May 1988 Broadcast Index
Evening News
May 1, 1988
May 2, 1988
May 3, 1988
May 4, 1988
May 5, 1988
- ABC Evening News for May 5, 1988
- Introduction Peter Jennings (New York City)
- Lebanon / French Hostages / France-Iran Deal
- Upcoming Items (S: Peter Jennings)
- (Commercial: Subaru; Mueslix.)
- Los Angeles, California / High-Rise Fire
- Henderson, Nevada / Explosion
- Norco, Louisiana / Oil Refinery Explosion
- Sessions / Meese Investigation
- Nicaragua / Peace Talks
- Immigration / Amnesty / Test
- Upcoming Items (S: Peter Jennings)
- (Commercial: Canon Copiers; Total; Mercedes-Benz; Miracle-Gro.)
- Poland / Strikes
- USSR / Economy Reform / Poland
- Stock Market Report (S: Peter Jennings)
- Economy: Tax Freedom Day
- Upcoming Items (S: Peter Jennings)
- (Commercial: Hoover Vacuums; Teleflora; Citizen Watches; The Principal Fin. Group; AT&T.)
- New Caledonia / Hostages
- South Korea / Olympics / Security
- Upcoming Items (S: Peter Jennings)
- (Commercial: Just Right; United Airlines; MasterCard.)
- Klezmer Music
- Good Night
- CBS Evening News for May 5, 1988
- Introduction Dan Rather (New York City)
- Los Angeles, California / High-Rise Fire
- Henderson, Nevada / Explosion
- Norco, Louisiana / Oil Refinery Explosion
- Sessions / Meese Investigation
- Upcoming Items (S: Dan Rather)
- (Commercial: Citizen Watch; Preparation H; Fixodent; Miracle-Gro.)
- Poland / Strikes
- New Caledonia / Hostages / Lebanon / French Hostages
- (Commercial: Bufferin; Nabisco Shredded Wheat; Cortaid; Cordless Hoover Double-Duty Vacuum.)
- Campaign '88 / Bush
- Drug Testing / Railroad Ind.
- Immigration / Amnesty
- Stock Market Report
- (Commercial: Total; Subaru; Red Lobster.)
- Dog Show
- Good Night
- NBC Evening News for May 5, 1988
- Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York City)
- Los Angeles, California / High-Rise Fire
- Henderson, Nevada / Explosion
- Norco, Louisiana / Oil Refinery Fire
- Upcoming Items (S: Tom Brokaw)
- (Commercial: Mercedes-Benz 300 Class; Special K.)
- Poland / Strikes
- Lebanon / French Hostages
- Israel-Lebanon Relations
- (Commercial: Cortaid; Carnival Cruise Lines; Red Lobster; Advil.)
- Sessions / Meese Investigation
- War On Drugs / Military Involvement
- Med.: AIDS / Government Brochure / Florida Prostitutes
- Catholic Church: Black Abp.
- Reagans / Astrology
- (Commercial: Beef Ind. Council and Beef Board; Just Right; FTD; Nescafe.)
- New York / Plastic Ban
- Immigration / Amnesty
- Stock Market Report
- (Commercial: Puerto Rico; Citizen Watch; "Today"; Whirlpool Dishwashers; Maalox-Plus.)
- Mt. Everest / Television Broadcast
- Good Night
May 6, 1988
- ABC Evening News for May 6, 1988
- Introduction Peter Jennings (New York City)
- Economy: Empl. / Stock Market / Rust Belt
- Upcoming Items (S: Peter Jennings)
- (Commercial: Special K; Price Pfister Faucets.)
- Eastern Airlines / Unions
- Norco, Louisiana / Oil Refinery Fire
- Los Angeles, California / Fire
- Washington, DC / Fire
- Med.: Iepcac
- Campaign '88 / Bush / Meese
- Upcoming Items (S: Peter Jennings)
- (Commercial: First Nationwide Network; Puerto Rico; Hoover Vacuums; Subaru.)
- Lebanon / French Hostages
- Poland / Strikes
- Israel / Violence / Awad
- (Commercial: United Airlines; MasterCard; Serenity.)
- Horse Racing / Kentucky Derby / Winning Colors
- (Commercial: IBM; Carnival Cruise Lines; Maalox-Plus; Pennzoil; "20/20".)
- Person of The Week (A. Bartlett Giamatti)
- Good Night
- CBS Evening News for May 6, 1988
- Introduction Dan Rather (New York City)
- Lebanon / French Hostages
- Campaign '88 / Meese / Bush
- Justice Department / Contract Scandal
- Reagans / Astrology
- Webster / War On Drugs
- Upcoming Items (S: Dan Rather)
- (Commercial: Remington Razors; Just Right; Buick Park Ave.)
- Economy: Unempl.
- Eastern Airlines / Unions
- E.F. Hutton / Lawsuit
- Med: Ipecac
- Caliguiri Death
- Stock Market Report
- (Commercial: Mercedes-Benz 300 Class; Total; Hoover Double- Duty Vacuum; Kaopectate.)
- Norco, Louisiana / Oil Refinery Fire
- Los Angeles, California / Fire
- Poland / Strikes
- Bodo, Norway / Plane Crash
- West Germany / Helicopter Crash
- (Commercial: Tylenol; Shower to Shower Bath Powder; Lysol Pine Action; Bayer; Lysol Basin, Tub and Tile Cleaner.)
