ABC Scope
| ABC Scope | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Presented by | Howard K. Smith |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | November 11, 1964 – March 2, 1968 |
ABC Scope is a public affairs program that appeared on the ABC television network from November 11, 1964 to March 2, 1968,[1] hosted by Howard K. Smith, the future anchor of the ABC Evening News.[2] News reporters Louis Rukeyser, Frank Reynolds and John Scali also appeared.[3] The program provided its viewer with an in-depth look at the important political, economic and social issues that the world faced in the mid-to-late 1960s. Although Smith hosted the show, the program provided its audience with one-on-one interviews of important newsmakers, documentaries on various subjects and roundtable discussions between a group of experts.
Many editions dealt with a review of the week in the Vietnam War.[4]
Despite winning plaudits with critics, ABC Scope got little respect from its own network. Already scheduled in an impossible timeslot (Saturdays at 10:30 PM, up against the second half-hour of Gunsmoke on CBS), not one major affiliate (not even flagship station WABC-TV in New York) carried it in that time period, preferring to schedule local or syndicated programming in its place. Most affiliates aired it in "fringe time" during the weekend.
References
- ^ "ABC Scope - Series - Episode List - TV Tango". tvtango.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "Howard K. Smith". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ ABC Scope (1964) - Video Detective, November 11, 1964, retrieved February 1, 2021
- ^ "Vietnam on Film and Television: Documentaries in the Library of Congress: Guides & Finding Aids (Motion Picture and Television Reading Room, Libraryof Congress)". www.loc.gov. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
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