December 1996 Broadcast Index

Evening News

December 1, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 1, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Deborah Roberts (New York)
  2. AIDS / World AIDS Day / Black Americans / Cooper Interview
  3. Upcoming Items (Studio: Deborah Roberts)
  4. (Commercial: Cotton, Incorporated; Advil.)
  5. Space: Mars Explorer
  6. Holiday Travel
  7. Democrats / Fund-Raising
  8. Presidential Successional
  9. Gun Control / Supreme Court
  10. Medical Marijuana / Senate / The States
  11. Georgia / Prison Fees
  12. Upcoming Items (Studio: Deborah Roberts)
  13. (Commercial: Cadillac Seville; TheraFlu; AT&T.)
  14. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  15. Middle East / Peace Moves / West Bank / Israel-Egypt Relations
  16. India / Mother Teresa
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Deborah Roberts)
  18. (Commercial: Efferdent; Campbell's Soup; Toyota Camry; Alka-Seltzer; Mail Boxes Etc.)
  19. Philanthropy List
  20. Greenfield Reporting (Television: The Holidays)
  21. Tiny Tim Death
  22. (Commercial: Pontiac Grand Prix; Pam; Hemorid; "Good Morning America.")
  23. Pawling, New York / Peale Center and Prayer
  24. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 1, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction John Roberts (New York)
  2. Balkans / Milosevic
  3. Holiday Travel
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: John Roberts)
  5. (Commercial: Black and Decker Floorbuster; Zostrix; Smucker's; Total.)
  6. Medicine: AIDS Research / Uganda
  7. (Commercial: Sustacal; Poli-Grip; Axid AR; Hoover Vacuums; "60 Minutes"; "This Morning".)
  8. Sunday Cover (Shopping)
  9. (Commercial: Maxwell House; Presto Powerpop; Presto Saladshooter; Cadillac Seville; 100-Prevent.)
  10. Atlanta, Georgia / Homeless Law
  11. Space: Shuttle Columbia, Mars Probe
  12. Computers / The Internet
  13. (Commercial: Pam; Black and Decker Floorbuster; PrimeStar; Metamucil; "CBS Evening News".)
  14. Tiny Tim Death
  15. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 1, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Jeanne Meserve (Washington)
  2. Holiday Travel
  3. Weather
  4. Tiny Tim Death
  5. India / Mother Teresa's Health
  6. World AIDS Day / Africa
  7. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  8. (Commercial: Compaq; Dean Witter; Samsonite; A Return To The Lion's Den".)
  9. Holiday Travel
  10. World AIDS Day
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  12. (Commercial: Movado; Samsonite; Dean Witter; TWA; Movado; CNN.)
  13. Space Shuttle Columbia / Mars Pathfinder
  14. Greece / Flooding
  15. Weather
  16. Montserrat / Volcano
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  18. (Commercial: Microsoft; The Saint; CNN.)
  19. Simpson Townhouse Sale
  20. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for December 1, 1996
  1. No broadcasts today

December 2, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 2, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Peter Jennings (New York)
  2. Medicine: Breast Cancer / Detection
  3. Breast Implants / Dow Corning
  4. Medicine: Strokes
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  6. (Commercial: Toyota Avalon; Quaker Oatmeal; Ex-Lax.)
  7. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  8. Czech Republic / Havel Health
  9. India / Mother Teresa
  10. US-Japan Relations / Okinawa
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  12. (Commercial: Buick LeSabre; Cotton, Incorporated; Presto Powerpop; Sprint; Lodine Xl; Monday Night Football; "Drew Carey".)
  13. Economy: Retail Sales, Consumer Price Index
  14. Stock Market Report (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  15. Manning, South Carolina / Racial Assault
  16. History: Marshall and The FBI
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  18. (Commercial: Chrysler; Quaker Oatmeal; 1-800-Prevent.)
  19. It's Your Money (Weapons System)
  20. Naval Academy / Ethics
  21. Space: Lucid Honored
  22. Space: Moon Ice
  23. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  24. (Commercial: Total; Honda Civic; Imodium A-D.)
  25. Four Corners (Bhutan)
  26. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 2, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Dan Rather (New York)
  2. War On Drugs / Marijuana
  3. Holiday Shopping
  4. Breast Cancer / Mammograms
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  6. (Commercial: Ivory Snow; Alka-Seltzer.)
  7. Japan / United States Military Bases
  8. Serbia / Protests
  9. Space: Moon Ice
  10. Space: Shuttle Columbia
  11. (Commercial: Kellogg's Rice Krispies; Saladshooter; Caterpillar; Tylenol; News Channel 5.)
  12. Eye On America (Racist Beating)
  13. Circuit City / Racial Discrimination
  14. Stock Market Report
  15. (Commercial: Sustacal; Axid AR; Aspergel; Ex-Lax; Janus Funds; "48 Hours.")
  16. Silicone Breast Implants / Class Action Suit
  17. White House / Christmas Tree
  18. (Commercial: Pepcid AC; Cadillac; Pam; Zostrix; Poise.)
  19. Sudan / Dr. Richards
  20. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 2, 1996
  1. Introduction/Preview Bernard Shaw (Washington)
  2. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  3. Europe / Meeting
  4. US-Japan Relations / Okinawa
  5. Central Africa / Refugee Aid
  6. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  7. (Commercial: Movado Watches; Prudential; Fixodent; Bayer; Movado Watches; "Wall Street Journal"; "Crossfire".)
  8. Tobacco / Government Regulations
  9. Medical Marijuana Legalization
  10. Breast Implants / Down Corning
  11. History: Marshall and The FBI
  12. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  13. (Commercial: Citizen Watches; Advil; Hammermill Papers; Nasdaq; Tagamet HB; Panasonic Televisions; "Larry King Live".)
  14. Space: Shuttle Columbia
  15. Space: Lucid Honor
  16. Space: Moon Ice
  17. Space: Mars Probe
  18. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  19. (Commercial: MCI; "Crossfire"; Request Pay Per View; Nashville Diamond Bankers; "Moneyline".)
  20. Worldview Weather
  21. United Nations / Secretary General / Boutros-Ghali
  22. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  23. Serbia Protests Story Recapped (Bernard Shaw)
  24. Clinton / Cabinet
  25. Cuba / Military Parade
  26. Brazil / AIDS
  27. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  28. Worldview Money
  29. (Commercial: Citizen Watches; IBM; T. Rowe Price; Intel; Tagamet HB; CNNSI.)
  30. Medicine: AIDS / Taylor
  31. Medicine: AIDS / Frost and Kaleeba Interviews
  32. (Commercial: "Larry King Live"; Bayer; Nasdaq; MCI; The Kiplinger Washington Letter".)
  33. Space: Moon Ice
  34. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for December 2, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York)
  2. War On Drugs / Marijuana
  3. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  4. (Commercial: Maalox; Bayer; Quicken.)
  5. Breast Cancer / Mammograms
  6. Moon / Ice
  7. Stock Market Report (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  8. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  9. (Commercial: Totes; Listerine; Efferdent; Nasdaq.)
  10. In Depth (Law and Order: Teenage Baby Murder Case)
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  12. (Commercial: Tagamet HB; PrimeStar; Cadillac; Braun Oral-B; News Channel 4.)
  13. Holiday Shopping / Credit Cards
  14. Czech Republic / Havel Health
  15. Serbia / Protests
  16. On Line (White House Tree / Lucid)
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  18. (Commercial: AT&T; Black and Decker Snakelight; Imodium A-D; Elizabeth Taylor's White Diamonds; Poise; "Dateline NBC".)
  19. Who Cares
  20. Good Night

December 3, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 3, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Peter Jennings (New York)
  2. Simpson Civil Trial
  3. Hawaii / Same Sex Marriages
  4. Supreme Court / Gun Control / Brady Law
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  6. (Commercial: Cadillac Eldorado; Ivory Snow; Lodine.)
  7. France / Paris Train Attack
  8. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  9. Space: Moon Ice
  10. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  11. (Commercial: 1-800-Prevent; Panasonic Razors; Prego; Tums; AT&T; "Nightline".)
  12. Solutions (Crime: Safe Streets Now)
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  14. (Commercial: Hemorid; Honda Civic; Maxwell House Cappuccino; Imodium A-D; Hemorid.)
  15. Television / Rating System
  16. Medicine: Appendicitis Test
  17. Stock Market Report (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  18. White House / Stephanopoulos
  19. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  20. (Commercial: Presto Saladshooter; Correctol; Totes; Total.)
  21. Israel / Cellular Phones
  22. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 3, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Dan Rather (New York)
  2. Hawaii / Same Sex Marriages
  3. Simpson Civil Trial
  4. Space: Moon Ice
  5. Space: Mars Pathfinder
  6. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  7. (Commercial: Maalox; Lodine Xl; Neutrogena; LensCrafters.)
  8. France / Terrorist Bombing
  9. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  10. Russia / Strike
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  12. (Commercial: Presto Powerpop; AT&T; 1-800-Prevent; Sunsweet Prunes; News Channel 5.)
  13. Whitewater
  14. Supreme Court / Gun Control / Brady Law
  15. Adm / Indictments
  16. Stock Market Report
  17. (Commercial: Honda; Robitussin; Zostrix; Centrum; Axid AR; "48 Hours.")
  18. Eye On America (Army: Sex Scandal)
  19. Kelly Air Force Base, Texas / Racial Harassment
  20. (Commercial: Panasonic; Bayer; Alka-Seltzer; Smucker's; Ex-Lax.)
  21. Medal of Honor
  22. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 3, 1996
  1. Introduction/Preview Bernard Shaw (Washington)
  2. France / Paris Subway Terrorist Bombing / Laird Interview
  3. Serbia / Election Protests
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  5. (Commercial: Movado Watches; Tagamet HB; American Institution of Certified Public Accountants; Cadillac; Panasonic Televisions; Movado watches; "Crossfire"; CNN.)
  6. United Nations / Secretary General / Boutros-Ghali
  7. Hawaii / Gay Marriages
  8. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  9. Worldview Weather
  10. (Commercial: Dreyfus; Time Magazine; Classical Thunder Record Collection; Axid AR.)
  11. Russia / Exhibit
  12. Computers / Historical CD-Roms
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  14. (Commercial: Mobil; "Larry King Live"; Request Pay Per View; Cadillac Catera.)
  15. Britain / Currency / Monetary Union
  16. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  17. France Subway Bombing and Yugoslavia Protests Stories Recapped (Bernard Shaw)
  18. Medicine: Abortion and Breast Cancer
  19. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  20. Worldview Money
  21. (Commercial: Chevrolet Lumina; Nasdaq; Tavist-D; Hammermill Papers; Inter-Continental Hotels; MCI; NBA On TNT.)
  22. Middle East / South Lebanon / Israel vs. Hizballah
  23. Burma / Aung San Suu Kyi
  24. South Africa-Taiwan Relations / Chang Visit
  25. Belarus / Lukashenko Government
  26. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  27. Worldview Sports: Soccer, Tennis
  28. (Commercial: "Larry King Live"; Panasonic Camcorders; Olde; American Express; NicoDerm CQ.)
  29. Japan-US Relations / Okinawa
  30. Japan / Mondale
  31. Space: Moon Ice / Technology
  32. Space: Mars Probe
  33. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for December 3, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York)
  2. Simpson Civil Trial
  3. Hawaii / Same Sex Marriages
  4. Supreme Court / Gun Control / Brady Law
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  6. (Commercial: Plymouth; Elizabeth Taylor's White Diamonds; Presto Powerpop; Tagamet HB.)
  7. France / Paris Train Attack
  8. Adm / Indictments
  9. White House / Stephanopoulos
  10. Stock Market Report
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  12. (Commercial: Quicken; Bayer; Listerine; Efferdent.)
  13. In Depth (Gone To Pot)
  14. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  15. Deer Hunting
  16. On Line (Icy Moon)
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  18. (Commercial: Maxwell House; Quaker Oatmeal; Advil; Plymouth; Dateline NBC.)
  19. Columbia Students / Counterfeiting
  20. Good Night