- Baseball / Rose
- Horse Racing / Kentucky Derby
- Good Night
- NBC Evening News for May 6, 1988
- Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York City)
- Economy: Unempl. / Inflation
- Social Security, Medicare / Funding Problems
- Upcoming Items (S: Tom Brokaw)
- (Commercial: Ford Trucks; United Airlines; Maalox-Plus.)
- Poland / Strikes
- Norway / Plane Crash
- Israel / Violence / Awad
- Lebanon / French Hostage
- (Commercial: Riopan Plus 2; Subaru; Hartz Flea Collars; Puerto Rico.)
- Regan Book
- Meese / Bush
- Eastern Airlines / Unions
- Los Angeles, California / Sprinkler Law
- (Commercial: Buick Regal Grandsport; Lysol Pine Action; Bayer; Lysol Basin, Tub andTile Cleaner; Liberty Mutual Insurance.)
- War On Drugs: Casual Users
- Baseball / Rose
- Stock Market Report
- (Commercial: Beef Ind. Council and Beef Board; Special K; "Today"; Medipren; Ford Ranger.)
- Assignment American: Ebony and Ivory
- Good Night
May 7, 1988
May 8, 1988
- ABC Evening News for May 8, 1988
- Introduction Sam Donaldson (Washington, DC)
- Reagans / Astrology / Regan Book / Quigley
- Campaign '88 / Bush / Noriega Drug Role
- Meese Investigations
- (Commercial: AT&T; Special K.)
- France / Presidential Election
- Philippines / Marcos and Aquino
- Israel / Violence / Awad
- (Commercial: Canon Cameras; United Airlines; MasterCard; Mercedes-Benz; Maalox Plus.)
- Poland / Strikes
- Pope / Latin American Tour
- (Commercial: Cracklin' Oat Bran; AT&T; Northwest Airlines; Napa; Ragu Spaghetti Sauce; ABC News.)
- Sports: Basketball, Golf, Blackwelder
- Upcoming Items (S: Sam Donaldson)
- (Commercial: Anusol; Quaker State Motor Oil; Holland American Line Cruise Ship; "Good Morning, American")
- Bulwer-Lytton Contest
- Good Night
- CBS Evening News for May 8, 1988
- Introduction Susan Spencer (New York City)
- Bush / Noriega Drug Role
- Meese Investigations
- Reagans / Astrology / Regan Book
- Mother's Day
- Upcoming Items (S: Susan Spencer)
- (Commercial: American Express Travelers Cheques; Pontiac; Triscuit.)
- France / Presidential Election
- Denmark / Elections / NATO and United States Relations
- (Commercial: Whirlpool Home Appliances; Northwest Airlines; Efferdent; Hartz Flea Collars.)
- Pope John Paul II / Latin American Tour
- Poland / Strikes
- Middle East / Shultz Peace Plan
- Israel / Violence / Awad
- (Commercial: Taster's Choice; Caffree Toothpaste; Post Bran Flakes; GMAC.)
- Inside Sunday (Woman of The '80S: Women In Trouble, Women At Risk, Women At Work)
- Good Night
- NBC Evening News for May 8, 1988
- Preview and Introduction Garrick Utley (New York City)
- Campaign '88 / Bush / Noriega Drug Role
- Reagans / Astrology / Regan Book
- Upcoming Items (S: Garrick Utley)
- (Commercial: Rolaids; GMAC; Whirlpool Home Appliances.)
- France / Presidential Election
- Denmark / NATO and United States Relations
- (Commercial: Cortaid; Pontiac Grand Am; AT&T; Ace Hardware)
- Poland / Strikes
- USSR / Opposition Party
- (Commercial: Mercedes-Benz; Beef Ind. Council and Beef Board; First Nationwide Network; Haley's M-O; Bayer; Quaker State.)
- Sunday Journal (Mingo County, West Virginia, Politics)
- (Commercial: Puerto Rico; Citizen Watches; Special K; Nescafe.)
- Sports: Baseball Announcers School
- Good Night
May 9, 1988
May 10, 1988
May 11, 1988
May 12, 1988
May 13, 1988
- ABC Evening News for May 13, 1988
- Introduction Sam Donaldson (Washington, DC)
- Panama / Noriega / United States Role
- Philippines / Marcos
- Upcoming Items (S: Sam Donaldson)
- (Commercial: Just Right; Dean Witter; Hoover Vacuums.)
- US-USSR Relations / Inf Treaty
- War On Drugs / Military Role
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Hospital Closing
- Pensacola, Florida / Navy
- Upcoming Items (S: Sam Donaldson)
- (Commercial: Reynolds Wrap; Century 21; Quaker State; Price Pfister Faucets.)
- Lebanon / Buckley Service / Civil War
- Israel / Violence / Jerusalem
- Afghanistan / USSR Withdrawal / Soviet Soldiers' Experiences
- Upcoming Items (S: Sam Donaldson)
- (Commercial: Mercedes-Benz; Canon Copiers; First Nationwide Network; Serenity.)
- Money Matters: Wholesale Price Index, Stock Market
- Marion, North Carolina / Child Preacher
- Baker Death
- Upcoming Items (S: Sam Donaldson)
- (Commercial: ERA Real Estate; Konica Copiers; Mueslix; United Airlines; "20/20".)
