABC-TV and Philadelphia O&O WPVI-TVNew York City O&O WABC-TV and Philadelphia O&O WPVI-TVWABC-TV and Philadelphia O&O WPVI-TV

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What company reached a deal to also stream its ABC affiliates?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Hearst TelevisionHearst TelevisionHearst Television

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What is the name of ESPN's streaming service that is analogous to WATCH ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: WatchESPNWatchESPNWatchESPN

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The Sinclair Broadcast Group is the largest operator of ABC stations by numerical total, owning or providing services to 28 ABC affiliates and two additional subchannel-only affiliates; Sinclair owns the largest ABC subchannel affiliate by market size, WABM-DT2/WDBB-DT2 in the Birmingham market, which serve as repeaters of WBMA-LD (the largest low-power "Big Four" affiliate by market size, which itself is also simulcast on a subchannel of former WBMA satellite WGWW, owned by Sinclair partner company Howard Stirk Holdings). The E. W. Scripps Company is the largest operator of ABC stations in terms of overall market reach, owning 15 ABC-affiliated stations (including affiliates in larger markets such as Cleveland, Phoenix, Detroit and Denver), and through its ownership of Phoenix affiliate KNXV, Las Vegas affiliate KTNV-TV and Tucson affiliate KGUN-TV, the only provider of ABC programming for the majority of Arizona (outside of the Yuma-El Centro market) and Southern Nevada.

What broadcast group is the largest operator of ABC stations?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Sinclair Broadcast GroupSinclair Broadcast GroupSinclair Broadcast Group

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What is the biggest ABC subchannel affiliate by the size of markets?

  • Ground Truth Answers: WABM-DT2/WDBB-DT2 in the Birmingham marketWABM-DT2/WDBB-DT2Sinclair

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What is the largest ABC station operator in terms of market reach?

  • Ground Truth Answers: E. W. Scripps CompanyThe E. W. Scripps CompanyE. W. Scripps Company

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How many affiliates does Sinclair Broadcast Group service or own?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 28 ABC affiliates and two additional subchannel-only affiliates28 ABC affiliates and two additional subchannel-only affiliates28 ABC affiliates and two additional subchannel-only

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How many ABC affiliates does the E. W. Scripps Company own?

  • Ground Truth Answers: 1515

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On June 16, 2007, ABC began to phase in a new imaging campaign for the upcoming 2007–08 season, "Start Here". Also developed by Troika, the on-air design was intended to emphasize the availability of ABC content across multiple platforms (in particular, using a system of icons representing different devices, such as television, computers and mobile devices), and "simplify and bring a lot more consistency and continuity to the visual representation of ABC". The ABC logo was also significantly redesigned as part of the transition, with a glossy "ball" effect that was specifically designed for HD. On-air, the logo was accompanied by animated water and ribbon effects. Red ribbons were used to represent the entertainment division, while blue ribbons were used for ABC News.

What was the name for the imaging campaign ABC began in 2007?

  • Ground Truth Answers: Start Here"Start Here"Start Here

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Who developed the 2007 imaging campaign for ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: TroikaTroikaTroika

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Red ribbons in the logo were used to represent which division of ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: the entertainment divisionentertainmententertainment

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Blue ribbons in the logo were used to represent which division of ABC?

  • Ground Truth Answers: ABC NewsABC NewsABC News

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The network has the unusual distinction of having separately owned and operated affiliates which serve the same market in Tampa, Florida (WFTS-TV and WWSB) and Grand Rapids, Michigan (WZZM and WOTV), with an analogous situation arising in Kansas City, Missouri (KMBC-TV and KQTV). KQTV is licensed to St. Joseph, Missouri, which is designated by Nielsen as a separate market from Kansas City despite being located within 55 miles (89 km) of one another, while WWSB and WOTV serve areas that do not receive an adequate signal from their market's primary ABC affiliate (in the case of WWSB, this dates back to when WTSP was Tampa's primary ABC affiliate prior to 1994, with the former being necessitated to serve the southern part of the Tampa market including the station's city of license, Sarasota, due to WTSP's transmitter being short-spaced to avoid interfering with the analog signal of Miami affiliate WPLG – which like WTSP, broadcast on VHF channel 10).

What are the two ABC affiliates for Tampa, Florida?

  • Ground Truth Answers: WFTS-TV and WWSBWFTS-TV and WWSBWFTS-TV and WWSB

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What are the two ABC affiliates for Kansas City, Missouri?

  • Ground Truth Answers: KMBC-TV and KQTVKMBC-TV and KQTVKMBC-TV and KQTV

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What are the two ABC affiliates for Grand Rapids Michigan?

  • Ground Truth Answers: WZZM and WOTVWZZM and WOTVWZZM and WOTV

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What was Tampa's primary ABC affiliate prior to 1994?

  • Ground Truth Answers: WTSPWTSPWTSP

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