December 4, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 4, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Peter Jennings (New York)
  2. Consumer Price Index / Inflation
  3. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  4. (Commercial: Honda Civic; Tums.)
  5. Battered Wives / Briand Case
  6. Simpson Civil Trial
  7. Nuclear Weapons / Butler
  8. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  9. Burma / Aung Sun Suu Kyi
  10. Human Rights Watch / Report
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  12. (Commercial: Tavist-D; Bengay; Cadillac Seville; Black and Decker Snakelight; Panasonic Razors; Primetime Live.)
  13. Solutions (Aging: Independence)
  14. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  15. (Commercial: Buick LeSabre; Bayer; AT&T.)
  16. Space: Mars Probe
  17. Electric Car
  18. Computer / Phone Books
  19. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  20. (Commercial: Lodine; Prego; 3M; Unisom; Presto Powerpop.)
  21. Kingsburg, California / Election
  22. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 4, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Dan Rather (New York)
  2. Consumer Price Index / Inflation
  3. Space: Mars Probe
  4. Space Shuttle Columbia
  5. White House
  6. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  7. (Commercial: Honda; Presto Saladshooter; Mail Boxes Etc.)
  8. Simpson Civil Trial
  9. Talk Show Murder Case
  10. Hawaii / Same Sex Marriages
  11. Stock Market Report
  12. (Commercial: Caltrate; Prego; AT&T; Quaker Oatmeal; TheraFlu; News Channel 5.)
  13. Auto Industry / 100th Anniversary / Electric Cars
  14. Chinese Herbal Medicines
  15. Medicine: Post-Surgery Risks
  16. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  17. (Commercial: Centrum; Robitussin; PrimeStar; Kellogg's Rice Krispies; Neutrogena; Tylenol; "48 Hours".)
  18. Serbia / Milosevic
  19. Nuclear Weapons
  20. United Nations / Boutros-Ghali
  21. Clinton / Health
  22. Arizona / Drug Bust
  23. (Commercial: Chrysler; AT&T; Sunsweet Prunes; Cortizone 10.)
  24. Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) Flight 800 / Memorial
  25. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 4, 1996
  1. Introduction/Preview Bernard Shaw (Washington),
  2. United Nations / Secretary General / Boutros-Ghali
  3. Nuclear Weapons / Butler
  4. France / Paris Subway Bombing
  5. English Channel / Tunnel
  6. Yugoslavia / Anti-Government Protests
  7. Guatemala / Cease-Fire
  8. Zaire / Tutsi Rebels, Refugees
  9. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  10. (Commercial: CNN; Dreyfus; Lactaid; DirecTV; American Institution of Certified Public Accountants; Zales; Atlantis; NBA On TBS.)
  11. United Nations / Secretary General / Boutros-Ghali
  12. Middle East / Palestinian Police
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  14. (Commercial: Panasonic Camcorders; T. Rowe Price; Inter- Continental Hotels; Sprint; Bachmann H-O Trains.)
  15. Bosnia / Peace / London Conference / Frowick Interview
  16. (Commercial: Inter-Continental Hotels; "Crossfire"; Request Pay Per View; "Miss Saigon"; "Larry King Live".)
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  18. Clinton / Secretary General Boutros-Ghali / Cabinet
  19. English Channel Tunnel Reopening Story Recapped (Hilary Bowker)
  20. France / Paris Subway Bombing
  21. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  22. Worldview Money
  23. (Commercial: Tagamet HB; Ivory Snow; Panasonic Televisions; American Institution of Certified Public Accountants; Olde; "A Prayer Heard".)
  24. Jenny Jones Murder / Schmitz Sentence
  25. Simpson Civil Trial
  26. India / Mother Teresa's Health
  27. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  28. (Commercial: "Crossfire"; Citizen Watches; IBM; Hammermill Papers; Nasdaq; Health Rider.)
  29. Worldview Sports: Soccer, Auto Racing
  30. Space: Mars Probe
  31. Christmas / Computer Wish Lists
  32. Good Night (Bernard Shaw, Hilary Bowker)
• NBC Evening News for December 4, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York)
  2. Simpson Civil Trial
  3. New Hampshire / Briand Case
  4. Talk Show Murder Case
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  6. (Commercial: Totes; Elizabeth Taylor's Black Pearls; Braun Oral-B; Aleve.)
  7. Consumer Price Index / Inflation
  8. Clinton / Health
  9. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  10. Stock Market Report
  11. (Commercial: Maxwell House; AT&T; Saladshooter; Cadillac.)
  12. In Depth (Same-Sex Marriages)
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  14. (Commercial: Tylenol; Sunsweet Prunes; PrimeStar; Mail Boxes Etc.; Total; News Channel 4.)
  15. Serbia / Protests
  16. On Line (Nukes)
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  18. (Commercial: Tums; Advil; Braun Oral-B; Ex-Lax; MSNBC.)
  19. Gone To Pot / Drugs
  20. Good Night

December 5, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 5, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Diane Sawyer (New York)
  2. Clinton / Cabinet Nominations
  3. US-Russia Relations / Summit
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Diane Sawyer)
  5. (Commercial: Toyota Camry; Easy Spirit Shoes; Axid AR.)
  6. Plane Turbulence
  7. Medicine: Osteoporosis / Drug Treatment
  8. Simpson / Civil Trial / Custody Trial
  9. Consumers: Video Games
  10. Upcoming Items (Studio: Diane Sawyer)
  11. (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer; Black and Decker Snakelight; Nasdaq; Honda Civic; Merck; Turning Point.)
  12. Solutions (Family: Stay At Home Mothers)
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: Diane Sawyer)
  14. (Commercial: Panasonic Razors; Lodine; AT&T; Braun Oral-B Plaque Remover; Pepcid AC.)
  15. Gulf War Syndrome / Iraqi Biological Weapons
  16. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Diane Sawyer)
  18. (Commercial: Buick LeSabre; Tavist-D; Cortizone-10.)
  19. Marionville, Missouri / Squirrels
  20. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 5, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction John Roberts (New York)
  2. Clinton / Cabinet Nominations
  3. Simpson / Civil and Custody Trials
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: John Roberts)
  5. (Commercial: Presto Powerpop; Bayer; AT&T.)
  6. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  7. US-Russia Relations / Summit
  8. Stock Market Report
  9. (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer; The Olive Garden; Caltrate; Zostrix; News Channel 5.)
  10. Alabama / Stay of Execution
  11. San Diego, California / Shaken Baby Syndrome Case
  12. Baseball / Contract
  13. Clinton / Holiday Celebrations
  14. (Commercial: Zantac 75; Ensure; Nicotrol; Total; "48 Hours.")
  15. Bald Eagle
  16. Koalas
  17. (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer; Aspergel; Pam; Honda.)
  18. Eye On America (The Best of US)
  19. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 5, 1996
  1. Introduction/Preview Ralph Begleiter (Washington), Hilary Bowker (London)
  2. Clinton / Cabinet Nominations
  3. US-Russia Relations / Summit
  4. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  6. (Commercial: Hammermill Papers; Panasonic Camcorders; Dreyfus; Zales; 24 Hours In Cyberspace Book; Cgm Mutual Fund; "A Prayer Heard"; CNN.)
  7. Clinton / Cabinet Nominations / World Problems / Scowcroft Interview
  8. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  9. (Commercial: Nasdaq; MCI; Fixodent; Office Depot; T. Rowe Price.)
  10. China / Computer Internet
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Ralph Begleiter)
  12. (Commercial: MCI; "Crossfire"; The Lazarus Man; Beatles Anthology"; "Larry King Live".)
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  14. Serbia Anti-Government Protests Story Recapped (Hilary Bowker)
  15. Gulf War Syndrome
  16. US-Russia Summit Story Recapped (Hilary Bowker)
  17. Clinton / Cabinet Nominations
  18. Upcoming Items (Studio: Ralph Begleiter)
  19. Worldview Money
  20. (Commercial: Health Rider; Bayer; Bachman H-O Trains; Olde; "National Geographic Explorer".)
  21. Israel / Hanukkah
  22. Middle East / Israeli-Palestinian Summit
  23. Israel / The Sabbath / Orthodox vs. Secular Jews
  24. Medicine: Breast Cancer Study
  25. Upcoming Items (Studio: Ralph Begleiter)
  26. Worldview Sports: Baseball, Skiing, Soccer
  27. (Commercial: "Crossfire"; Panasonic Camcorder; Tavist-D; Mgm/Ua Home Video At Borders; Dreyfus; Ford Taurus; Imodium A-D.)
  28. Britain / Christmas
  29. Washington, DC / National Christmas Tree
  30. Good Night (Ralph Begleiter, Hilary Bowker)
• NBC Evening News for December 5, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York)
  2. Clinton / Cabinet Nominations
  3. US-Russia Relations / Summit
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  5. (Commercial: PrimeStar; Total; Maalox; Scope.)
  6. Plane Turbulence
  7. Simpson Civil Trial
  8. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  9. Stock Market Report
  10. In Depth (Christmas Shopping: Toys)
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  12. (Commercial: Pepcid AC; Elizabeth Taylor's Black Pearls; Cadillac; Panasonic; Fixodent; "NBC Nightly News".)
  13. Gone To Pot (Drug Paraphernalia)
  14. On Line (Christmas: White House)
  15. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  16. (Commercial: Cadillac; Quaker Oatmeal; Braun Oral-B; AT&T; Alka-Seltzer; "Dateline NBC".)
  17. The Fleecing of America (Whistleblowers Law)
  18. Good Night

December 6, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 6, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Forrest Sawyer (New York)
  2. Simpson Civil Trial
  3. Upcoming Items (Studio: Forrest Sawyer)
  4. (Commercial: Nicotrol; Mail Boxes Etc.; Black and Decker Steamer.)
  5. Stock Market / Greenspan
  6. Economy: Unemployment
  7. Atlanta, Georgia / Olympic Park Bombing
  8. Saudi Arabia / Al Khobar Bomb
  9. United Nations / Secretary General
  10. Mexico / Journalists Murdered
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Forrest Sawyer)
  12. (Commercial: Tavist-D; AT&T; Correctol; Nasdaq; Merck; 20/20.)
  13. New Orleans, Louisiana / Murders
  14. Supreme Court / Internet Indecency
  15. Space: Shuttle Columbia
  16. Upcoming Items (Studio: Forrest Sawyer)
  17. (Commercial: Totes; Alka-Seltzer; Honda Civic; Panasonic Razors; Fixodent.)
  18. Your Health (Osteoporosis)
  19. Czech Republic / Havel Health
  20. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  21. Japan / Mudslide
  22. Upcoming Items (Studio: Forrest Sawyer)
  23. (Commercial: AFLAC; Axid AR; AT&T; Presto Saladshooter.)
  24. Person of The Week (Montana Miller)
  25. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 6, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Paula Zahn (New York)
  2. Simpson Civil Trial
  3. Stock Market / Greenspan
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Paula Zahn)
  5. (Commercial: Pam; Quaker Oatmeal; Mail Boxes Etc.; Presto Saladshooter.)
  6. Democrats / Fund-Raising
  7. Atlanta, Georgia / Olympic Park Bombing
  8. Army / Sexual Misconduct
  9. Supreme Court / Internet Indecency
  10. Upcoming Items (Studio: Paula Zahn)
  11. (Commercial: Poli-Grip; Zostrix; Black and Decker Snakelight; Hemorid; Lactaid; News Channel 5.)
  12. Super Bacteria
  13. Space: Shuttle Columbia
  14. (Commercial: Caltrate; Prego; Cadillac; Fixodent; Pepcid AC; CBS Sports.)
  15. Dallas / Evangelist Divorce
  16. Upcoming Items (Studio: Paula Zahn)
  17. (Commercial: Ex-Lax; 1-800-Prevent; Neutrogena; Maxwell House Cappuccino; Honda.)
  18. Travels With Harry
  19. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 6, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Ralph Begleiter (Washington), Hilary Bowker (London)
  2. Stock Market / Greenspan
  3. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  4. Yeltsin / Health
  5. Czech Republic / Havel Health
  6. Simpson Civil Trial
  7. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  8. (Commercial: MCI; Ghosts of Mississippi; Hammermill Papers; Asiana Airlines; Ford; Zales; "Crossfire".)
  9. United Nations / Holbrooke / Secretary General
  10. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  11. Weather
  12. (Commercial: Time; Classical Thunder; Hammermill Papers; Dreyfus; CNN.)
  13. Space Shuttle Columbia
  14. Supreme Court / Internet
  15. The Internet / Copyright
  16. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  17. (Commercial: MCI; Pay Per View; Rivergate Toyota; "Larry King Live".)
  18. Hiroshima / World Heritage Site
  19. Upcoming Items
  20. Top Stories
  21. Mexico / Brutal Killings
  22. Atlanta, Georgia / Olympic Park Bombing
  23. Britain / Major
  24. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  25. Worldview Money
  26. (Commercial: Hewlett Packard; Hammermill Papers; Zales; Bayer; Olde; Panasonic; TNT; CNN.)
  27. United Nations / Secretary General
  28. Upcoming Items (Studio: Ralph Begleiter)
  29. Sports
  30. COMMERCIAL: "Crossfire"; Citizen; Hammer Mill papers; Inter-Continental; Sprint; Office Depot; "A Prayer Heard"; CNN.)
  31. Moscow / Billboards
  32. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for December 6, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York)
  2. Murders / Simpson Civil Trial / Weitzberg Case
  3. Gun Ban
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  5. (Commercial: The Olive Garden; JC Penney; Pam; Panasonic; Total.)
  6. Atlanta, Georgia / Olympic Park Bombing
  7. The Money Trail (Democrats / Fund-Raising)
  8. Stock Market / Greenspan
  9. (Commercial: Sustacal; Lodine Xl; Tavist-D; Cadillac.)
  10. In Depth (George Norman)
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  12. (Commercial: Nicotrol; Presto Saladshooter; Janus Funds; Sunsweet Prunes; Cadillac.)
  13. Mexico / Journalists Murdered
  14. On Line (Space Shuttle Columbia)
  15. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  16. (Commercial: Totes; Hemorid; JC Penney; Tavist-D; Tylenol; Hemorid; "Dateline NBC".)
  17. The American Dream (Roby, Texas: Lottery Winners)
  18. Good Night