- Person of The Week (Kim Philby)
- Good Night
- CBS Evening News for May 13, 1988
- Introduction Dan Rather (New York City)
- Panama / Noriega / United States Role
- Jacksonville, Florida / Drug Trial
- Colombia: Drugs and Politics
- US-USSR Relations / Inf Treaty
- Nevada / Nuclear Tests
- US-USSR / Politics / Dissidents
- USSR / Food Shortages
- USSR / Satellite
- Upcoming Items (S: Dan Rather)
- (Commercial: Whirlpool Refrigerator; Fleischmann's Margarine; Hoover Vacuum Cleaners; Maalox Plus.)
- Lebanon / Civil War
- Iran / Khomeini
- Lebanon / Buckley Service / Civil War
- Pensacola, Florida / Navy
- Baker Death
- (Commercial: Metamucil; Dean Witter; Mercedes-Benz S-Class.)
- Indiana / Speed Limit
- Economy: Wholesale Price Index
- Stock Market Report
- (Commercial: Liquid Drano; Anbesol; Beef Ind. Council and Beef Board; Puerto Rico.)
- California / Tanless Fad
- Good Night
- NBC Evening News for May 13, 1988
- Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York City)
- Panama / Noriega / United States Role
- War On Drugs / Military Role
- Upcoming Items (S: Tom Brokaw)
- (Commercial: Riopan Plus 2; The Principal Fin. Group.)
- Afghanistan / USSR Withdrawal / Soviet Soldiers' Experiences
- Philby Burial
- Israel / Violence / Jerusalem
- Iran / Anti-Israel Protest
- Lebanon / Buckley Memorial
- (Commercial: Maalox Plus; Mercedes-Benz 300-Class; Miracle-Gro; Cortaid.)
- Pensacola, Florida / Navy
- Mexico / Building Collapse
- AIDS: AZT
- (Commercial: Product 19; United Airlines; Medipren.)
- Marion, North Carolina / Child Preacher
- New York City / Tyson
- Stock Market Report
- (Commercial: Nescafe; Triscuit; Milk-Bone; Bufferin; Tums E-X.)
- Assignment American: Skunk Train
- Good Night
May 14, 1988
- ABC Evening News for May 14, 1988
- Introduction Brit Hume (Washington, DC)
- Afghanistan / USSR Withdrawal
- Persian Gulf
- Lebanon / Civil War
- (Commercial: Thompson's Water Seal; First Nationwide Network.)
- War On Drugs / Military Role / Yacht Seizure
- Campaign '88 / Bush
- Arizona / Mecham
- Stringtown, Oklahoma / Prison Riot
- Beaver College, Pennsylvania / Lightning
- (Commercial: Century 21; Special K; Holland American Line; Advil; Black Flag Roach Ender.)
- US-USSR Relations / Inf Treaty / NATO vs. USSR / Tanks
- (Commercial: Quaker State; Puerto Rico; Glaxo; Drano; Citizen Watches.)
- Sports: Auto Racing, Horse Racing, Pro Basketball, Robinson
- Upcoming Items (S: Brit Hume)
- (Commercial: ERA Real Estate; Maalox Plus; Ace Hardware; "This Week".)
- New York City / Apollo Theater
- Good Night
- CBS Evening News for May 14, 1988
- Introduction Bob Schieffer (New York City)
- War On Drugs / Monkey Business / Zero Tolerance
- Economy: Trade Bill / Reagan / Bush
- Campaign '88 / Bush / Right-Wing Republicans
- Arizona / Mecham
- Upcoming Items (S: Bob Schieffer)
- (Commercial: Buick; Dean Witter; ERA Real Estate.)
- Afghanistan / USSR Withdrawal
- USSR / Ukrainians / Reagan Visit
- (Commercial: Fruit & Fibre; Pontiac Grand Am; Miracle-Gro.)
- Stringtown, Oklahoma / Prison Riot
- South Africa / Afrikaner Family Murders
- (Commercial: Wheaties; Beef Ind. Council and Beef Board; Corning Lenses.)
- New Technologies
- Oregon / Envtlists. vs. Loggers
- (Commercial: Whirlpool Home Appliances; Bufferin; Nescafe.)
- Persian Gulf / Iran-Iraq War
- Lebanon / Civil War
- Israel / 40th Anniversary / Photographer
- Good Night
- NBC Evening News for May 14, 1988
- Preview and Introduction Connie Chung (New York City)
- Afghanistan / USSR Withdrawal
- Upcoming Items (S: Connie Chung)
- (Commercial: Advil; Whirlpool Home Appliances; Kaopectate.)
- Persian Gulf / Iran-Iraq War
- Lebanon / Civil War
- USSR / Opposition Party
- France / Politics
- (Commercial: Sunsweet Prunes; Buick Regal; Lysol Pine Action; Kaopectate.)
- Stringtown, Oklahoma / Prison Riot
- Riverhead, New York / Rape Case
- Anderson Book
- (Commercial: A.1. Poultry Sauce; Nescafe; Product 19; Attends.)
- Economy: Foreign Trade Bill / Reagan
- Panama / Noriega / United States Role
- South Korea / Seoul Riots
- (Commercial: Rice-A-Roni; Philips Light Bulbs; "Sunday Today"; "The Superstars"; United Airlines.)
- Montana / Loggers' Protest
- Good Night
May 15, 1988
May 16, 1988
- ABC Evening News for May 16, 1988
- Introduction and Preview Peter Jennings (New York City)
- Nicaraguan Contra Funding Scheme / Bush
- Panama / Noriega / United States Role
- Justice Department / Meese / Eastland
- Upcoming Items (S: Peter Jennings)
- (Commercial: Maalox Plus; Myoflex; American Express Travelers Cheques.)
