Another fine customized WABC version of the national Frank Gari-penned image campaign theme for the ABC network in the 1984-85 season. Just as memorable as Gari's earlier composition from 1981, Now Is The Time, Channel 7 is the place, also customized for WABC New York is available here at YT DOT COM and copy-paste watch?v=eUwLRVHqs0I to the end of it. :)
wow awesome memories. Takes me back to my childhood. Wish we could go back to the way things were back then. Less Stress. More connection with people.
wow awesome memories. Takes me back to my childhood. Wish we could go back to the way things were back then. Less Stress. More connection with people.
Notice how in this version, the singer sings the line "We're in first place with you", while in the network version, the line is not sung at all. At this time, while WABC remained at the top of the news ratings, its parent network bottomed out in the daytime and primetime ratings, having been conked down to last place by a resurgent NBC due to the breakout success of it's #1 program, "The Cosby Show."
U are very right about ch7 WABC doing so much better than ABC In the national nielsen's,ABC Introduced allot of new shows and cancelled shows In prime time 1984 and lost viewers in droves the formula that put them on top in the late 70's early 80's was no longer working,and even though ABC regained the top 2 slots in daytime in the fall of 84 they were finishing behind CBS during the day for the first time since 1979,where as local WABC Was #1 all day from the morning show to the edge of night.
In Fact,the lowest rated daytime soap opera in the national Nielsen in the fall of 1984,was the edge of night with a 2.8/9 share,In NY Edge of night on ch 7 was in 2ND place behind general hospital,but ABC Had to cancel it because of the national numbers,after a rough start during the first 6 MTHS of the national Nielsen IN 84 where GH saw it's numbers dip the guiding light(Luke and Laura had left the suds on (12/27/83) and viewers were also leaving in droves,gh was back on top by the fall of 84
THE Cosby show premiered on 9/20/84 finishing #1 with a 21.6/39 some in the TV Industry dismissed the impressive finish as viewers sampling fall preview week and viewers will return to the Thursday night staple offered by CBS and ABC,Cosby fluctuate in the top 10 after that then on 1/31/85 finished as #1 and stayed there until 1988 when it started fluctuate4 in the top 2 with Roseanne and then by91 it was barely making the top20 the final show on did a 28 rating and finished#1 for that week43092
Cosby gave new life to the shows that aired after It,although critically acclaimed shows they did not make the top 10 until being put on after Cosby in 84 Cosby premiered on 9/20/1984 with a national Nielsen of 21.6/39 share then in Sept 26 1985 it's season premiere did a 31.6/47 season premiere for Sept 86 33.5/50 Sept 87 31.7/46 Sept 88 23.5/40 Sept 89 26.1/44 Sept 90 n/a after 91 Cosby barely was making the top 20,the final show 28.5 rating and Cosby went out as the #1 show of the week ...
If WABC was number one with Eyewitness News, what was the rating with WNBC's News 4 New York?
This question pertains to ABC sucking badly while NBC was riding high with Let's All Be There promos, Comedies (including upstart Cosby Show), Drama (Hunter).
What about ABC and NBC National News, how did they do in 1984?
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I Believe This Was A Video Clip Of WABC-TV's We're With You On Channel 7 Video Promo From Late 1984.
radiodj1520 4 months ago
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radiodj1520 4 months ago
"We're with you, on TV-5." WEWS Cleveland
"We're With you, on Channel 7" WXYZ Detroit
AJ0880 9 months ago
The flagship of ABC. New York. No surprise and always will.
cityhawk 9 months ago 2
"We're With You on BRC-6" WBRC-TV Birmingham, AL (now a Fox affiliate)
deangelomywayentfan 1 year ago
Another fine customized WABC version of the national Frank Gari-penned image campaign theme for the ABC network in the 1984-85 season. Just as memorable as Gari's earlier composition from 1981, Now Is The Time, Channel 7 is the place, also customized for WABC New York is available here at YT DOT COM and copy-paste watch?v=eUwLRVHqs0I to the end of it. :)
DanZero77 1 year ago
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wow awesome memories. Takes me back to my childhood. Wish we could go back to the way things were back then. Less Stress. More connection with people.
toeman2035 1 year ago
wow awesome memories. Takes me back to my childhood. Wish we could go back to the way things were back then. Less Stress. More connection with people.
toeman2035 1 year ago 2
The Great Grimsby's station
matthewhollie 1 year ago 3
@matthewhollie In fact Grimsby was a great legend on WABC and on KGO before Van Amburg took over
recto89 1 year ago 2
@matthewhollie 'Hoping your news is good news..."
videonut33 7 months ago
Look at those ladies chasing after Regis at 1:05 !
johnnyafairbanksak 1 year ago 2
@johnnyafairbanksak RUN, REEGE, RUN!
matthewhollie 1 year ago 4
I wonder if anybody has the other ABC O&O in the 1984 promo I like to see the KGO version.
recto89 1 year ago
@recto89 can we se WBRC Version
deangelomywayentfan 1 year ago
Noticed Tom Snyder appears briefly at 2:04. Seems odd because I think this was roughly about the time he left.