December 7, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 7, 1996
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for December 7, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Bob Schieffer (New York)
  2. Simpson Civil Trial
  3. Pro Football / Rozelle Death
  4. College Football / Army-Navy
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Paula Zahn)
  6. (Commercial: Maxwell House Cappuccino; Presto Saladshooter; LensCrafters; Bayer.)
  7. Welfare
  8. Miami, Florida / Bankruptcy
  9. Space: Shuttle Columbia
  10. Upcoming Items (Studio: Paula Zahn)
  11. (Commercial: Panasonic Razors; Aspergel; Dentu-Creme; 1-800- Prevent; "Sunday Morning".)
  12. Politics / Poll
  13. One On One (Lott)
  14. (Commercial: Scope; Bengay; Tagamet HB; Mail Boxes Etc.; "Face The Nation".)
  15. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  16. Upcoming Items (Studio: Paula Zahn)
  17. (Commercial: Maxwell House Cappuccino; Zostrix; Poise; Dremel Motor Tools; "CBS Evening News".)
  18. Baker-Kassebaum Wedding
  19. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 7, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Jeanne Meserve (Washington)
  2. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  3. Greece / Strike
  4. New England / Snow Storm
  5. Lott
  6. Social Security
  7. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  8. (Commercial: Movado; Lucent Technologies; Dean Witter; Movado; A Prayer Heard.)
  9. Russia / Coal Miners' Strike Nuclear Plant
  10. Sudan / Red Cross Workers Release
  11. Zambia / Drugs
  12. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  13. (Commercial: Citizen; Digital; Transamerica; Office Depot; CNN.)
  14. France / Flooding
  15. Weather
  16. Sarajevo / Symphony
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  18. (Commercial: Dean Witter; Healthrider; CNN.)
  19. Sports
  20. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  21. Lennon Death Anniversary
  22. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for December 7, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Brian Williams (New York)
  2. Space: Shuttle Columbia
  3. Clinton / Domestic Agenda
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  5. (Commercial: Charles Schwab; Tagamet HB; Black and Decker Snakelight; Total.)
  6. India / Polio
  7. Romania / Orphans
  8. Pro Football / Rozelle Death
  9. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  10. (Commercial: Presto Powerpop; Presto Saladshooter; Caltrate; Maalox; Pontiac Grand Prix; "Dateline NBC".)
  11. Focus (Children: The First Three Years)
  12. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  13. (Commercial: 1-800-Prevent; Black and Decker Snakelight; PrimeStar; LensCrafters; Hoover Vacuums.)
  14. Nixon / Audiotapes
  15. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests / Milosevic
  16. World War II / Pearl Harbor
  17. College Football / Army-Navy Game
  18. Baker-Kassebaum Wedding
  19. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  20. (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer; Braun Oral-B Plaque Remover; Centrum; Quaker Oatmeal; Listerine; "Today".)
  21. New York, New York / Lost and Found
  22. Good Night

December 8, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 8, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Carole Simpson (New York)
  2. Economy: Bankruptcies / Debt
  3. Social Security
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Carole Simpson)
  5. (Commercial: Tagamet HB; Mail Boxes Etc.; Advil.)
  6. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  7. Northern Ireland / Ballymena Unrest
  8. Upcoming Items (Studio: Carole Simpson)
  9. (Commercial: AT&T; Tavist-D; The Olive Garden Restaurant; Hoover Vacuums; Nature's Remedy.)
  10. Winter Weather / Northeast
  11. Montana / Speed Limits
  12. Congress / Race and Election Districts
  13. Supreme Court / Thomas
  14. (Commercial: Maxwell House; Correctol; Black and Decker Floorbuster; Efferdent; Alka-Seltzer.)
  15. Greenfield Reporting (Television)
  16. Upcoming Items (Studio: Carole Simpson)
  17. (Commercial: Gas-X; Dremel Motor Tools; Axid AR; "Good Morning America.")
  18. Scotland / Dunblane Massacre / Gun Control Song
  19. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 8, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction John Roberts (New York)
  2. New England / Winter Weather
  3. Holiday Toys
  4. France / Paris Terrorism
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: John Roberts)
  6. (Commercial: Rice Krispies; Nature's Remedy; Black and Decker Snakelight; Tagamet HB; Unisom.)
  7. Race in America
  8. Social Security
  9. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Housing Project
  10. (Commercial: Elizabeth Taylor's Black Pearls; Presto Powerpop; Presto Saladshooter; Efferdent; Bayer; "60 Minutes"; "This Morning".)
  11. Sunday Cover (Postal Service)
  12. (Commercial: Ex-Lax; Lodine; PrimeStar; Black and Decker Snakelight; Axid AR.)
  13. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  14. Bosnia / Peace Mission / United States Role
  15. Clinton / Independent Investigations / Starr
  16. Upcoming Items (Studio: John Roberts)
  17. (Commercial: Cadillac Eldorado; Bayer; Black and Decker Snakelight; Zantac; "CBS Evening News".)
  18. US-Japan Relations / Okinawa / The American Presence
  19. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 8, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Jeanne Meserve (Washington)
  2. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  3. Burma / Protest
  4. Greece / Strike
  5. Afghanistan / United Nations Plane
  6. Space Shuttle Columbia
  7. Mother Teresa
  8. Super Germ
  9. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  10. (Commercial: Movado; Panasonic; Office Max; Dean Witter; Movado; CNN.)
  11. HMOs / Gag Rules
  12. Supreme Court / Internet
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  14. (Commercial: Citizen; Compaq; Panasonic; Smucker's; CNN.)
  15. Pearl Harbor Attack / Survivors
  16. Great Britain / Snow Storm
  17. Weather
  18. All About Women
  19. (Commercial: Revlon; Office Depot; Panasonic; A Prayer Heard.)
  20. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  21. Dresden Germany / Christmas Cake
  22. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for December 8, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction John Seigenthaler (New York)
  2. Social Security
  3. California / Yacht Fire
  4. Northeast / Winter Weather
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: John Seigenthaler)
  6. (Commercial: Total; Black and Decker Snakelight; Maxwell House.)
  7. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  8. Mexico / War On Drugs
  9. Pro Football / Rozelle Death
  10. Upcoming Items (Studio: John Seigenthaler)
  11. (Commercial: The Olive Garden Restaurant; Black and Decker Snakelight; Braun Oral-B Plaque Remover; Quicken; "Today".)
  12. Focus (Medicine: Dying Patients)
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: John Seigenthaler)
  14. (Commercial: Cadillac Seville; Efferdent; PrimeStar; Caltrate; Fixodent; "Dateline NBC".)
  15. Idaho / Wolf Dogs
  16. Washington, DC / Kennedy Center Honors Award
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: John Seigenthaler)
  18. (Commercial: Imodium A-D; Tylenol; Centrum; Black and Decker Floorbuster; LensCrafters; Braun Oral-B Plaque Remover; "Today".)
  19. Middle East / Gaza's Donkeys
  20. Good Night

December 9, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 9, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Peter Jennings (New York)
  2. Atlanta, Georgia / Olympic Park Bombing / Jewell
  3. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  4. (Commercial: Bayer; AT&T; Panasonic Razors.)
  5. Simpson Civil Trial
  6. Delaware / Baby Murder
  7. Dupont Murder Trial
  8. Florida / Prudential Insurance
  9. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  10. (Commercial: Toyota Avalon; California Prunes; Hoover Vacuums; Braun Oral-B Plaque Remover; Royal Caribbean; "Monday Night Football"; "NYPD Blue".)
  11. Stock Market
  12. Employment: College Graduates' Job Outlook
  13. Canada / Gambling
  14. Council Bluffs, Iowa / Gambling / Casino Day Care
  15. Rollins Death
  16. Leakey Death
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  18. (Commercial: Mail Boxes Etc.; Presto Powerpop; Energy Masters; Lodine; Honda Civic.)
  19. Iraq / Oil Sales
  20. Nuclear Weapons / Plutonium
  21. Sudan / Hostages
  22. South Korea / Defectors
  23. Russia / KAL Flight 007
  24. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  25. (Commercial: Easy Spirit Shoes; AT&T; Campbell's Soup; American Plastic Council.)
  26. It's Your Money (Presidential Inauguration)
  27. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 9, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Dan Rather (New York)
  2. FBI / Atlanta Olympic Park Bombing
  3. Simpson Civil Trial
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  5. (Commercial: Saladshooter; Zostrix; Caltrate; Centrum.)
  6. Prudential Insurance / Elderly Scam
  7. Delaware / Baby Murder Case
  8. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  9. (Commercial: Black and Decker Cordbuster; LensCrafters; Presto Powerpop; Superiore Ravioli; News Channel 5.)
  10. Sudan / Rescue / Richardson
  11. United Nations / Iraqi Oil Sales
  12. Stock Market Report
  13. (Commercial: Tylenol; 1-800-Prevent; Panasonic Razor; Ex-Lax; Black and Decker Snakelight; "48 Hours".)
  14. Social Security / Commission
  15. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  16. (Commercial: Black and Decker Cordless; Bayer; Cadillac; Axid AR.)
  17. Eye On America (Black Americans)
  18. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 9, 1996
  1. Introduction/Preview Bernard Shaw (Washington), Hilary Bowker (London)
  2. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  3. Nuclear Weapons / Plutonium
  4. Ukraine / Libyan Arms Embargo
  5. US-China Relations / Defense Minister Visit
  6. Iraq-United Nations Relations / Oil For Food
  7. Leakey Death
  8. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  9. (Commercial: Lodine; T. Rowe Price; Tom Clancy's Executive Orders; MCI; LG; Imodium A-D; "Larry King Live".)
  10. Simpson Civil Trial
  11. Belgium / Sex Scandal
  12. Germany-Czech Republic Relations
  13. Northern Ireland / IRA Cease-Fire
  14. Russia / Winter Weather
  15. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  16. (Commercial: Hammermill Papers; Dreyfus; Intercontinental Hotels; Bayer; PrimeStar; Mobil.)
  17. Medicine: Cancer Research
  18. Sleep Research
  19. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  20. (Commercial: MCI; "Crossfire"; Intermedia; Flea Port, USA; "Moneyline".)
  21. Brazil / Rio's Street Children
  22. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  23. Serbia Protests Story Recapped (Hilary Bowker)
  24. Iraq Oil For Food Sales Story Recapped (Bernard Shaw)
  25. Atlanta, Georgia / Olympic Park Bombing
  26. Lebanon / Travel Ban
  27. Zaire / Unrest
  28. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  29. (Commercial: Nicorette; Advil; LG; Olde; Asiana Airlines; "American Edge".)
  30. Worldview Money
  31. Singapore / Trade Meeting
  32. US-China Relations / Defense Minister Visit / Military / Opall Interview
  33. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  34. Worldview Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Soccer
  35. (Commercial: Bayer; Prudential; Health Rider; MCI.)
  36. Britain / Royal Succession
  37. Japan / Crown Princess Masako
  38. Good Night (Bernard Shaw, Hilary Bowker)
• NBC Evening News for December 9, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York)
  2. FBI / Atlanta Olympic Park Bombing
  3. Simpson Civil Trial
  4. Delaware / Baby Murder Case
  5. Dupont Trial
  6. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  7. (Commercial: The Olive Garden; Saladshooter; Lodine Xl; Wind Song.)
  8. Nuclear Weapons / Plutonium
  9. Damage Suit / Digital
  10. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  11. Stock Market Report
  12. (Commercial: Tylenol; Kellogg's Rice Krispies; Pam; PrimeStar.)
  13. The Medicine Game (HMOs) Part I
  14. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  15. (Commercial: Fixodent; Black and Decker Snakelight; Advil; Presto Powerpop; Cadillac; News Channel 4.)
  16. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  17. On Line (First Class)
  18. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  19. (Commercial: Quaker Oatmeal; Braun Oral-B; Lactaid; Elizabeth Taylor's Black Pearls; Maxwell House; "Dateline NBC".)
  20. Flu Epidemic
  21. Good Night

December 10, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 10, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Peter Jennings (New York)
  2. Pentagon / Gulf War Syndrome
  3. Iraq / Oil For Food Sales
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  5. (Commercial: Honda Civic; Presto Saladshooter; Axid AR.)
  6. Supreme Court / Sexual Predators Law
  7. Supreme Court / Punitive Damages
  8. Unabomber Case
  9. Simpson Civil Trial
  10. Music: Gangsta Rap
  11. Stock Market Report (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  12. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  13. (Commercial: American Plastic Council; Nature's Remedy; Schwab; Bayer; Dentu-Creme; "Nightline".)
  14. Hong Kong / China's Takeover
  15. South Africa / New Constitution
  16. Nobel Peace Prize
  17. Panama / Building Demolition
  18. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  19. (Commercial: Tavist-D; AT&T; Braun Oral-B Plaque Remover; Correctol.)
  20. Solutions (Science: Sleep)
  21. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  22. (Commercial: California Prunes; Lodine; Toyota Avalon; Tagamet HB.)
  23. Top Story Recapped
  24. Japan / Sneaker Seekers
  25. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 10, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Dan Rather (New York)
  2. Supreme Court / Sexual Predators Act
  3. Unabomber Case
  4. Simpson Civil Trial
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  6. (Commercial: Black and Decker Snakelight; Gas-X; Zostrix; Pam.)
  7. Pentagon / Gulf War Syndrome
  8. Iraq / Oil For Food Sales
  9. (Commercial: American Plastics Council; Presto Powerpop; Lodine Xl; 1-800-Prevent; News Channel 5.)
  10. Holiday Shopping
  11. Digital / Repetitive Stress Injuries Lawsuit
  12. Traffic
  13. California Mudslides
  14. Stock Market Report
  15. (Commercial: Centrum; Caltrate; Black and Decker Snakelight; Poli-Grip; Janus Fund; Metamucil; "48 Hours".)
  16. Pregnancy and Magnesium
  17. Japan / Birth Control
  18. Japan / Shouting Contest
  19. (Commercial: Fixodent; Panasonic; Mail Boxes Etc.; Lactaid; Bayer.)
  20. Eye On America (Black, White and Green) Part I
  21. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 10, 1996
  1. Introduction/Preview Bernard Shaw (Washington), Judy Woodruff (Washington), Hilary Bowker (London)
  2. Human Rights Day
  3. Brazil / Street Children Murder / Trial
  4. Russia / Human Rights
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  6. (Commercial: MCI; Nicorette; Citizen; IBM; Tom Clancy's Executive Orders; GMC Yukon; "Crossfire".)
  7. United Nations / Secretary General
  8. Hong Kong / The Future / New Leader / Solicitor General Interview
  9. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  10. (Commercial: Time Magazine; Classical Thunder Record Collection; Lci.)
  11. Middle East / Jerusalem and Hebron
  12. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  13. (Commercial: CNN; Borders; "Larry King Live"; Intermedia; "CNN Presents".)
  14. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  15. Human Rights Day Stories Recapped (Hilary Bowker)
  16. United Nations Secretary General Candidates Story Recapped (Bernard Shaw)
  17. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  18. NATO Meeting
  19. Gulf War Syndrome / United States / Britain
  20. Nobel Peace Prize
  21. Upcoming Items (Studio: Judy Woodruff)
  22. Worldview Money
  23. (Commercial: CNNSI; Hewlett Packard; Dreyfus; Hammermill Papers; Metamucil; MCI; DirecTV.)
  24. Supreme Court / Sexual Predators
  25. Unabomber Case
  26. Television / Rating System
  27. Britain / Television Violence
  28. Robots
  29. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  30. (Commercial: Mobil; Bayer; Inter-Continental Hotels; Olde; 007 On TBS.)
  31. Worldview Sports: Car Racing, Basketball
  32. Egypt / Arabian Horses
  33. Capitol Hill Christmas Tree Lighting Shown.
  34. Good Night (Bernard Shaw)
• NBC Evening News for December 10, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York)
  2. Supreme Court / Sexual Predators / Juveniles
  3. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  4. (Commercial: Honda; Correctol; 3M.)
  5. Television / Ratings
  6. Music / Gangsta Rap
  7. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  8. Stock Market Report
  9. (Commercial: The Olive Garden; Black and Decker Cordless; Elizabeth Taylor's Black Pearls; Cheerios.)
  10. In Depth (Gulf War Syndrome)
  11. Iraq / Oil For Food Sales
  12. (Commercial: Hoover; Braun Oral-B; Axid AR; AT&T; Tylenol; News Channel 4.)
  13. The Medicine Game (HMOs) (Part II)
  14. On Line (Dornan / McDonald's)
  15. (Commercial: Metamucil; Totes; Advil; Quicken; "Dateline NBC.")
  16. Japan / Princess Masako
  17. Good Night