- Carrollton, Kentucky / Bus Crash
- Supreme Court / Garbage / Right of Privacy
- Stringtown, Oklahoma / Prison Riot
- Med.: Smoking / Koop
- Upcoming Items (S: Peter Jennings)
- (Commercial: ERA Real Estate; Smith, Kline and French Ulcer Experts; Nutri-Grain.)
- Lebanon / Civil War
- Israel / Violence / Gaza
- India / Temple Siege
- USSR / Space Shuttle
- Upcoming Items (S: Peter Jennings)
- (Commercial: Konica Copiers; Puerto Rico; Liberty Mutual Insurance; Yoplait Yogurt; John Deere.)
- Med.: Emergency Med. Service
- Money Matters: Industrial Production, Stock Market
- Upcoming Items (S: Peter Jennings)
- (Commercial: Kellogg's All-Bran; Ecotrin; Quaker State; Century 21; "Nightline".)
- California / Surfing
- Good Night
- CBS Evening News for May 16, 1988
- Introduction Dan Rather (New York City)
- Justice Department / Meese / Eastland
- Nicaraguan Contra Funding Scheme / Bush
- Carrollton, Kentucky / Bus Crash
- New York / Bus Crash
- Supreme Court / Garbage / Right of Privacy
- Upcoming Items (S: Dan Rather)
- (Commercial: Preparation H; Hartz Flea Collars; Vanish Drop- Ins; Liquid Drano.)
- Afghanistan / USSR Withdrawal
- Paraguay / Pope Trip
- (Commercial: Tylenol; AT&T; Hoover Vacuum Cleaner; Tums E-X.)
- Med.: Smoking / Koop
- AIDS / Civil Rights
- Economy: Reagan
- Stock Market Report
- (Commercial: Canon Copier; Century 21; Caffree; Puerto Rico.)
- Economy: Industrial Production Figs.
- Ohio / World War II Memories
- Good Night
- NBC Evening News for May 16, 1988
- Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York City)
- Med.: Smoking / Koop
- Upcoming Items (S: Tom Brokaw)
- (Commercial: Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme; Kellogg's All-Bran.)
- Carrollton, Kentucky / Bus Crash
- California / Cable Car Wreck
- Indiana / Knight Decision
- (Commercial: Citrucel; Tylenol; Subaru; Maalox Plus.)
- Justice Department / Meese / Eastland
- Supreme Court / Garbage / Right of Privacy
- Stringtown, Oklahoma / Prison Siege
- E.F. Hutton Case
- Economy: Reagan
- Stock Market Report
- (Commercial: Buick Regal Grandsport; Liberty Mutual Insurance; Minwax Wood Finish; AT&T.)
- Afghanistan / USSR Withdrawal
- Paraguay / Pope Visit
- (Commercial: Metamucil; "Today"; United Airlines; Ford Ranger.)
- Honduras / War On Drugs
- Pepitone Sentence
- War On Drugs (Part I: Deadly Demand)
- Good Night
May 17, 1988
May 18, 1988
May 19, 1988
May 20, 1988
- ABC Evening News for May 20, 1988
- Introduction Ted Koppel (Washington, DC)
- Winnetka, Illinois / Shootings
- Upcoming Items (S: Ted Koppel)
- (Commercial: Thompson's Water Seal; Serenity.)
- Panama / Noriega / United States Role / Bush
- War On Drugs / Zero Tolerance
- Med.: Breast Cancer
- Money Matters: Consumer Prices, Stock Market
- E. St. Louis, Illinois / Police
- Upcoming Items (S: Ted Koppel)
- (Commercial: Smith, Kline and French Ulcer Experts; Product 19; Hoover Vacuums; Ecotrin.)
- Persian Gulf / Iran-US Relations / Iran-Iraq War
- South Korea / Protests
- Hungary / Politics
- Upcoming Items (S: Ted Koppel)
- (Commercial: Citicorp; AT&T; Subaru; Maalox Plus; Myoflex.)
- US-USSR Relations / Inf Treaty
- Reagan / Humor
- (Commercial: Special K; Ace Hardware; Puerto Rico; Glaxo; "20/20".)
- Person of The Week (Carl McGill)
- Good Night
- CBS Evening News for May 20, 1988
- Introduction Dan Rather (New York City)
- Winnetka, Illinois / Shootings
- Panama / Noriega / United States Role
- Campaign '88 / Bush-Reagan
- Lebanon / Civil War
- South Korea / Protests
- Upcoming Items (S: Dan Rather)
- (Commercial: Subaru; Color Tile; Ecotrin; Rolaids.)
- Economy: Clothing Prices, Consumer Price Index
- Ptl / Bankruptcy
- Swaggart / Return
- Stock Market Report (S: Dan Rather)
- (Commercial: Kellogg's Corn Flakes; Anbesol; Maalox Plus; Nescafe.)
- Lehder Case
- Campaign '88 / AIDS Issue
- Med. and Health: Drug Testing
- (Commercial: Lysol Pine Action; Lysol Spray; Tylenol; Hartz Flea Collars.)
- Reagans / Astrology / Summit
- Good Night
- NBC Evening News for May 20, 1988
- Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York City)
- Panama / Noriega / United States Role
- Winnetka, Illinois / Shootings
- Upcoming Items (S: Tom Brokaw)
- (Commercial: Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme; Maalox Plus; Myoflex.)
- War On Drugs / Zero Tolerance
- Lehder / Drug Case
- Stock Market Report
- (Commercial: Quaker State; Just Right; Color Tile; Puerto Rico.)
