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| American Journal | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Television news magazine |
| Presented by | Nancy Glass (1993–1997) Michele Dabney Perez (1997–1998) Charles Perez (1997–1998) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Charles King Henry Winkler |
| Production location(s) | The Prospect Studios, Hollywood Center, Burbank (1993-1994) Hollywood Center Studios, Hollywood Center, New York City (1994-1998) |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
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| Distributor | King World |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndication |
| Original release | September 6, 1993 – September 11, 1998 |
American Journal (alternately titled American Journal: Coast to Coast for its final season; also known as AJ) is a syndicated television newsmagazine program that ran from 1993 to 1998. The series was distributed by King World Productions. It was hosted by Nancy Glass from its fall 1993 launch until 1997, when siblings Michele Dabney Perez and former newscaster-turned-talk show host Charles Perez took over for the show's final season on air. The show's tagline was "Stories Worth Watching".
Contents
1 History
2 On-air staff
2.1 Anchors
2.2 Correspondents
3 References
4 External links
History
The show was launched in 1993. In early 1996, as an attempt to grow in the 18-34 demographic, the show tried then aborted plans to add an "Off the Hook" segment; King World would try again with "Team A.J." coverage strands in the fourth season helmed by Karen Duffy and Steve Santagati.[2] By 1996, it was cleared on 124 stations serving 86 percent of the United States.[2] King World often packaged the series with an existing magazine distributed by the same syndicator, Inside Edition, which is still on the air today and has outlasted a number of in-house and outside competitors.
The theme song throughout the show's run was an arrangement of the Shaker tune "Simple Gifts."
The series ran from the fall of 1993 to the end of the 1997-1998 television season. At the time of its cancellation, it had a 4.1 rating and 11 share (in February 1998).[3] The low ratings were chalked up to a glut of similar programs, such as the since-cancelled A Current Affair, and Hard Copy (which would be canceled after the 1998-99 season due to being aired in mostly low-rated or overnight time slots by that point), expanding local newscasts (especially in the 5 p.m. hour) reducing the number of available evening time slots for the show, and the show's typical airing in a time slot opposite perennial ratings powerhouses Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! While King World already had commitments from stations serving 62 percent of the country to carry AJ in 1998, in the fall of 1997, 11 of the stations owned by Belo Corporation picked up the syndicated Hollywood Squares for the fall of 1998; which would have displaced American Journal to overnight graveyard slots.[4] Faced with weakening ratings and the potential loss of prime viewing slots, King World canceled the series after the 1997-98 season.
On-air staff
Anchors
Nancy Glass - main anchor (1993–1997)- Michele Dabney-Perez - co-anchor (1997–1998)
Charles Perez - co-anchor (1997–1998)
Correspondents
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.Les Trent, New York; Stacey Gualandi, Los Angeles; Rhonda Guess, Los Angeles; Kit Hoover, New York; Jonathan Karsh, Los Angeles.
References
^ "KING WORLD'S 'AMERICAN JOURNAL' GETS A 'FIRM GO' AND RACKS UP ADDITIONAL MARKET CLEARANCE" (Press release). King World Productions. PRNewswire. October 16, 1992. Retrieved May 21, 2015 – via The Free Library..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ ab Spring, Greg. "King World's 'AJ' gets hip to young viewers." Electronic Media 15 July 1996: 4-5.
^ "Briefly noted." Electronic Media 23 March 1998: 22.
^ Spring, Greg. "Strong 'Squares' to block 'American Journal'." Electronic Media 20 October 1997: 2.
External links
American Journal on IMDb
American Journal at TV.com