December 11, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 11, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Peter Jennings (New York)
  2. Television / Sex and Children
  3. Children and Poverty
  4. UNICEF / Child Labor
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  6. (Commercial: AT&T; Tavist-D.)
  7. Atlanta, Georgia / Olympic Park Bombing
  8. Supreme Court / Reno / Police and Passenger Privacy
  9. Simpson Custody and Civil Trial
  10. Oregon / Cooley
  11. Georgia / Plane Crash
  12. Stock Market Report (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  13. Medicine: Fetal Operation
  14. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  15. (Commercial: Cortizone-10; Merrill Lynch; Quaker Oatmeal; Cadillac Eldorado; Totes; "Primetime Live".)
  16. Solutions (Children: Runaways)
  17. (Commercial: Panasonic Razors; Alka-Seltzer; Mail Boxes Etc.; Fixodent; Frosted Flakes.)
  18. Clinton / Agenda
  19. Air Safety
  20. Gulf War Syndrome / Hearings
  21. Hong Kong / Protests
  22. Middle East / Jerusalem
  23. Bosnia / Peace Mission / Karadzic
  24. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  25. (Commercial: Presto Powerpop; Lodine; Toyota Avalon; Black and Decker Snakelight; Unisom.)
  26. Top Story Recapped (Peter Jennings)
  27. Yellow Springs, Ohio / Christmas Tradition
  28. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 11, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Dan Rather (New York)
  2. Atlanta, Georgia / Olympic Park Bombing
  3. Lake / CIA / Stock Controversy
  4. Clinton / Agenda
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  6. (Commercial: Presto Saladshooter; Nicotrol; Black and Decker Snakelight.)
  7. Simpson Civil and Custody Trials
  8. Gulf War Syndrome / Hearings
  9. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  10. Stock Market Report
  11. (Commercial: California Prunes; Black and Decker Snakelight; Metamucil; Pam; Presto Powerpop; News Channel 5.)
  12. Prenatal Transplant
  13. Television / Sex and Children
  14. Space: Shuttle Columbia
  15. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  16. (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer; Panasonic Razor; Poise; Correctol; Caltrate; "48 Hours.")
  17. Eye On America (Black, White and Green) Part II
  18. (Commercial: Black and Decker Snakelight; Ex-Lax; Merrill Lynch; Hoover; Imodium A-D.)
  19. Monarch Butterflies
  20. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 11, 1996
  1. Introduction/Preview Bernard Shaw (Washington), Judy Woodruff (Washington), Hilary Bowker (London)
  2. Switzerland / World War II / Congressional Hearing
  3. Gulf War Syndrome
  4. United Nations / Secretary General
  5. Hong Kong / Tung Election
  6. Russia / Chechnya Independence
  7. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  8. (Commercial: Hoover Vacuums; Lodine; Hewlett Packard; Citizen Watches; Hammermill Papers; T. Rowe Price; Tom Clancy's Executive Orders; NBA on TBS.)
  9. India / Child Labor
  10. UNICEF / Children's Report / Child Labor
  11. Zaire / Refugees
  12. CIA / Lake Nomination
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: Judy Woodruff)
  14. Worldview Weather
  15. (Commercial: The Crucible; The Kiplinger Washington Letter"; T. Rowe Price; MCI.)
  16. Simpson Child Custody Trial
  17. Medicine: Fetal Transplant
  18. NATO / Expansion / Russia
  19. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  20. (Commercial: T. Rowe Price; "Crossfire"; Request Pay Per View; TVA; "Larry King Live".)
  21. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  22. Saudi Arabia / Bombing
  23. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests / The Media
  24. Upcoming Items (Studio: Judy Woodruff)
  25. Worldview Money
  26. (Commercial: Inter-Continental Hotels; Hoover Vacuums; American Express; Olde; "American Edge".)
  27. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests / Perisic Interview
  28. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  29. Worldview Sports: Auto Racing, Football
  30. (Commercial: CNNSI; Panasonic Camcorders; Dreyfus; Bayer; Fixodent; Ford Windstar; Zales.)
  31. France / Van Gogh Painting Auction
  32. Good Night (Bernard Shaw)
• NBC Evening News for December 11, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York)
  2. Gulf War Syndrome / Hearings
  3. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  4. (Commercial: Honda; Axid AR; Kellogg's Rice Krispies; American Plastics Council.)
  5. Simpson Civil and Custody Trials
  6. Atlanta, Georgia / Olympic Park Bombing
  7. Television / Sex and Children
  8. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  9. Stock Market Report
  10. (Commercial: Imodium A-D; Neutrogena; Black and Decker Snakelight; Samsonite.)
  11. In Depth (Prudential Scam)
  12. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  13. (Commercial: Tagamet HB; Robitussin; Metamucil; Wind Song; Maxwell House Cappuccino; LensCrafters; News Channel 4.)
  14. Space: Shuttle Columbia
  15. The Medicine Game (HMOs)
  16. On Line (Elmo Mania)
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  18. (Commercial: Janus Funds; AT&T; Fixodent; Presto Powerpop; Tavist-D; Dateline NBC.)
  19. Texas / Tardiness
  20. Good Night

December 12, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 12, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Peter Jennings (New York)
  2. Economy: Christmas Shopping
  3. Economy: Consumer Price Index, Stock Market
  4. Los Angeles, California / Baby Formula
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  6. (Commercial: Buick LeSabre; Frosted Flakes; Mail Boxes Etc.)
  7. Iraq / Hussein's Son Shot
  8. Clinton-Reno Meeting
  9. Air Safety / Cargo Hold Smoke Detectors
  10. Automobiles / Air Bags
  11. Kennedy / Exner
  12. Disney / Ovitz
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  14. (Commercial: Presto Saladshooter; Toyota Avalon; AT&T; Tylenol; Neutrogena; Hoover Vacuums; "Turning Point".)
  15. Parris Island, South Carolina / Marine Boot Camp
  16. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  17. Middle East / West Bank
  18. Japan / Poison Gas
  19. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  20. (Commercial: 1-800-Prevent; Crispix; Hoover Vacuums; Honda Civic; Braun Oral-B Plaque Remover.)
  21. Solutions (Welfare, Work and Clothes)
  22. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  23. (Commercial: Quaker Oatmeal; Lodine; California Prunes; Panasonic Razors; AT&T.)
  24. World War II / China / Rape of Nanking / Rabe Diary
  25. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 12, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Dan Rather (New York)
  2. Saudi Arabia / Military Complex Bombing Investigation
  3. Atlantic Ocean / Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) Flight 800 Crash / Investigation
  4. Stock Market Report (Studio: Dan Rather)
  5. Television / Ratings System
  6. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  7. (Commercial: Mail Boxes Etc.; Zostrix; Panasonic Razor; Presto Powerpop.)
  8. Clinton-Reno Meeting
  9. AIDS Vaccine / Baltimore
  10. Influenza
  11. Arizona / Condors
  12. (Commercial: Black and Decker Snakelight; Caltrate; Pillsbury Pie Crusts; Robitussin; Lodine Xl; News Channel 5.)
  13. Army / Sexual Misconduct
  14. Marine Corps / High Standards
  15. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  16. (Commercial: Axid AR; PrimeStar; Black and Decker Snakelight; Hoover Vacuums; Tylenol; "48 Hours.")
  17. Russia / Siberia / Coal Miners / Strike
  18. (Commercial: Bayer; Black and Decker Snakelight; Sunsweet Prunes; Ex-Lax.)
  19. Bus Driver Competition
  20. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 12, 1996
  1. Introduction/Preview Bernard Shaw (Washington), Judy Woodruff (Washington)
  2. Middle East / West Bank / Murders
  3. Iraq / Hussein's Son Shot
  4. Tanzania / Rwandan Refugees
  5. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests / Economy
  6. New York, New York / Saudi Arabian Plane Incident
  7. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  8. (Commercial: Tagamet HB; American Institution of Certified Public Accountants; The Kiplinger Washington Letter; Countryside; CNNSI; CNN.)
  9. Air Safety / Cargo Hold Fire Detectors
  10. Clinton and Reno
  11. United Nations / Secretary General / Annan
  12. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  13. Worldview Weather
  14. (Commercial: Tom Clancy's Executive Orders; Zales; Time Magazine; "Classical Thunder" Record Collection.)
  15. Russia / Constitution Day
  16. Infants and Learning
  17. Space: Jupiter's Moons
  18. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  19. (Commercial: MCI; "Crossfire"; Request Pay Per View; Panasonic Shock Wave; "Larry King Live".)
  20. Upcoming Items (Studio: Judy Woodruff)
  21. West Bank Murders and Saddam's Sons' Shooting Stories Recapped (Judy Woodruff)
  22. Air Safety Story and Recapped (Bernard Shaw)
  23. Tanzania / Rwanda Refugees / Zaire
  24. Upcoming Items (Studio: Judy Woodruff)
  25. Worldview Money
  26. (Commercial: Topol; Cellular One; Panasonic Camcorders; Inter-Continental Hotels; Olde; 007 On TBS.)
  27. US-France Relations / Strained Diplomacy / Pierre Interview
  28. Upcoming Items (Studio: Judy Woodruff)
  29. (Commercial: CNNSI; Citizen Watches; Hammermill Papers; MCI; Lactaid; American Institution of Certified Public Accountants; IBM.)
  30. Guatemala / Civil War / Peace Accord
  31. Sinatra's Birthday
  32. Miami, Florida / Fantasy Flight
  33. Vermillion Cliffs, Arizona / Condors
  34. Singapore / Holiday Cookies
  35. Time Warner-Turner Venture
  36. Good Night (Bernard Shaw, Judy Woodruff)
• NBC Evening News for December 12, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York)
  2. Stock Market Report
  3. Television / Ratings System
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  5. (Commercial: Tagamet HB; Mail Boxes Etc.; Presto Saladshooter; Quicken.)
  6. Strokes
  7. Smoking Drug
  8. Air Safety / Cargo Hold Smoke Detectors
  9. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  10. (Commercial: Pepcid AC; Braun Oral-B; Kellogg's Rice Krispies; American Plastics Council.)
  11. In Depth (Special Prosecutors)
  12. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  13. (Commercial: Totes; Sunsweet Prunes; Honda; Hoover; Aleve; News Channel 4.)
  14. Welfare Reform / Walk A Mile Program
  15. On Line (Condor / Sinatra)
  16. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  17. (Commercial: Maxwell House; Black and Decker Snakelight; Pillsbury Pie Crusts; Kellogg's Frosted Flakes; Buick; Dateline NBC.)
  18. Mississippi / Governor Fordice
  19. Good Night

