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The show that invented 'gotcha' journalism before Twitter could.
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IMDb
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Prime Time LIVE (1989)

vintage chaosnewsroom drama90s intensity

Latest Episode

60 min

Season 21 • Episode 21

Latest

Crime (10)

Sep 9, 2009

Overview

News

Primetime is an American news magazine show which debuted on ABC in 1989 with co-hosts Sam Donaldson and Diane Sawyer and originally had the title Primetime Live.

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magazine show
media ethicscelebrity culturejournalistic ambition

Standout Aspects

Direction

Roone Arledge basically invented modern TV news.

Best for:Solo: Nostalgia trip for recovering news junkies.·Background: Energizing noise while you doomscroll.
Heads up:Triggers: Contains 90s attitudes now considered problematic.
Roone Arledge

Creator

Roone Arledge

First AiredAug 3, 1989
StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Seasons23·Episodes105
ABC

Ask about Prime Time LIVE

Opens AI chat

Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Primetime Live pioneered the confrontational interview style that dominates cable news today.

Trivia

The infamous 1992 'Anatomy of a Riot' special nearly got ABC sued by the LAPD.

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