ABC News Live Announces New, Live Weekend Programming

ABC News Live, the award-winning 24/7 streaming network, announced today the expansion of weekend programming set to begin streaming Saturday, July 20. “Good Morning America” Saturday and Sunday co-anchors Whit Johnson, Janai Norman and Gio Benitez will take on additional responsibility rotating anchoring live broadcasts of “ABC News Live Weekend” starting at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Saturdays and Sundays. Live broadcasts will feature the biggest stories of the week with all the facts and analysis viewers need to reflect on global events and prepare for what’s coming next. They will join “GMA3” co-anchor DeMarco Morgan, who anchors “ABC News Live Weekend” with additional airings throughout the day.

“The unparalleled ABC News Live team continues to raise the bar with powerful reporting that is providing a critical service for viewers getting their news anywhere, anytime and on any device,” said Karin Gilford, senior vice president of Digital Media, News Group and Networks, Disney Entertainment. “This expanded programming during this consequential election demonstrates our continued commitment to streaming and the future of news with a talented team of leading anchors and journalists in front of and behind the camera.”

The new programming builds on the momentum of ABC News Live’s around-the-clock live programming, including the channel’s flagship show, “Prime with Linsey Davis,” where Davis digs deeper into the day’s news and issues, getting at the heart of stories with award-winning long-form reporting and exclusive interviews with newsmakers.

“It is an exciting time in the streaming space, and we continue to double down on premium content and storytelling,” said Seni Tienabeso, executive director of ABC News Live. “This powerhouse anchor team will set a new and unique standard of excellence on the weekends as we bring our audience the stories and headlines that matter most.”

The expanded weekend hours will join “GMA Life,” a weekly roundup of the best lifestyle content from “Good Morning America” with exclusive celebrity content, deep discounts from Deals & Steals, and interviews with authors of some of the most anticipated books, and flagship ABC News programs, including “Good Morning America,””GMA3: What You Need to Know,” “World News Tonight with David Muir,” “Nightline,” “20/20,” “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” “World News Now,” “America This Morning,” “What Would You Do?,” “Start Here” and ABC News specials.

ABC News Live is the only streaming news network that has won multiple prestigious honors, earning awards from duPont-Columbia, Edward R. Murrow for Network Coverage, Deadline Club, Society of Professional Journalists, NABJ, NLGJA, the Gracies, National Headliner and more.

About ABC News Live
ABC News Live is ABC News’ award-winning 24/7 streaming news channel with live coverage as news breaks, up-to-the-minute reports, powerful interviews and special features produced by world-class storytellers. The network’s evening news show, “Prime with Linsey Davis,” airs weeknights beginning at 7:00 p.m. EST. ABC News Live is currently available to more than 370 million streamers with its distribution on Hulu, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, YouTube, YouTube TV, Samsung TV Plus, Amazon’s news app on Fire tablets and Fire TV devices, Xumo, Sling TV, fuboTV, Haystack News, Facebook, Twitter, ABCNews.com, the ABC News and ABC mobile apps, and standalone ABC News Live apps on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Roku and Apple TV, ABC News Live content is also distributed to our 200+ affiliates across the country.

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