December 13, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 13, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Peter Jennings (New York)
  2. Air Safety / Fuel-Air Explosions
  3. New York, New York / Plane Incident
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  5. (Commercial: Lactaid; Sensodyne; Frosted Flakes.)
  6. Florida / Tobacco Suit
  7. Smoking / Inhaler and Drug
  8. Influenza
  9. The Citadel / Hazing
  10. Air Force Academy / Sexual Harassment
  11. Virginia / Death Row Case
  12. Stock Market Report (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  13. Tacoma, Washington / Bank Vault
  14. (Commercial: Mail Boxes Etc.; Lodine; Panasonic Razors; AT&T; Totes; 20/20.)
  15. Clinton / Cabinet Appointments
  16. United Nations / New Secretary General
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  18. (Commercial: 3M; Tums; Cadillac; Presto Powerpop; Presto Saladshooter.)
  19. East Africa / Rwandan Refugees
  20. Iraq / Hussein's Son's Shooting
  21. US-China Relations / Defense Minister's Visit
  22. Russia / Arctic Circle
  23. Human Evolution
  24. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  25. (Commercial: AT&T; Frosted Flakes; Hoover Vacuums.)
  26. Person of The Week (Franklin Graham)
  27. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 13, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Dan Rather (New York)
  2. Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) Flight 800 / Air Safety / Fuel-Air Explosions
  3. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  4. (Commercial: Black and Decker Snakelight; The Olive Garden; Saladshooter.)
  5. Clinton / Cabinet Appointments
  6. United Nations / New Secretary General
  7. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  8. (Commercial: Zostrix; PrimeStar; Black and Decker Snakelight; Pepcid AC; News Channel 5.)
  9. Stock Market Report
  10. Job Market / Wall Street
  11. Smoking / Inhaler and Drug
  12. Unabomber Case
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  14. (Commercial: American Plastics Council; Caltrate; Centrum; Honda; Axid AR; CBS Sports.)
  15. The Citadel / Hazing
  16. Bosnia / Peace Mission / United States Troops
  17. Defense Department / American Legion
  18. (Commercial: Black and Decker Snakelight; Maalox; Merrill Lynch; Advil.)
  19. Travels With Harry
  20. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 13, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Bernard Shaw (Washington), Hilary Bowker (London)
  2. United Nations / New Secretary General
  3. Middle East / Peace Process
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  5. (Commercial: TWA; Executive Orders; Topol; Inter-Continental; Hammermill Papers; Zales; Panasonic; "Crossfire"; CNN.)
  6. Iran / Arms Shipments / Israel
  7. United Nations / New Secretary General / Annan
  8. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  9. (Commercial: The Kiplinger Letter; Lci; Panasonic; Robitussin; CNN.)
  10. Smoking / Inhaler and Drug
  11. Lightspan Program / Computers
  12. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  13. (Commercial: MCI; Intermedia; Rivergate Toyota; "Larry King Live"; CNN.)
  14. US-Cuba / Cooperation
  15. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  16. Top Stories
  17. Appointments / Richardson, Daley and Sperling
  18. Middle East / Peace Process
  19. East Africa / Rwandan Refugees
  20. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  21. Worldview Money
  22. (Commercial: Cellular One; Cpa; Hoover; Office Max; Olde; "Samson and Delilah"; CNN.)
  23. Air Safety / Fuel-Air Explosions
  24. Human Evolution
  25. (Commercial: "Crossfire"; Lci; Panasonic; Fixodent; Ford; Zales; CNN.)
  26. Hispanic Sweet 16 Celebration
  27. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for December 13, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York)
  2. Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) Flight 800 Crash / Air Safety / Fuel-Air Explosions
  3. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  4. (Commercial: Charles Schwab; Maalox; Royal Caribbean.)
  5. Clinton / Cabinet Appointments
  6. United Nations / New Secretary General
  7. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  8. Stock Market Report
  9. (Commercial: Sustacal; Cheerios; Cadillac.)
  10. In Depth (Young Adults: Alcohol)
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  12. (Commercial: Wind Song; Tavist-D; Tagamet HB; Tylenol; News Channel 4.)
  13. California / Reading
  14. Fleeing of America (Prudential Insurance)
  15. On Line (Third Man)
  16. (Commercial: Braun Oral-B; Hoover; Honda; Presto Powerpop; Pillsbury Pie Crusts; "48 Hours.")
  17. The American Dream
  18. Good Night

December 14, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 14, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Aaron Brown (New York)
  2. New Orleans, Louisiana / Ship Accident
  3. Atlantic Ocean / Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) Flight 800 Crash / Investigation
  4. Atlanta, Georgia / Olympic Park Bombing
  5. The Citadel / Female Cadet Abuse
  6. Upcoming Items (Studio: Aaron Brown)
  7. (Commercial: Axid AR; Black and Decker Floorbuster; Sensodyne.)
  8. Teamsters Union / President
  9. Clinton / Adoption
  10. New York, New York / Subway Sprawling
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Aaron Brown)
  12. (Commercial: Bayer; Presto Powerpop; Charles Schwab; Ex-Lax.)
  13. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  14. Upcoming Items (Studio: Aaron Brown)
  15. (Commercial: AT&T; Tavist-D; Easy Spirit Shoes; Nicorette.)
  16. Religion / Promise Keepers
  17. Dinosaur Egg Auctions
  18. Upcoming Items (Studio: Aaron Brown)
  19. (Commercial: Metamucil; Hoover Vacuums; Black and Decker Floorbuster; Tagamet HB; "This Week With David Brinkley.")
  20. Toys
  21. Ireland / Dublin Ponies
  22. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 14, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Paula Zahn (New York)
  2. New Orleans, Louisiana / Ship Accident
  3. Atlantic Ocean / Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) Flight 800 Crash / Investigation / Families
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Paula Zahn)
  5. (Commercial: Black and Decker Floorbuster; Pillsbury Pie Crusts; Tagamet HB; Advil.)
  6. Teamsters Union / President
  7. Clinton / Adoption
  8. Homeless in America / Miami, Florida / The Hac Program
  9. Upcoming Items (Studio: Paula Zahn)
  10. (Commercial: Bayer; Cortizone-10; California Prunes; Zantac.)
  11. One On One (Panetta)
  12. (Commercial: Axid AR; Pillsbury Pie Crusts; Poli-Grip; Black and Decker Floorbuster; Elizabeth Taylor's White Diamonds; Aleve; "Face The Nation.")
  13. The Citadel / Female Cadet Abuse
  14. Grambling State University / Coach Robinson
  15. (Commercial: LensCrafters; Bayer; Alka-Seltzer; PrimeStar; "CBS Evening News".)
  16. Movie Artifacts
  17. Top Story Recapped
  18. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 14, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Jeanne Meserve (Washington)
  2. New Orleans, Louisiana / Ship Accident
  3. Atlantic Ocean / Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) Flight 800 Crash / Investigation
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  5. (Commercial: Dean Witter; Panasonic; Office Max; Citizen; TBS.)
  6. Atlantic Ocean / Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) Flight 800 Crash / Investigation
  7. The Citadel / Female Cadet Abuse
  8. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  9. (Commercial: Movado; Office Max; Samsonite; LG Technologies; CNN.)
  10. Teamsters Union / President
  11. All About Women
  12. (Commercial: Revlon; Dean Witter; Panasonic.)
  13. Top Stories
  14. Weather
  15. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  16. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for December 14, 1996
  1. No broadcasts today

December 15, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 15, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Carole Simpson (New York)
  2. Aerospace Merger
  3. New Orleans, Louisiana / Ship Accident
  4. The Citadel / Female Cadets Harassment
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Carole Simpson)
  6. (Commercial: AT&T; Hoover Vacuums; Advil.)
  7. Japan-US Trade Relations / Insurance Market
  8. Central Africa / Rwandan Refugees
  9. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  10. Britain / Gulf War Veterans
  11. Russia / Nikitin
  12. Middle East / Peace Message / Bethlehem
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: Carole Simpson)
  14. (Commercial: Tavist-D; Samsonite; American Plastics Council; Nicorette.)
  15. California / Santa Winds
  16. Minnesota / Snow
  17. Michigan / Farmers vs. Deer
  18. Gable's Oscar
  19. Upcoming Items (Studio: Carole Simpson)
  20. (Commercial: Bayer; Crispix; Black and Decker Steamer; 1-800- Prevent; Breyers Viennetta.)
  21. Greenfield Reporting (Censorship)
  22. Smoking Ads
  23. Upcoming Items (Studio: Carole Simpson)
  24. (Commercial: Lodine; IBM; Unisom; Good Morning America.)
  25. New York, New York / Christmas
  26. Singapore / Smiling / Government Campaigns
  27. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 15, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction John Roberts (New York)
  2. Aerospace Merger
  3. New Orleans, Louisiana / Ship Accident
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: John Roberts)
  5. (Commercial: Listerine; Black and Decker Floorbuster; Bayer; Maalox; Frosted Flakes.)
  6. Middle East / Netanyahu and Arafat
  7. Japan-US Trade Relations / Insurance Market
  8. Smoking Ads
  9. Mating Gene
  10. Upcoming Items (Studio: John Roberts)
  11. (Commercial: Panasonic Razors; Crispix; Presto Powerpop; Presto Saladshooter; California Prunes; "60 Minutes"; "This Morning".)
  12. Sunday Cover (Computer Privacy)
  13. (Commercial: Crispix; Black and Decker Snakelight; Advil; Poise; Elizabeth Taylor's White Diamonds; Maalox.)
  14. China / Plane Wreckage Found
  15. Clinton / Inaugural Address
  16. Clinton / Cabinet / Albright Hearings
  17. Gable's Oscar
  18. (Commercial: Caterpillar; Mail Boxes Etc.; Sunsweet Prunes; Axid AR; "CBS Evening News".)
  19. Russia / Children and The Church
  20. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 15, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Jeanne Meserve (Washington)
  2. Aerospace Merger
  3. New Orleans, Louisiana / Ship Accident
  4. The Citadel / Female Cadets Harassment
  5. United States Marines
  6. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  7. (Commercial: Movado; Dean Witter; Maxwell House Cappuccino; CNN.)
  8. Aerospace Merger
  9. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  10. (Commercial: Lci; TWA; Office Max; Tylenol; CNN.)
  11. Central Africa / Rwandan Refugees
  12. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  13. Middle East / Netanyahu and Arafat
  14. Iraq / Oil
  15. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  16. (Commercial: Dean Witter; 1-800- Prevent; Mobil.)
  17. Switzerland / Christmas Swimming
  18. Weather
  19. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for December 15, 1996
  1. No broadcasts today

December 16, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 16, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Peter Jennings (New York)
  2. Aerospace Industry / Merger
  3. Business: Christmas Bonus
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  5. (Commercial: Cortizone-10; Ex-Lax; Lodine.)
  6. Clinton / Legal Defense Fund / Returned Contributions
  7. Medicine: AIDS / National Policy
  8. Homelessness and Hunger
  9. Supreme Court / Parental Rights
  10. New Orleans, Louisiana / Ship Accident
  11. Birmingham, Alabama / Plane Crash
  12. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  13. (Commercial: Hoover Vacuums; Correctol; AT&T; Frosted Flakes; Bayer; "Dangerous Minds"; "Monday Night Football".)
  14. Middle East / Israeli Settlements / Clinton
  15. Lebanon / United States Policy / Beirut Rebuilding
  16. Central Africa / Rwandan Refugees
  17. San Diego, California / Zoo Rhinos
  18. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  19. (Commercial: Robitussin; Honda; Campbell's Soup; Imodium A-D; Tylenol.)
  20. Supercomputer
  21. It's Your Money (Congressional Record)
  22. Christmas Mail
  23. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  24. (Commercial: AT&T; TheraFlu; Easy Spirit Shoes; Presto Powerpop.)
  25. Texas / Mariachi Music
  26. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 16, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Dan Rather (Washington)
  2. The Citadel / Hazing
  3. United States Army / Sexual Misconduct
  4. New Orleans, Louisiana / Ship Accident
  5. Upcoming Items (Washington: Dan Rather)
  6. (Commercial: Ex-Lax; Panasonic Razor; Bayer.)
  7. Clinton / Legal Defense Fund / Returned Contributions
  8. Aerospace Industry / Merger
  9. Middle East / Israeli Settlements / Clinton
  10. Central Africa / Rwandan Refugees
  11. Sao Miguel Island / Flooding
  12. (Commercial: Saladshooter; Sunsweet Prunes; Elizabeth Taylor's Black Pearls; Black and Decker Snakelight; Advil; News Channel 5.)
  13. Simpson Civil Trial
  14. Reagan
  15. Stock Market Report
  16. (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer; Robitussin; Tylenol; Black and Decker Snakelight; Metamucil; "48 Hours.")
  17. Life-Saving Fluid
  18. San Diego, California / Zoo Rhinos
  19. Upcoming Items (Washington: Dan Rather)
  20. (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer; Cortizone-10; Black and Decker Snakelight; Correctol; Elizabeth Taylor's Black Pearls.)
  21. Eye On America (Geronimo Pratt)
  22. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 16, 1996
  1. Introduction/Preview Bernard Shaw (Washington), Judy Woodruff (Washington), Hilary Bowker (London)
  2. Middle East / Peace Talks / Settlements Criticism
  3. South Korea / Chun's Death Sentence
  4. Central Africa / Rwandan Refugees
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  6. (Commercial: Ford Taurus; Hewlett Packard; Richard North Patterson's The Final Judgment; Topol; Kitaro's Music; Metamucil; NBA On TBS.)
  7. US-Cuba Trade / Europe / Bruton Interview
  8. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  9. (Commercial: Cadillac DeVille; Bayer; Olde; Hoover Vacuums.)
  10. India / Mother Teresa's Health
  11. Britain / Smoking and Children
  12. Supercomputer
  13. Drugs / Brain Imaging
  14. (Commercial: MCI; "Crossfire"; Hsn; TVA; Moneyline.)
  15. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  16. Rwanda Refugees Trek and Middle East Peace Process and Israeli Settlements Stories Recapped (Bernard Shaw)
  17. Middle East / Peace Process / Hebron
  18. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  19. Upcoming Items (Studio: Judy Woodruff)
  20. Worldview Money
  21. (Commercial: Hewlett Packard; Ford Windstar; Robitussin; TWA; MCI; "Larry King Live".)
  22. New Orleans, Louisiana / Ship Accident
  23. Supreme Court / Parental Rights
  24. US-France Relations / de Charette Interview
  25. Cyprus / Divided Island
  26. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  27. (Commercial: "Crossfire"; Cellularone; The Kiplinger Washington Letter"; Bayer; Scope; Ford Saturn.)
  28. '96 Presidency
  29. AIDS / Clinton Strategy / Johnson In South Africa
  30. Good Night (Judy Woodruff)
• NBC Evening News for December 16, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York)
  2. Clinton / Legal Defense Fund / Returned Contributions
  3. Atlantic Ocean / Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) Flight 800 Crash / FBI vs. NTSB
  4. New Orleans, Louisiana / Ship Accident
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  6. (Commercial: 1-800-Hrt-Burn; AT&T; Maxwell House Cappuccino; Cadillac.)
  7. The Citadel / Hazing
  8. Marine Corps / Training
  9. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  10. (Commercial: Charles Schwab; Alka-Seltzer; Black and Decker Snakelight; Nicotrol.)
  11. In Depth (Men: Their Looks)
  12. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  13. (Commercial: 3M; Saladshooter; Advil; Kellogg's Frosted Flakes; Quicken; News Channel 4.)
  14. Christmas Toys / Elmo
  15. Fixing America / New Year's Resolutions
  16. (Commercial: 1-800-Prevent; Wind Song; Cadillac; Presto Powerpop; Bayer; Dateline NBC.)
  17. Business: Christmas Bonus
  18. Good Night