Market42Fan 2 years ago
1:43- Connie Chung?
MrLogoman007 2 years ago
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bjroberts65 2 years ago
no...it's kaity tong
bjroberts65 2 years ago 2
Two of America's Most Awesome Newscasters, and News Duos are no longer with us.
The Tag Team of Bill Buetel and Roger Grimsby, and their famous sign-off...
Grimsby saying his first half - hoping your news is good news, I'm Roger Grimsby.
Beutel saying his last half - Good Luck, Be Well.
newscaster13 2 years ago 3
Notice how in this version, the singer sings the line "We're in first place with you", while in the network version, the line is not sung at all. At this time, while WABC remained at the top of the news ratings, its parent network bottomed out in the daytime and primetime ratings, having been conked down to last place by a resurgent NBC due to the breakout success of it's #1 program, "The Cosby Show."
pooka5472 2 years ago
U are very right about ch7 WABC doing so much better than ABC In the national nielsen's,ABC Introduced allot of new shows and cancelled shows In prime time 1984 and lost viewers in droves the formula that put them on top in the late 70's early 80's was no longer working,and even though ABC regained the top 2 slots in daytime in the fall of 84 they were finishing behind CBS during the day for the first time since 1979,where as local WABC Was #1 all day from the morning show to the edge of night.
pcimin00 2 years ago
In Fact,the lowest rated daytime soap opera in the national Nielsen in the fall of 1984,was the edge of night with a 2.8/9 share,In NY Edge of night on ch 7 was in 2ND place behind general hospital,but ABC Had to cancel it because of the national numbers,after a rough start during the first 6 MTHS of the national Nielsen IN 84 where GH saw it's numbers dip the guiding light(Luke and Laura had left the suds on (12/27/83) and viewers were also leaving in droves,gh was back on top by the fall of 84
pcimin00 2 years ago
THE Cosby show premiered on 9/20/84 finishing #1 with a 21.6/39 some in the TV Industry dismissed the impressive finish as viewers sampling fall preview week and viewers will return to the Thursday night staple offered by CBS and ABC,Cosby fluctuate in the top 10 after that then on 1/31/85 finished as #1 and stayed there until 1988 when it started fluctuate4 in the top 2 with Roseanne and then by91 it was barely making the top20 the final show on did a 28 rating and finished#1 for that week43092
pcimin00 2 years ago
Cosby gave new life to the shows that aired after It,although critically acclaimed shows they did not make the top 10 until being put on after Cosby in 84 Cosby premiered on 9/20/1984 with a national Nielsen of 21.6/39 share then in Sept 26 1985 it's season premiere did a 31.6/47 season premiere for Sept 86 33.5/50 Sept 87 31.7/46 Sept 88 23.5/40 Sept 89 26.1/44 Sept 90 n/a after 91 Cosby barely was making the top 20,the final show 28.5 rating and Cosby went out as the #1 show of the week ...
pcimin00 2 years ago
If WABC was number one with Eyewitness News, what was the rating with WNBC's News 4 New York?
This question pertains to ABC sucking badly while NBC was riding high with Let's All Be There promos, Comedies (including upstart Cosby Show), Drama (Hunter).
What about ABC and NBC National News, how did they do in 1984?
newscaster13 2 years ago
@newscaster13 That would "World News Tonight w/Peter Jennings" for ABC and "NBC Nightly News w/Tom Brokaw" for the Peacock Network.
tyrese3745 1 year ago
is it me, or does 2:13 remind you of the intro to the naked gun?
tomservo3 2 years ago
new york was so fun back in the 80s now it just sucks
67tr876 3 years ago 8
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tomservo3 2 years ago
That opening shot will never be the same. This also reminds me of mornings/days in Philidelphia, PA.
YTfan24 3 years ago
WTAE in Pittsburgh also had a local version of this promo.
We're With You, on Channel 4
AJ0880 3 years ago
Wpri, Wcvb had da same promo. Fags.lol
Jimdoggg 3 years ago
it's called Capitalism. lol.
thewipsportsfan 3 years ago
@Jimdoggg WPRI in Providence, Rhode Island (now CBS); and WCVB Channel 5 in Boston; not all New Englanders are fruitcakes.
newscaster13 1 year ago 5
Do you have WABC's "there goes that newsman again!" promo with their truck all over the city?
encierro75 3 years ago