- South Korea / Protests
- USSR / Armenians
- Syria / Walters Visit
- (Commercial: Phillips' Milk of Magnesia; Bayer; United Airlines; Vanish Drop-Ins.)
- Plains / Drought
- Economy: Consumer Price Index
- Jagger / Ashes
- Reagan / Photographers Dinner
- (Commercial: Anacin; Canon Copiers; "Sunday Today"; Fasteeth; The Hartford.)
- Assignment American: Bird Watchers' World Series
- Winnetka, Illinois / Shootings
- Good Night
May 21, 1988
- ABC Evening News for May 21, 1988
- Introduction Barry Serafin (Washington, DC)
- Panama / Noriega / United States Role
- Lebanon / Hostages / US-Syria Talks
- Lebanon / Civil War
- (Commercial: Advil; Ace Hardware; Puerto Rico.)
- Winnetka, Illinois / Shootings
- Campaign '88 / Democrats / Dukakis
- (Commercial: AT&T; Subaru; Citizen Watches; Phillips' Milk of Magnesia; Bayer.)
- US-USSR Relations / Summit / Inf Treaty / Moscow
- Hungary / Politics / USSR and Eastern Europe
- Upcoming Items (S: Barry Serafin)
- (Commercial: Canon Cameras; Century 21; Holland American Line; Maalox Plus; Myoflex.)
- Sports: Preakness, Pro Basketball, Horse Racing Tech.
- Upcoming Items (S: Barry Serafin)
- (Commercial: Price Pfister Faucets; Quaker State; Samsonite.)
- Video High School Yearbooks
- Good Night
- CBS Evening News for May 21, 1988
- Introduction Bob Schieffer (New York City)
- Panama / Noriega / United States Role
- Upcoming Items (S: Bob Schieffer)
- (Commercial: AT&T; Whirlpool Home Appliances; Tums.)
- Winnetka, Illinois / Shootings
- New York / Judge's Murder
- Bradley County, Tennessee / Drug Bust
- Campaign '88 / Democrats / War On Drugs Issue / Bush
- (Commercial: Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme; Rolaids; Tucks; Miracle-Gro.)
- USSR / Armenia-Azerbaijan Dispute
- US-USSR Relations / Summit / USSR Television
- (Commercial: Serta Mattresses; Citrucel; Sominex.)
- Reagan / Inf Treaty / Persian Gulf
- South Korea / Protests
- (Commercial: AT&T; Fleischmann's Margarine; Product 19.)
- Horse Racing / Preakness
- Hawaii / Whales
- Good Night
- NBC Evening News for May 21, 1988
- Preview and Introduction Connie Chung (New York City)
- Winnetka, Illinois / Shootings
- Panama / Noriega / United States Role
- Education: Teachers Survey
- (Commercial: GMAC; Whirlpool Home Appliances; Hartz Flea Collars.)
- Lebanon / Hostages / Civil War / US-Syria Meeting
- (Commercial: Glaxo; United Airlines; Fleischmann's Margarine; Drano.)
- Horse Racing / Preakness
- Saragosa, Texas / Tornado / Rebuilding
- Good Night
May 22, 1988
- ABC Evening News for May 22, 1988
- Introduction Sam Donaldson (Washington, DC)
- USSR / Hungary / Politics
- US-USSR Relations / Summit / Gorbachev / Inf Treaty
- Philippines / Shooting Spree
- New York / Judge Murder
- (Commercial: AT&T; Just Right.)
- Panama / Noriega / United States Role
- Swaggart / Return
- Dallas, Texas / Airplane Takeoff
- Los Angeles, California / Gangs
- Rubber Workers / Strike
- (Commercial: Glaxo; Holland American Line; Quaker State; Samsonite; Canon Cameras.)
- South Africa / Politics
- South Africa / Soweto Explosion
- (Commercial: AT&T; Tucks; Efferdent; Nutri-Grain; Smith, Kline and French Ulcer Experts.)
- Sports: Pro Basketball, Golf, Baseball
- Upcoming Items (S: Sam Donaldson)
- (Commercial: AT&T.)
- France / Truffles
- Good Night
- CBS Evening News for May 22, 1988
- Introduction Susan Spencer (New York City)
- Swaggart / Return
- Panama / Noriega / United States Role
- Upcoming Items (S: Susan Spencer)
- (Commercial: Whirlpool Home Appliances; Buick Regal; Bayer; Thompson's Water Seal.)
- Hungary / Politics
- US-USSR Relations / Summit / Gorbachev
- Israel / Violence / West Bank
- (Commercial: Fixodent; ERA Real Estate; Metamucil; AT&T.)
- Winnetka, Illinois / Shootings
- New York / Judge's Murder
- Med.: AIDS / Drugs
- (Commercial: GMAC; Serta Mattresses; Maalox Plus; American Express Travelers Cheques.)
- Inside Sunday (Animals: Zoo Story, Back To Nature, Call of The Wild)
- Good Night
- NBC Evening News for May 22, 1988
- Preview and Introduction Garrick Utley (Moscow, USSR ), John Dancy (New York City)
- US-USSR Relations / Summit / Gorbachev
- Upcoming Items (S: Garrick Utley)
- (Commercial: Smith, Kline and French Ulcer Experts; Poli-Grip.)
- Swaggart / Return
- Winnetka, Illinois / Shootings
- (Commercial: Post Bran Flakes; Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme; Citizen Watches; Rolaids.)