December 17, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 17, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Peter Jennings (New York)
  2. Winter Weather / Home Heating Oil
  3. Economy: Interest Rates, Stock Market
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  5. (Commercial: Cadillac DeVille; Axid AR; Black and Decker Snakelight.)
  6. Medicine: Fertility / Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection
  7. Medicine: High Blood Pressure
  8. Influenza
  9. Chocolate
  10. (Commercial: Bayer; AT&T; American Plastics Council; Honda; Nature's Remedy; "Nightline".)
  11. Delaware / Newborn Baby Murder Case
  12. Supreme Court / Death Penalty
  13. The Citadel / Female Cadet Harassment
  14. New Orleans, Louisiana / Ship Accident
  15. Florida / Challenger Pieces
  16. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  17. (Commercial: Listerine; The Olive Garden Restaurant; Presto Saladshooter; Alka-Seltzer; "Shine"; Mail Boxes Etc.)
  18. Solutions (Crime: Neighborhood Security)
  19. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  20. (Commercial: Hoover Vacuums; Black and Decker Steamer; Frosted Flakes; AT&T; Bayer.)
  21. Russia / Chechnya / Red Cross Murders
  22. Zaire / Mobutu Homecoming
  23. India / Delhi's Elephants
  24. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 17, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Dan Rather (New York)
  2. Florida / Challenger Pieces
  3. New Orleans, Louisiana / Ship Accident
  4. Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) Flight 800 Crash / Navy
  5. Winter Storm / Heating Oil
  6. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  7. (Commercial: Tagamet HB; Elizabeth Taylor's White Diamonds; Black and Decker Snakelight.)
  8. Delaware / Newborn Baby Murder Case
  9. Simpson Civil Trial
  10. Stock Market Report
  11. (Commercial: Axid AR; Panasonic Razor; Lodine Xl; Honda; News Channel 5.)
  12. Clinton / Legal Defense Fund
  13. United Nations / Annan
  14. Russia / Chechnya / Red Cross Murders
  15. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  16. (Commercial: Tylenol; Poise; Campbell's Soup; Black and Decker Snakelight; Elizabeth Taylor's Black Pearls; "48 Hours".)
  17. Fertility / Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection
  18. Agriculture Department / Poultry Labeling
  19. Oscar / Gable
  20. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  21. (Commercial: TheraFlu; Centrum; Caltrate; Cadillac; Alka-Seltzer.)
  22. Chemical Tracers
  23. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 17, 1996
  1. Introduction/Preview Bernard Shaw (Washington), Judy Woodruff (Washington), Hilary Bowker (London)
  2. Russia / Chechnya / Red Cross Murders
  3. Central Africa / Rwandan Refugees
  4. Zaire / Mobutu's Return
  5. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  6. United Nations / Secretary General
  7. Upcoming Items (Studio: Judy Woodruff)
  8. (Commercial: Ford; MCI; Aleve; Richard North Patterson's The Final Judgment; Hoover Vacuums; "Crossfire".)
  9. New Orleans, Louisiana / Ship Accident
  10. Florida / Challenger Pieces
  11. North Korea / United States Food Aid
  12. South Korea / Music Concert Stampede
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  14. Worldview Weather
  15. (Commercial: Countrywide; Time Magazine; Classical Thunder" Record Collection; CNN.)
  16. Bosnia / Peace Mission
  17. China / Mummies
  18. Science: Ball of Light
  19. Christmas Shopping / Software For Kids
  20. Upcoming Items (Studio: Judy Woodruff)
  21. (Commercial: Mobil; "Crossfire"; Request Pay Per View; Dodge Caravan; CNN.)
  22. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  23. Chechnya Red Cross Massacre Story Recapped (Bernard Shaw)
  24. Serbia Anti-Government Protests Story Recapped (Hilary Bowker)
  25. Zaire's Mobutu's Return Story Recapped (Hilary Bowker)
  26. United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan Story Recapped (Judy Woodruff)
  27. Supreme Court / Death Penalty
  28. Middle East / Israel-US Relations / Settlement Expansion
  29. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  30. Worldview Money
  31. (Commercial: Asiana Airlines; Advil; DirecTV; Olde; NBA On TBS.)
  32. Clinton / Legal Defense Fund
  33. Middle East / Israel-US Relations / Settlement Expansion / Ben-Elissar Interview
  34. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  35. (Commercial: "Crossfire"; Citizen Watches; Topol; Hoover Vacuums; Bayer; Asiana Airlines; Ford Windstar.)
  36. Russia / Christmas Trees
  37. France / National Library
  38. Good Night (Bernard Shaw)
• NBC Evening News for December 17, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York)
  2. Winter Storm / Heating Oil
  3. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  4. (Commercial: Merck; Imodium A-D; Neutrogena; Bayer.)
  5. Clinton / Legal Defense Fund
  6. Delaware / Newborn Baby Murder Case
  7. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  8. Stock Market Report
  9. (Commercial: Correctol; Lodine Xl; The Olive Garden; Fixodent.)
  10. In Depth (Debt)
  11. Fixing America / New Year's Resolutions
  12. (Commercial: Zantac 75; Panasonic Razor; Cheerios; Advil; Nicotrol; News Channel 4.)
  13. Florida / Challenger Pieces
  14. Russia / Chechnya / Red Cross Murders
  15. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  16. (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer; Sunsweet Prunes; Pillsbury Pie Crusts; Saladshooter; Hoover; Dateline NBC.)
  17. Men's Health / Impotence
  18. Good Night

December 18, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 18, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Peter Jennings (New York)
  2. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  3. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  4. (Commercial: Hoover Vacuums; Axid AR; Presto Powerpop.)
  5. FBI / Spy Arrest
  6. Hunziker Suicide
  7. Winter Weather
  8. Space Shuttle Challenger
  9. Texaco / Minority Employees / Jackson
  10. Stock Market Report (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  12. (Commercial: Shine; Alka-Seltzer; AT&T; Crispix; Tylenol; "Primetime Live".)
  13. Medicine: Heart Surgery
  14. Odessa, Texas / Store Manager Firing
  15. Brown Photo
  16. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  17. (Commercial: Panasonic Razors; Bayer; Poli-Grip; Sunsweet Prunes; Nicotrol.)
  18. Solutions (Children: Teen Sleep)
  19. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  20. (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer; American Plastics Council; AT&T; 1-800-Prevent.)
  21. Clearwater, Florida / Virgin Mary
  22. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 18, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Dan Rather (New York)
  2. FBI / Spy Arrest
  3. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  5. (Commercial: Lodine Xl; Robitussin; Saladshooter; Mail Boxes Etc.)
  6. Winter Weather
  7. Flu Shot
  8. Texaco / Jackson
  9. Stock Market Report
  10. (Commercial: Elizabeth Taylor's White Diamonds; Gas-X; Panasonic Razor; Centrum; Caltrate; News Channel 5.)
  11. FBI / Mafia Arrest
  12. FBI / Spy Arrest / Freeh Interview
  13. Hunziker Suicide
  14. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  15. (Commercial: TheraFlu; AT&T; Axid AR; Black and Decker Snakelight; "48 Hours.")
  16. Medicine: Heart Surgery
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  18. (Commercial: Imodium A-D; Neutrogena; 1-800-Prevent; Alka-Seltzer; Sunsweet Prunes; Poli-Grip.)
  19. Computers / Phone Lines
  20. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 18, 1996
  1. Introduction/Preview Bernard Shaw (Washington), Hilary Bowker (London)
  2. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  3. (Commercial: Rayovac; T. Rowe Price; Bayer; Zenith; Tagamet HB; NBA On TBS.)
  4. FBI / Espionage Arrest
  5. Hunziker Suicide
  6. United Nations / Secretary General / Annan
  7. Worldview Weather
  8. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  9. (Commercial: Cellularone; Countrywide; CNN Software; Mexico Tourism.)
  10. Ukraine / Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
  11. Computers / Internet
  12. (Commercial: Mobil; "Crossfire"; Intermedia; Plymouth Neon; "Larry King Live".)
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  14. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  15. United States FBI Agent Espionage Story Recapped (Bernard Shaw)
  16. Hunziker Suicide Story Recapped (Bernard Shaw)
  17. Russia / Chechnya
  18. Russia-NATO Relations
  19. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  20. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  21. (Commercial: Lci; TWA; Richard North Patterson's The Final Judgment"; Bayer; DirecTV; Zales; "Time Man of The Year".)
  22. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis / Adams Interview
  23. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  24. (Commercial: "Crossfire"; Ford Taurus; Cellularone; The Washington Kiplinger Letter"; Olde; McDonald's; CNN.)
  25. Hong Kong / British Pullout
  26. Peru Hostage Situation Story Recapped (Bernard Shaw)
  27. Good Night (Bernard Shaw, Hilary Bowker)
• NBC Evening News for December 18, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York)
  2. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  3. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  4. (Commercial: Charles Schwab; Panasonic Razor; Alka-Seltzer; Hoover.)
  5. FBI / Spy Arrest
  6. Stock Market Report
  7. (Commercial: Crispix; The Olive Garden; Mail Boxes Etc.; Axid AR.)
  8. In Depth (Men: Hair Loss)
  9. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  10. (Commercial: Cheerios; Maalox; Aleve; AT&T; Pam; News Channel 4.)
  11. Winter Weather
  12. Texaco / Jackson
  13. Fixing America / New Year's Resolutions
  14. (Commercial: Bayer; Nicorette; Sustacal; Imodium A-D; Dateline NBC.)
  15. Odessa, Texas / Store Manager Firing
  16. Good Night

December 19, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 19, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Peter Jennings (New York)
  2. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  3. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  4. (Commercial: Charles Schwab; Advil; Black and Decker Snakelight.)
  5. Television Ratings
  6. Stock Market
  7. Gingrich / Ethics Investigation
  8. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  9. (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer; Dremel Tool; Honda; Braun Oral-B Plaque Remover; "Jerusalem Stories".)
  10. Russia / Chechnya / Red Cross Massacre
  11. Insects' Flight
  12. Sleep: Pill Colors
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  14. (Commercial: Axid AR; Cadillac DeVille; AT&T; 1-800-Prevent.)
  15. Solutions (Children: Teenage Pregnancy)
  16. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  17. (Commercial: Metamucil; Shine; Presto Saladshooter; Bayer.)
  18. Mastroianni Death
  19. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 19, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction John Roberts (New York)
  2. White House / Television Ratings
  3. Drug Study
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: John Roberts)
  5. (Commercial: Black and Decker Snakelight; Tylenol; Presto Powerpop.)
  6. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  7. (Commercial: Chrysler; Black and Decker Snakelight; California Prunes; News Channel 5.)
  8. Air Travel / ValuJet
  9. Gingrich / Ethics Violations
  10. Democrats / Fund-Raising
  11. Stock Market Report (Studio: John Roberts)
  12. Mastroianni Death
  13. (Commercial: Axid AR; Maxwell House Cappuccino; Elizabeth Taylor's Black Pearls; Panasonic Razor; American Plastics Council; "48 Hours".)
  14. Eye On America (Texaco: Anti-Semitism)
  15. Upcoming Items (Studio: John Roberts)
  16. (Commercial: Advil; Centrum; Black and Decker Snakelight; Mail Boxes Etc.; Gas-X.)
  17. Airplanes / Insect Flight
  18. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 19, 1996
  1. Introduction/Preview Bernard Shaw (Washington), Judy Woodruff (Washington), Hilary Bowker (London)
  2. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  3. US-Russia Relations / Espionage / FBI Agent Arrest
  4. Mastroianni Death
  5. (Commercial: Citizen Watchers; Metamucil; The Crucible; Asiana Airlines; Ford Taurus; Scope; "Larry King Live".)
  6. Britain / Royal Family / Prince Philip / Guns
  7. Television Ratings
  8. Drugs and Teenagers
  9. Gingrich / Ethics
  10. Upcoming Items (Studio: Judy Woodruff)
  11. Worldview Weather
  12. (Commercial: Bayer; The Washington Kiplinger Letter; Lci; CNN Weather.)
  13. Greece / Farmers Strike
  14. Germany / Seles
  15. 1996 Medical Stories
  16. (Commercial: MCI; "Crossfire"; Intermedia; Head Start; Rivergate Toyota; CNN.)
  17. Bosnia / Peace Mission / War Criminals / NATO's Role
  18. Clinton / Legal Defense Fund / Investigation
  19. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis / Red Cross Interview
  20. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  21. India / Mother Teresa
  22. Europe / France Smoking Lawsuit
  23. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  24. Worldview Money
  25. (Commercial: Fixodent; Richard North Patterson's The Final Judgment"; Nicotrol; MCI; Zales; Olde; "Samson and Delilah"; CNN.)
  26. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  27. Zaire / Mobutu's Government
  28. Rwanda / Genocide Trials
  29. (Commercial: Time Man of The Year; Hewlett Packard; T. Rowe Prince; Countrywide; Hoover Vacuums; Bayer.)
  30. Poland / Sesame Street
  31. Tickle Maine Elmo
  32. Good Night (Judy Woodruff)
• NBC Evening News for December 19, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York)
  2. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  3. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  4. (Commercial: Aleve; Wind Song; Panasonic Razor; Metamucil.)
  5. White House / Television Ratings
  6. Drug Study
  7. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  8. Stock Market Report
  9. (Commercial: Tylenol; Presto Powerpop; Kellogg's Frosted Flakes; Axid AR.)
  10. In Depth (Employee Theft)
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  12. (Commercial: Fixodent; Alka-Seltzer; Nicorette; Sunsweet Prunes; Advil; News Channel 4.)
  13. Democrats / Fund-Raising
  14. Gingrich / Ethics Violations
  15. Fixing America / New Year's Resolutions
  16. (Commercial: Sustacal; Saladshooter; Tagamet HB; Hoover; Bayer; "Dateline NBC".)
  17. Men's Health: Depression
  18. Good Night

