Disney Media Networks includes the Company’s broadcasting assets and cable networks, which deliver entertainment and news programming across a growing variety of distribution technologies, including broadcast, cable, satellite, Internet, broadband and wireless.
The ABC Television Network continued to strengthen its brand during the 2007-08 season, delivering the best in daytime drama, journalism, primetime entertainment and late-night laughs across all platforms.
For the 11th straight year, ABC Daytime was No. 1 in daytime drama among Women 18-49. The network’s daytime lineup earned 14 Emmys®, more than any other network. Meanwhile The View became an important stop along the political campaign trail, as the co-hosts welcomed Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton and John and Cindy McCain.
ABC News continues to set journalistic standards, winning numerous broadcast journalism awards in 2008. World News with Charles Gibson was recognized with both the Polk and Peabody awards for journalistic excellence, while the Good Morning America team of Diane Sawyer, Robin Roberts, Chris Cuomo and Sam Champion earned a Daytime Emmy®. The ABC News team also captured a total of eight Edward R. Murrow Awards, including the Overall Excellence award, honoring the work of the entire news division. For the historic 2008 presidential election, ABC News devoted more primetime hours to covering the campaigns than any other broadcast network, and online political coverage drew record traffic to ABCNews.com. On the night of the presidential election, more Americans – 13.23 million – watched ABC News than any other network in primetime.
ABC Entertainment continued to lead among the primetime audiences advertisers prize most, finishing the 2007-08 season as the No. 1 network among upscale entertainment audiences. ABC’s primetime performance was driven by strong returning programming, including scripted series Lost, Desperate Housewives and Grey’s Anatomy and reality hits Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Dancing with the Stars, as well as the sophomore drama Brothers & Sisters and the Golden Globe®-winning, Emmy®-nominated breakout comedy hit Ugly Betty.
