This Week (American TV program)

*This Week*
This Week
Genre	Public affairs/news analysis program
Created by	Roone Arledge
Presented by	David Brinkley; Sam Donaldson; Cokie Roberts; George Stephanopoulos; Jake Tapper; Christiane Amanpour; Martha Raddatz; Jonathan Karl;
Narrated by	Charles Gibson
Theme music composer	Score Productions (1981–2011); DreamArtists Studios (2011–present)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	41
Production
Production locations	ABC News Washington Bureau, Washington, D.C.; (1981–2008, 2014–present); Newseum, Washington, D.C.; (2008–2013); ABC News Headquarters, New York City; (2011–present)
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	44 minutes
Production company	ABC News Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	November 15, 1981 –; present
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This Week, originally titled as This Week with David Brinkley and billed as This Week with George Stephanopoulos since 2012, is an American Sunday morning political affairs program airing on ABC.^[3] It premiered on November 15, 1981, replacing Issues and Answers with David Brinkley as its original anchor until his retirement in 1996. The program has been anchored by George Stephanopoulos since 2012, after first hosting it from 2002 to 2010. Martha Raddatz and Jonathan Karl have been co-hosts since 2016 and 2021, respectively.^[2]^[4]^[5] The program airs live at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time although many stations air the program at a later slot to air local newscasts, especially those in other time zones. During the David Brinkley era, the program drew consistent #1 ratings and in Stephanopolous era generally runs in third place among the Sunday morning talk shows, behind Meet the Press and Face the Nation.

^ Dylan Byers (February 27, 2014). "Martha Raddatz to split hosting duties on ABC's 'This Week'". Politico. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Martha Raddatz Named Co-Anchor of This Week with George Stephanopoulos". TVNewser. January 2016.
^ "George's Bottom Line". ABC News. Archived from the original on December 6, 2009. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
^ "Stephanopoulos back to replace Amanpour at ABC's 'This Week,' will remain host of 'GMA'". The Washington Post. December 13, 2011. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019.
^ "Diane Sawyer to Step Down as 'World News' Anchor". ABC News. June 25, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014.

[1] Dylan Byers (February 27, 2014). "Martha Raddatz to split hosting duties on ABC's 'This Week'". Politico. Retrieved February 7, 2015.

[TVNewser.com-2] "Martha Raddatz Named Co-Anchor of This Week with George Stephanopoulos". TVNewser. January 2016.

[3] "George's Bottom Line". ABC News. Archived from the original on December 6, 2009. Retrieved December 11, 2009.

[4] "Stephanopoulos back to replace Amanpour at ABC's 'This Week,' will remain host of 'GMA'". The Washington Post. December 13, 2011. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019.

[SawyerStepDown-5] "Diane Sawyer to Step Down as 'World News' Anchor". ABC News. June 25, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014.

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