December 20, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 20, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Peter Jennings (New York)
  2. Simpson Civil and Custody Trials
  3. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  4. (Commercial: Aleve; Charles Schwab.)
  5. Crime / New York, New York / Nationwide
  6. Chicago, Illinois / Police Arrests
  7. Atlanta, Georgia / Old Murder Case
  8. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  9. (Commercial: Unisom; Mail Boxes Etc.; Braun Oral-B Plaque Remover; Black and Decker Snakelight; TheraFlu; 20/20.)
  10. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  11. Iraq / Plot
  12. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  13. (Commercial: Tylenol; Hoover Vacuum; Listerine; Crispix.)
  14. Clinton's Cabinet
  15. Black Language / Ebonics
  16. Your Health (Childhood Ear Ailments)
  17. North Carolina / ABC and The Law
  18. Stock Market Report (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  19. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  20. (Commercial: Panasonic Razors; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Alka-Seltzer; 3M.)
  21. Person of The Week (Carl Sagan)
  22. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 20, 1996
  1. Introduction John Roberts (New York)
  2. Simpson Civil and Custody Trials
  3. Upcoming Items (Studio: John Roberts)
  4. (Commercial: Black and Decker Snakelight; Pepcid AC; Panasonic Razor.)
  5. Clinton's Cabinet
  6. California / Proposition 209
  7. Clinton and Dole
  8. Food Lion / ABC News / Fraud Verdict
  9. Stock Market Report
  10. (Commercial: Elizabeth Taylor's Black Pearls; Lodine Xl; Nicotrol; Alka-Seltzer; News Channel 5.)
  11. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  12. Bosnia / Peace Mission / United States Troops
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: John Roberts)
  14. (Commercial: Sunsweet Prunes; Pillsbury Pie Crusts; Cadillac; Hoover; Black and Decker Snakelight; CBS Sports.)
  15. Breast Cancer
  16. Sagan Death
  17. Breast Cancer
  18. Upcoming Items (Studio: John Roberts)
  19. (Commercial: Cortizone-10; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Axid AR; California Prunes; Black and Decker Snakelight; Mail Boxes Etc.)
  20. Travels With Harry
  21. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 20, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Bernard Shaw (Washington), Judy Woodruff (Washington), Fionnuala Sweeney (London)
  2. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  3. Simpson Civil and Custody Trials
  4. Iraq / Plot
  5. Russia / Yeltsin
  6. Upcoming Items (Studio: Judy Woodruff)
  7. (Commercial: Raovac; Ford; The Final Judgement; Zales; Bayer; McDonald's; "Larry King Live".)
  8. Russia / Red Cross Workers
  9. Germany / Czech Republic
  10. California / Prop 209
  11. Clinton's Cabinet
  12. Sagan death
  13. Paris / Mastriani Death
  14. (Commercial: Time; Classical Thunder; Unum.)
  15. Breast Cancer
  16. Halperin / Book
  17. (Commercial: MCI; Time; Flipper; Chrysler; "Larry King Live".)
  18. Mechanical Mistake / Death
  19. Upcoming Items (Studio: Judy Woodruff)
  20. Simpson Civil and Custody Trials
  21. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  22. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  23. USS Enterprise
  24. Bosnia / Peace Mission / United States Troops
  25. Upcoming Items (Studio: Fionnuala Sweeney)
  26. Worldview Money
  27. (Commercial: Hoover; MCI; Prudential; Red Lobster; Bayer; TNT.)
  28. Rwanda / Refugees
  29. Upcoming Items (Studio: Fionnuala Sweeney)
  30. (Commercial: "Crossfire"; MCI; Zenith; The Kiplinger Washington Letter"; Headline News; CNN.)
  31. Britain / Holiday Shopping
  32. White House / Christmas Story
  33. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for December 20, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Brian Williams (New York)
  2. Simpson Civil and Custody Trials
  3. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  4. (Commercial: Nicorette; Metamucil; Robitussin.)
  5. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  6. Clinton's Cabinet
  7. Clinton / Campaign Money
  8. Food Lion / ABC News / Fraud Verdict
  9. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  10. Stock Market Report
  11. (Commercial: Tylenol; Mail Boxes Etc.; Sunsweet Prunes; American Plastics Council.)
  12. In Depth (Black Language)
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  14. (Commercial: Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Alka-Seltzer; Crispix; Presto Saladshooter; Pillsbury Pie Crusts; News Channel 4.)
  15. Sagan Death
  16. Men's Health (Heart Disease)
  17. (Commercial: Merck; Wind Song; Cadillac; Black and Decker Snakelight; Bayer; NBC.)
  18. The American Dream
  19. Good Night

December 21, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 21, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Carole Simpson (New York)
  2. Gingrich / Ethics
  3. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Carole Simpson)
  5. (Commercial: Crispix; Black and Decker Snakelight; Robitussin.)
  6. Middle East / Peace Moves
  7. Hong Kong / China Takeover
  8. Serbia / Demonstrations
  9. Czech Republic / Gulf War Syndrome
  10. (Commercial: Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; AT&T; Breyers Viennetta; Black and Decker Snakelight; Axid AR.)
  11. Time Man of The Year
  12. Cycling / Armstrong's Health
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: Carole Simpson)
  14. (Commercial: Nissan; Poli-Grip; Black and Decker Steamer; Tagamet HB; American Plastics Council.)
  15. Simpson's Children
  16. Boligee, Alabama / Black Churches / Fires / Rebuilding
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Carole Simpson)
  18. (Commercial: Black and Decker Snakelight; Lodine; Breyers Viennetta; Hoover Vacuums; "This Week".)
  19. New York, New York / Christmas / Santa Claus
  20. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 21, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Paula Zahn (New York)
  2. Gingrich / Ethics
  3. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  4. Holiday Travel
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Paula Zahn)
  6. (Commercial: Black and Decker Snakelight; Cheerios; Elizabeth Taylor's White Diamonds; Scope.)
  7. Simpson Custody Case
  8. Atlantic Ocean / Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) Flight 800 Crash / Investigation
  9. Time Man of The Year
  10. Drug Approval
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Paula Zahn)
  12. (Commercial: Poli-Grip; Robitussin; Advil; Sustacal.)
  13. Middle East / Peace Moves / Hebron
  14. Middle East/ Bethlehem
  15. Pope / World Hunger
  16. Italy / Mastroianni Funeral
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Paula Zahn)
  18. (Commercial: Bayer; Black and Decker Snakelight; Nicorette; Presto Powerpop; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes.)
  19. One On One (Alec Baldwin)
  20. (Commercial: JC Penney; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; LensCrafters; 1-800-Prevent; "CBS Evening News".)
  21. Christmas / It's A Wonderful Life
  22. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 21, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Jeanne Meserve (Washington)
  2. Gingrich / Ethics
  3. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  4. Simpson's Children
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  6. (Commercial: Samsonite; Rayovac; Revlon; Dean Witter; CNN.)
  7. Gingrich / Ethics
  8. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  9. (Commercial: Citizen; LensCrafters; Dean Witter; Office Max; Samsonite; Time; CNN.)
  10. Weather
  11. Christmas Shopping
  12. All About Women
  13. (Commercial: Revlon; Rayovac; Dean Witter.)
  14. Time Man of The Year
  15. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  16. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for December 21, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Brian Williams (New York)
  2. Gingrich / Ethics
  3. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  5. (Commercial: Advil; AT&T; Robitussin; Black and Decker Snakelight; Quicken.)
  6. Washington, DC / Pan Am Flight 103 Bombing / Remembrance
  7. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  8. (Commercial: Aleve; Pillsbury Pie Crusts; Axid AR; Cadillac DeVille; "Dateline NBC".)
  9. Focus (Drugs: School Program)
  10. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  11. (Commercial: Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Black and Decker Snakelight; Poise; Nature's Remedy; Tylenol.)
  12. Middle East / Peace Moves / Hebron
  13. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  14. Time Man of The Year
  15. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  16. (Commercial: Listerine; Black and Decker Snakelight; Presto Powerpop; Poli-Grip; Robitussin; "Today".)
  17. America / Who We Are / Statistical Abstract
  18. Good Night

December 22, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 22, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Carole Simpson (New York)
  2. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  3. Middle East / Peace Moves
  4. Ethics / Gingrich and Clinton
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Carole Simpson)
  6. (Commercial: TheraFlu; Dremel Tools.)
  7. New Mexico-Colorado / Unser
  8. California / Snowy Weather
  9. Language / Ebonics
  10. Rey Death
  11. (Commercial: Nicorette; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; The Olive Garden Restaurant; Listerine; Metamucil.)
  12. Christmas Shopping / Endorses Sneakers
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: Carole Simpson)
  14. (Commercial: Easy Spirit Shoes; Campbell's Soup; Axid AR; Polident; California Prunes.)
  15. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  16. Upcoming Items (Studio: Carole Simpson)
  17. (Commercial: Mail Boxes Etc.; Alka-Seltzer; Lucent Technologies; "Good Morning America.")
  18. New York, New York / Boys Choir of Harlem / Christmas
  19. Good Night [Annual credits shown while the Boy's Choir of Harlem sings.]
• CBS Evening News for December 22, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction John Roberts (New York)
  2. Christmas Shopping
  3. Ethics / Gingrich and The Democrats
  4. New Mexico-Colorado / Unser
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: John Roberts)
  6. (Commercial: Maxwell House; Alka-Seltzer; The Olive Garden Restaurant.)
  7. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  8. Middle East / Peace Moves
  9. Russia / Yeltsin's Return
  10. Upcoming Items (Studio: John Roberts)
  11. (Commercial: Hoover Vacuums; Campbell's Soup; Black and Decker Snakelight; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; "60 Minutes"; "This Morning".)
  12. Sunday Cover (Black Church Fires)
  13. (Commercial: Presto Powerpop; Presto Saladshooter; Black and Decker Snakelight; Panasonic Razors; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; Crispix.)
  14. Language / Ebonics
  15. Food Stamps
  16. Justice / The Courts and Legislation
  17. Rey Death
  18. (Commercial: Robitussin; Dremel Tools; American Plastics Council; "CBS Evening News".)
  19. Holiday Films
  20. Good Night [Annual credits shown against a musical background.]
• CNN Evening News for December 22, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Jeanne Meserve (Washington), Linden Soles (Atlanta)
  2. ValuJet
  3. Weather
  4. Ethics / Gingrich
  5. Clinton / Fund Raising
  6. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  7. (Commercial: TWA; Dean Witter; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; CNN.)
  8. New Mexico-Colorado / Unser
  9. Rey Death
  10. Mastroianni Death
  11. Middle East / Peace Moves
  12. Christmas In Bethlehem
  13. (Commercial: McDonald's; Hewlett Packard; Citizen; Maxwell House; Samsonite.)
  14. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  15. New Mexico / Plane Crash
  16. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  17. (Commercial: TNT; "Burden of Proof"; CNN.)
  18. Weather
  19. The Nutcracker
  20. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  21. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for December 22, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Sarah James (New York)
  2. Ethics / Gingrich / Clinton
  3. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Sarah James)
  5. (Commercial: Samsonite; Robitussin; Wind Song; LensCrafters.)
  6. Winter Weather
  7. New Mexico-Colorado / Unser
  8. Russia / Yeltsin's Return
  9. Upcoming Items (Studio: Sarah James)
  10. (Commercial: Cheerios; Advil; Breyers Viennetta; TheraFlu; Dateline NBC.)
  11. Focus (Family: Entertainment Fellowship)
  12. Upcoming Items (Studio: Sarah James)
  13. (Commercial: Metamucil; Polident; Tylenol; Breyers Viennetta; Poise; "Dateline NBC".)
  14. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests / Labor
  15. North Korea / Bad Conditions
  16. Upcoming Items (Studio: Sarah James)
  17. (Commercial: LensCrafters; Mr. Rooter; Pillsbury Pie Crusts; Wind Song; AT&T; "Today".)
  18. Middle East / Holiday Spirit / A Jerusalem School
  19. Good Night