- Panama / Noriega / United States Role
- Israel / Violence / Schools
- Lebanon / Civil War
- Hungary / Politics
- South Africa / Soweto Attack
- (Commercial: Whirlpool Dishwashers; Glaxo; Ford Probe; United Airlines; Post Bran Flakes.)
- US-USSR Relations / Summit / Dipl. Review
- USSR / Human Rights / Helsinki Agreement
- USSR / Gorbachev
- (Commercial: Riopan Plus; Buick Regal; Product 19; Ace Hardware)
- USSR / Private Enterprise
- Good Night
May 23, 1988
- ABC Evening News for May 23, 1988
- Introduction Ted Koppel (Washington, DC)
- Panama / Noriega / United States Role
- Nicaragua / Peace Talks
- Upcoming Items (S: Ted Koppel)
- (Commercial: Tylenol; Jiffy Lube.)
- Winnetka, Illinois / Shootings
- Maryland / Gun Control
- Stock Market Report (S: Ted Koppel)
- Carter
- Schoenbrun Death
- Upcoming Items (S: Ted Koppel)
- (Commercial: Smith, Kline and French Ulcer Experts; Ragu Spaghetti Sauce; Carnival Cruise Lines.)
- US-USSR Relations / Inf Treaty
- USSR / Military
- Ft. Irwin, California / United States War Games
- Upcoming Items (S: Ted Koppel)
- (Commercial: Reynolds Wrap; Ecotrin; Anbesol; Canon Cameras; Nut and Honey Crunch.)
- USSR / Mental Hospitals
- Colombia / Hijacking
- Israel / Palestinians / Schools
- Upcoming Items (S: Ted Koppel)
- (Commercial: Maalox Plus; Quaker State; Vanish Drop-Ins; American Express Travelers Cheques; "Nightline".)
- New York City / Art Workshop
- Good Night
- CBS Evening News for May 23, 1988
- Introduction Dan Rather (New York City)
- Panama / Noriega / United States Role
- Campaign '88 / Jackson / California Primary
- Winnetka, Illinois / Shootings
- Upcoming Items (S: Dan Rather)
- (Commercial: Benjamin Moore Paints; Ford Escort; Samsonite Luggage; Black Flag Roach Ender.)
- Colombia / Hijacking
- Genetic Testing / Agriculture
- Birds / Extinction
- Smoking Study
- Stock Market Report
- (Commercial: Smith, Kline and French; Jiffy Lube; Pam; John Deere Lawnmowers.)
- Texas / Aircraft Display
- Nicaragua / Peace Talks
- US-USSR Relations / Inf Treaty
- Schoenbrun Death
- (Commercial: Phillips' Milk of Magnesia; Red Lobster; Anacin; Preparation H.)
- American Manners
- Good Night
- NBC Evening News for May 23, 1988
- Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York City)
- Panama / Noriega / United States Role
- Colombia / Hijacking
- Upcoming Items (S: Tom Brokaw)
- (Commercial: Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme; Rust-Oleum Wood Saver.)
- Winnetka, Illinois / Shootings
- Civil Rights Study
- (Commercial: Advil; Product 19; Discover Card.)
- Campaign '88 / Dukakis
- Economy
- Stock Market Report
- (Commercial: Quaker State; Poli-Grip; Hartz Flea Collar; Tylenol; Corning Lenses.)
- USSR / Party Conference
- USSR -US Relations / Inf Treaty
- Upcoming Items (S: Tom Brokaw)
- (Commercial: Maalox Plus; Ace Hardware; Red Lobster; Remington Razor.)
- United States Military / War Games
- Good Night
May 24, 1988
- ABC Evening News for May 24, 1988
- Introduction and Previewpeter Jennings (Budapest, Hungary), Ted Koppel (Washington, DC)
- Economy: Trade Bill
- US-USSR Relations / Inf Treaty
- Upcoming Items (S: Ted Koppel)
- (Commercial: Citicorp; Black Flag Roach Ender; Maalox Plus.)
- Panama / Noriega / United States Role
- War On Drugs / San Francisco, California / Zero Tolerance
- Writers Strike
- Stock Market Report (S: Ted Koppel)
- Upcoming Items (S: Peter Jennings)
- (Commercial: Hawaiian Tropic Sun Care Products; Product 19; Riunite; The Hartford.)
- Hungary / Politics and Economics
- Upcoming Items (S: Peter Jennings)
- (Commercial: Ecotrin; Quaker State; Allstate Insurance; Benjamin Moore Paints; Samsonite.)
- National Parks / Manassas Battlefield National Park
- Upcoming Items (S: Peter Jennings)
- (Commercial: Kellogg's Corn Flakes; American Express Travelers Cheques; Medipren; "Nightline".)
- US-USSR Relations / Alaska-Siberia Flight
- Good Night
- CBS Evening News for May 24, 1988
- Introduction Bob Schieffer (New York City)
- Trade Bill / Pre-Summit
- Economy: Trade Bill
- Economy: Foreign Trade
- War On Drugs / Zero Tolerance
- Upcoming Items (S: Bob Schieffer)
- (Commercial: Tylenol; Poli-Grip; American Express; Samsonite Luggage.)
- Oklahoma / Plane Crash
- Braniff Airplane / Turbulence
- Louisiana / Emergency Landing
- Chihuahua, Mexico / Fire
- Lebanon / Civil War
- Afghanistan / USSR Withdrawal
- Stock Market Report
- (Commercial: Canon Cameras; Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme; Ecotrin; Tums E-X.)
- Economy: Home Sales
- Campaign '88 / Dukakis
- Panama / Noriega / United States Role
- Winter Olympics: 1992
- Toledo, Ohio / Pandas
- (Commercial: Discover Card; Honda Power Equipment; Caffree; Pam; Anacin.)
- Golf / Snead
- Good Night
- NBC Evening News for May 24, 1988
- Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York City)
- Economy: Trade Bill
- Upcoming Items (S: Tom Brokaw)
- (Commercial: Maalox Plus; Whirlpool Microwaves; Corning Lenses.)
- Panama / Noriega / United States Role
- War On Drugs / Zero Tolerance / San Francisco, California
- Louisiana / Emergency Landing
- (Commercial: Tums E-X; Medipren; Liberty Mutual Insurance; Nescafe.)
- Justice Department / New Appointments
- National Parks / Endangered
- New York Law / Fraternity Rituals
- Stock Market Report
- (Commercial: Kellogg's Corn Flakes; Advil; Discover Card; Phillips' Milk of Magnesia.)
- Lebanon / Civil War
- Afghanistan / USSR Withdrawal
- Commentary (Inf Treaty Ratification)
- USSR / Lenin
- Upcoming Items (S: Tom Brokaw)
- (Commercial: Anbesol; Rust-Oleum Wood Saver; "Today"; Smith, Kline and French; The Hartford.)
- USSR / Gorbachev's Challenge: Minorities
- Good Night
May 25, 1988
May 26, 1988
May 27, 1988
- ABC Evening News for May 27, 1988
- Introduction Peter Jennings (Moscow, USSR ), Barry Serafin (New York City)
- US-USSR Relations / Inf Treaty
- US-USSR Relations / Summit / Human Rights
- US-USSR Relations / Summit / Pol. Reform
- Upcoming Items (S: Peter Jennings)
- (Commercial: American Express Travelers Cheques; Ford.)
- Panama / Noriega / Bush
- Lebanon / Civil War / Syrians
- Upcoming Items (S: Barry Serafin)
- (Commercial: Raisin Squares and Apple Squares; Liberty Mutual Insurance; Quaker State; Maalox Plus.)
- Redondo Beach, California / Fire
- Med.: Accutane
- Stock Market Report (S: Barry Serafin)
- War On Drugs / Military Role / Tampa, Florida
- Letterman / House
- Upcoming Items (S: Peter Jennings)
- (Commercial: Subaru; Smucker's; American Family Pubs. Sweepstakes; Hoover Vacuums; Jiffy Lube.)
- USSR / Computers (Part III)
- (Commercial: ERA Real Estate; Quaker State; Canon Cameras; Kellogg's Bran Flakes; "20/20".)
- USSR / Journalism
- US-USSR Relations / Summit
- Good Night
- CBS Evening News for May 27, 1988
- Preview and Introduction Dan Rather and Charles Kuralt (Moscow, USSR )
- US-USSR Relations / Inf Treaty
- US-USSR Relations / Human Rights
- USSR / Homeless
- Upcoming Items (S: Dan Rather)
- (Commercial: Honda Power Equipment; Rust-Oleum Wood Saver Paint; Fasteeth; American Express.)
- Lebanon / Civil War / Syrian Role
- Persian Gulf / Iran-Iraq War
- Justice Department / Cooper Resignation
- Myerson Arrest
- Memorial Day / Observances
- Upcoming Items (S: Bob Schieffer)
- Stock Market Report
- (Commercial: Folgers Coffee; Fleischmann's Margarine; Remington Razors; American Family Pubs. Sweepstakes.)
- US-USSR Relations / Moscow Summit / Cultural Exchange
- Upcoming Items (S: Dan Rather)
- (Commercial: Ex-Lax; Subaru; Hoover Vacuum Cleaners; Corning Lenses.)
- USSR / Moscow / Big Obsession
- Good Night
- NBC Evening News for May 27, 1988
- Preview and Introduction Tom Brokaw (Moscow, USSR )
- US-USSR Relations / Moscow Summit / Human Rights / Inf Treaty
- US-USSR Relations / Inf Treaty
- (Commercial: Carnival Cruise Lines; Advil.)
- Upcoming Items (S: Tom Brokaw)
- USSR / Gorbachev's Reforms
- USSR / Unempl. / Perestroika
- (Commercial: Liberty Mutual Insurance; Kellogg's Bran Flakes; Medipren; American Family Pubs. Sweepstakes.)
- Lebanon / Civil War / Syrian Role
- South Korea / Unrest
- (Commercial: Quaker State; AT&T; Whirlpool Appliances; Ford; Maalox Plus.)
- Justice Department / Cooper Resignation
- Campaign '88 / Bush Problems
- Texas / Oil Drilling Platform
- Myerson Arrest
- Stock Market Report
- (Commercial: The Hartford; Lysol Pine Action; Bayer; Lysol Basin, Tub and Tile Cleaner; "Meet the Press"; Polident.)
- USSR / Ballet
- Good Night
May 28, 1988
May 29, 1988
- ABC Evening News for May 29, 1988
- Preview and Introduction Sam Donaldson (Moscow, USSR )
- US-USSR Relations / Summit / Reagan Arrival
- US-USSR Relations / Summit / Human Rights
- US-USSR Relations / Summit / The Wives
- (Commercial: Kellogg's All-Bran; Bayer; Thompson's Water Seal.)
- US-USSR Relations / Summit / Washington, DC vs. Moscow Summits
- US-USSR Relations / History
- Upcoming Items (S: Sam Donaldson)
- (Commercial: American Family Pubs. Sweepstakes; Pacific Southwest Airlines Know When To Say When" By Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated; Made in the United States of America Label; AT&T; Smith, Kline & French Ulcer Experts.)
- Pope John Paul II / Cardinals
- Pakistan / Politics
- Meese
- (Commercial: Subaru; American Express Travelers Cheques; Tucks; AT&T; Red Lobster; ABC News.)
- Sports: Indianapolis 500, Pro Basketball, Lansford
- Upcoming Items (S: Tom Jarriel)
- (Commercial: AT&T; Raisin Squares and Apple Squares.)
- US-USSR Relations / Summit / Moscow
- Good Night
- CBS Evening News for May 29, 1988
- Preview and Introduction Susan Spencer (New York City); Dan Rather (Moscow, USSR )
- US-USSR Relations / Summit / Reagan Arrival / Human Rights
- US-USSR Relations / Summit / The Wives
- Upcoming Items (S: Dan Rather)
- (Commercial: AT&T; Rolaids; Anusol; Sominex.)
- Lebanon / Civil War / Hostages
- Pope John Paul II / Cardinals
- Auto Racing / Indianapolis 500
- Arlington National Cemetery / Memorial Day
- Lake Tahoe, Nevada, California / Snow
- Upcoming Items (S: Susan Spencer)
- (Commercial: Serta Mattresses; Red Lobster; ERA Real Estate; Remington Surgical Clippers and Razors.)
- Inside Sunday (USSR Openness: Permanent Change, Dollar Dipl., Buy The Book)
- Upcoming Items (S: Susan Spencer)
- (Commercial: American Family Pubs. Sweepstakes; GMAC; Fiber One; Discover.)
- US-USSR Relations / Summit / Moscow / Gorky Park
- Good Night
- NBC Evening News for May 29, 1988
- Preview and Introduction Garrick Utley (Moscow, USSR )
- US-USSR Relations / Summit / Reagan Arrival
- US-USSR Relations / Summit / The Wives
- Upcoming Items (S: Garrick Utley)
- (Commercial: Phillips' Milk of Magnesia; GMAC.)
- US-USSR Relations / Summit / US-USSR Dipl.
- (Commercial: Quaker State; Grape-Nuts; Nescafe; Tums.)
- Lebanon / Civil War / Syrian Role / Hostages
- (Commercial: Smith, Kline and French Ulcer Experts; GMAC; American Family Pubs. Sweepstakes; Kellogg's Corn Flakes.)
- USSR / Ethnic Nationalism / Armenians
- (Commercial: Sears Cameras; Red Lobster; Kellogg's Bran Flakes; United Van Lines.)
- USSR / Relig.
- Good Night
May 30, 1988
May 31, 1988
Specials
- May 03, 1988 - ABC Special - Nightline [23:32:00 - 24:01:00]
- May 05, 1988 - ABC Special - Nightline [23:35:00 - 24:05:00]
- May 06, 1988 - ABC Special - Nightline [23:35:00 - 24:05:00]
- May 09, 1988 - ABC Special - Nightline [23:34:00 - 24:04:00]
- May 12, 1988 - ABC Special - The Koppel Report: Televangelism-The Billion Dollar Pie [21:00:00 - 22:00:00]
- May 17, 1988 - NBC Special - Reagan Press Conference [14:49:00 - 15:07:50]
- May 25, 1988 - ABC Special - Reagan-Gorbachev Summit: Reagan [08:49:00 - 09:01:00]
- May 25, 1988 - ABC Special - Nightline [23:36:00 - 24:06:00]
- May 25, 1988 - PBS Special - 1988 Primary Debate Part 2 [10:00:30 - 10:27:50]
- May 27, 1988 - ABC Special - Good Morning America [07:00:00 - 09:00:00]
- May 27, 1988 - CBS Special - This Morning [07:00:00 - 09:00:00]
- May 27, 1988 - NBC Special - Today [07:00:10 - 08:58:30]
- May 29, 1988 - ABC Special - Reagan-Gorbachev Summit: Reagan Arrival In Moscow [05:59:20 - 06:28:50]
- May 29, 1988 - NBC Special - Reagan-Gorbachev Summit: Reagan Arrival In Moscow [05:00:10 - 06:01:00]
- May 30, 1988 - ABC Special - Nightline [00:09:00 - 00:39:00]
- May 30, 1988 - ABC Special - Good Morning America [07:00:00 - 08:00:00]
- May 30, 1988 - ABC Special - Good Morning America [08:00:00 - 09:00:00]
- May 30, 1988 - ABC Special - Reagan-Gorbachev Summit; Gorbachev, Reagan Dinner Remarks [10:55:00 - 11:15:00]
- May 30, 1988 - CBS Special - This Morning [07:00:00 - 09:00:00]
- May 30, 1988 - NBC Special - Today [07:00:10 - 08:58:30]
- May 31, 1988 - ABC Special - Good Morning America [07:00:00 - 08:00:00]
- May 31, 1988 - ABC Special - Good Morning America [08:00:00 - 09:00:00]
- May 31, 1988 - ABC Special - Nightline [23:31:00 - 24:01:00]
- May 31, 1988 - CBS Special - This Morning [07:00:00 - 09:00:00]
- May 31, 1988 - NBC Special - Today [07:00:00 - 08:58:50]
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