December 23, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 23, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Forrest Sawyer (New York)
  2. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  3. Upcoming Items (Studio: Forrest Sawyer)
  4. (Commercial: Campbell's Soup; Listerine; Axid AR.)
  5. Gingrich / Ethics
  6. Houston, Texas / Plant Explosion
  7. South / Church Fires
  8. Santa Cruz, California / Package Bomb
  9. Sierra Nevada Mountains / Snow
  10. Upcoming Items (Studio: Forrest Sawyer)
  11. (Commercial: Fixodent; TheraFlu; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Advil; Tagamet HB; Dangerous Minds; "Monday Night Football".)
  12. Economy: Personal Income, Consumer Spending / Christmas Sales / Internet Shopping
  13. Stock Market Report (Studio: Forrest Sawyer)
  14. Snowflakes
  15. Upcoming Items (Studio: Forrest Sawyer)
  16. (Commercial: Bayer; Hoover Vacuums; Crispix; Imodium A-D.)
  17. It's Your Money (Teamsters Election)
  18. Russia / Yeltsin's Return
  19. Middle East / Israelis and Palestinians / Hebron
  20. Upcoming Items (Studio: Forrest Sawyer)
  21. (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer; Shine; Tylenol; Alka-Seltzer.)
  22. Top Story Recapped
  23. Louisiana / Angola Prison / Christmas Toys
  24. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 23, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Paula Zahn (New York)
  2. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  3. Gingrich / Ethics
  4. Congress / Asian Donors
  5. Houston, Texas / Plant Explosion
  6. Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) / Flight 800 Crash
  7. Upcoming Items (Studio: Paula Zahn)
  8. (Commercial: Bayer; Crispy Wheaties 'N Raisins; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes.)
  9. Afton, Minnesota / Murder Mystery
  10. Espionage / Pitts Case
  11. Stock Market Report
  12. (Commercial: Arm and Hammer Dental Care; Scalpicin; Alka-Seltzer; Elizabeth Taylor's Black Pearls; Robitussin; News Channel 5.)
  13. Russia / Yeltsin's Return
  14. Clinton / United States Marines
  15. (Commercial: Nicotrol; Listerine; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; Advil; Caltrate; "Coast To Coast".)
  16. Black Language / Ebonics
  17. Nevada / Snow
  18. (Commercial: Glad-Lock; TheraFlu; Maxwell House; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes.)
  19. Eye On America (Miracle Babies)
  20. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 23, 1996
  1. Introduction/Preview Judy Woodruff (Washington), Hilary Bowker (London)
  2. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis / Toledo and Anderson Interviews
  3. Middle East / Peace Moves / Hebron
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Judy Woodruff)
  5. (Commercial: Zales; Unum; A Christmas Journey; Nicotrol; T. Rowe Price; Du Pont; "Crossfire".)
  6. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests / Draskovic
  7. Atlantic Ocean / Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) Flight 800 Crash / Investigation
  8. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  9. (Commercial: Ford Explorer; Intel; MCI; Mobil; Bayer.)
  10. Northern Ireland / Car Bombing / Cease-Fire
  11. Saudi Arabia / Bombing
  12. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  13. (Commercial: DuPont; "Larry King Live"; Request Pay Per View; Ford Taurus; "Moneyline".)
  14. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  15. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  16. Zaire-Rwanda / United Nations Response
  17. Russia / Yeltsin's Return
  18. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  19. (Commercial: Mexico Tourism; MCI; Tagamet HB; Rayovac; Tylenol; "Crossfire".)
  20. Russia / Yeltsin's Return / Pickering Interview
  21. Upcoming Items (Studio: Judy Woodruff)
  22. Worldview Sports: Soccer, Football
  23. (Commercial: Hoffa; Du Pont; Crispy Wheaties 'N Raisins; Olde; Robitussin; "Wall Street Journal"; "Larry King Live".)
  24. Bosnia / Santa Claus In Sarajevo
  25. South Africa / Soweto Music
  26. Good Night (Judy Woodruff, Hilary Bowker)
• NBC Evening News for December 23, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Brian Williams (New York)
  2. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  3. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  4. (Commercial: Nicorette; Axid AR; Metamucil.)
  5. Holiday Travel
  6. Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) / Flight 800
  7. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  8. Stock Market Report
  9. (Commercial: Charles Schwab; Advil; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; Nicotrol.)
  10. In Depth (American Justice System)
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  12. (Commercial: Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Robitussin; Breyers; The Olive Garden; Tagamet HB; JC Penney; News Channel 4.)
  13. War On Cancer
  14. Fixing America / New Year's Resolutions
  15. (Commercial: Correctol; Easy Spirit Shoes; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; Wind Song; Breyers; 3M; Dateline NBC.)
  16. Fleecing of America (Sports Arenas)
  17. Good Night

December 24, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 24, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Forrest Sawyer (New York)
  2. Medicine: Cancer and Selenium
  3. Ebonics / Riley / Oakland, California
  4. Ray Health
  5. San Diego, California / Plane Collision
  6. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  7. (Commercial: Nicorette; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Advil.)
  8. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests / Unrest
  9. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  10. Middle East / Arafat-Netanyahu Meeting
  11. South Africa / Worcester Bombing
  12. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  13. (Commercial: Listerine; AT&T; Cheerios; Hoover Vacuums; Imodium A-D; "Nightline".)
  14. Solutions (Economy: Business In Poor Communities)
  15. Stock Market Report (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  16. Upcoming Items (Studio: Peter Jennings)
  17. (Commercial: Tylenol; Crispix; Cadillac DeVille; Tagamet HB; The Olive Garden Restaurant.)
  18. Christmas / Pope, Bethlehem / Israel
  19. (Commercial: AT&T; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Poli-Grip; Axid AR.)
  20. Top Story Recapped (Forrest Sawyer)
  21. Good Night [Annual showing of ABC News credits while holiday music is played.]
• CBS Evening News for December 24, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Paula Zahn (New York)
  2. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests / Violence
  3. Christmas / Pope
  4. Middle East / Peace Talks
  5. South Africa / Worcester Bombing
  6. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  7. Upcoming Items ((Studio: Paula Zahn)
  8. (Commercial: Wisk; Axid AR; Nicorette.)
  9. Holiday Travel
  10. Black Language / Ebonics
  11. California / Prop 209 / Affirmative Action
  12. Federal Budget
  13. Stock Market Report
  14. (Commercial: Scalpicin; Arm and Hammer Dental Care; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; TheraFlu; News Channel 5.)
  15. Bike Helmets / Safety
  16. Medicine: Cancer and Selenium
  17. Upcoming Items ((Studio: Paula Zahn)
  18. (Commercial: American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; Nicotrol; Cadillac; Metamucil; "Coast To Coast".)
  19. Class of 2000
  20. (Commercial: AT&T; Glad-Lock; Wisk; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes.)
  21. Christmas / Pet Santa
  22. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 24, 1996
  1. Introduction/Preview Judy Woodruff (Washington), Hilary Bowker (London)
  2. Serbia / Demonstration Violence
  3. South Africa / Worcester Bombing
  4. Middle East / Arafat-Netanyahu Meeting / Hebron
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Judy Woodruff)
  6. Vatican City / Christmas Mass
  7. (Commercial: Unum; Time Magazine; Classical Thunder Record Collection; CNN.)
  8. #Vatican City / Christmas Mass
  9. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  10. Nashville, Tennessee / Ray Health
  11. Medicine: Cancer and Selenium
  12. Christmas Full Moon
  13. Christmas / Stock Exchange
  14. (Commercial: Mobil; MCI: Du Pont; Olde.)
  15. India / Mother Teresa / Christmas Mass
  16. Christmas / Bethlehem
  17. Cuba / Christmas
  18. Good Night [More scenes of the midnight Mass in the vatican shown.]
• NBC Evening News for December 24, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Brian Williams (New York)
  2. Christmas / Pope, Bethlehem
  3. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  5. (Commercial: Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Alka-Seltzer; Nicorette.)
  6. Medicine: Cancer and Selenium
  7. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  8. Stock Market Report
  9. (Commercial: Axid AR; AT&T; Sustacal.)
  10. In Depth (Christmas Shopping)
  11. Fixing America
  12. (Commercial: Crispix; The Olive Garden; Tylenol; Easy Spirit Shoes; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; News Channel 4.)
  13. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests / Violence
  14. Christmas / Secret Service / Santa Claus
  15. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  16. (Commercial: Charles Schwab; Polident; Tagamet HB; Crispy Wheaties 'N Raisins; Merck; "Dateline NBC"; CNBC.)
  17. Norman Schwarzkopf's America
  18. Good Night

December 25, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 25, 1996
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for December 25, 1996
  1. Introduction Harry Smith (New York)
  2. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  3. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  4. Middle East / Hebron / Ross
  5. Vatican City / Pope
  6. Upcoming Items (Studio: Harry Smith)
  7. (Commercial: Imodium A-D; Neutrogena; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes.)
  8. Germany / Church Bombing
  9. Bosnia / Peace Mission / United States Troops
  10. Upcoming Items (Studio: Harry Smith)
  11. (Commercial: Scalpicin; Robitussin; Cadillac; Axid AR; News Channel 5.)
  12. Russia / Christmas
  13. (Commercial: Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; TheraFlu; Crispix; Zantac 75; Unisom; Coast To Coast.)
  14. California / Pratt Case
  15. Upcoming Items (Studio: Harry Smith)
  16. (Commercial: Advil; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; JC Penney; Glad-Lock; Alka-Seltzer.)
  17. Los Angeles, California / K-9 Workout Center
  18. Good Night [Annual showing of the CBS News credits, with musical background, presented.]
• CNN Evening News for December 25, 1996
  1. Introduction/Preview Hilary Bowker (London), Ralph Begleiter (Washington)
  2. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  3. Christmas
  4. Middle East / Israeli-Palestinian Peace / Hebron
  5. Computers: Internet As A Political Tool
  6. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  7. (Commercial: Crispy Wheaties 'N Raisins; IBM; MCI; Fixodent; Bayer; Discover Stars On Ice; CNN.)
  8. Ray's Health
  9. Medicine: Heart Attacks / Implantable Defibrillators
  10. Upcoming Items (Studio: Ralph Begleiter)
  11. Worldview Weather
  12. (Commercial: Mobil; Metamucil; Du Pont; Nasdaq.)
  13. Thailand / Gibbon Program
  14. Space: Mir Space Station
  15. Upcoming Items (Studio: Ralph Begleiter)
  16. (Commercial: MCI; "Crossfire"; Hansen Chrysler Jeep Eagle; Jeep; "Larry King Live".)
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Ralph Begleiter)
  18. Peru Hostage Crisis Story Recapped (Ralph Begleiter)
  19. Germany / Church Bombing
  20. Russia / Yeltsin's Return
  21. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  22. Christmas / Its Meaning
  23. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  24. (Commercial: McDonald's; Fixodent; Topol; The Kiplinger Washington Letter"; T. Rowe Price; "1996".)
  25. Middle East / Peace and Unrest Hebron / Barak Interview
  26. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  27. (Commercial: "Crossfire"; MCI; Unum; Mexico Tourism; Cadillac DeVille; Olde.)
  28. Britain / Spice Girls
  29. Thailand / Coconut Picking
  30. History: Revolutionary War
  31. Good Night (Ralph Begleiter, Hilary Bowker)
• NBC Evening News for December 25, 1996
  1. No broadcasts today

December 26, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 26, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Forrest Sawyer (New York)
  2. Economy: Christmas Sales
  3. Television / Hdtv
  4. Stock Market Report (Studio: Forrest Sawyer)
  5. Children and Drugs
  6. Airports / Anti-Terrorist Equipment
  7. Portland, Oregon / Ice
  8. Upcoming Items (Studio: Forrest Sawyer)
  9. (Commercial: Tylenol; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes.)
  10. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  11. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  12. Malaysia / Floods
  13. Azores, Portugal / Storm
  14. Upcoming Items (Studio: Forrest Sawyer)
  15. (Commercial: AT&T; Wisk; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; Axid AR; Cadillac Eldorado; Politically Incorrect.)
  16. Solutions (Education: Knowledge Is Power)
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Forrest Sawyer)
  18. (Commercial: Shine; Nicorette; Crispix; Alka-Seltzer.)
  19. Middle East / Hebron Agreement / Property
  20. Australia / Horse Racing
  21. Upcoming Items (Studio: Forrest Sawyer)
  22. (Commercial: Wisk; Cortizone-10; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; AT&T; Robitussin.)
  23. Top Story Recapped
  24. Argentina / Eva Peron
  25. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 26, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Harry Smith (New York)
  2. White House / Fund-Raising Scam
  3. Christmas Sales
  4. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  5. Middle East / Hebron Agreement
  6. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  7. Upcoming Items (Studio: Harry Smith)
  8. (Commercial: Advil; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes.)
  9. Northwest / Winter Storm
  10. Welfare Reform
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Harry Smith)
  12. (Commercial: AT&T; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; News Channel 5.)
  13. Kwanzaa
  14. United States Census
  15. Eye On America (Money: Corporate Executives) Part I
  16. Television / Hdtv
  17. General Mills / Chex
  18. Stock Market Report
  19. (Commercial: Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Axid AR; TheraFlu; Sustacal; Beltone; Coast To Coast.)
  20. Ovarian Cancer
  21. Louisiana / Rhino Death
  22. (Commercial: Nicorette; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; California Prunes; Tylenol.)
  23. Italy / Cheese Bank
  24. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 26, 1996
  1. Introduction/Preview Hilary Bowker (London), Ralph Begleiter (Washington)
  2. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  3. Serbia / Anti-Government Rallies
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Ralph Begleiter)
  5. (Commercial: MCI; Time Magazine; Classical Thunder Record Collection; "Larry King Live".)
  6. Russia / Economy / Alcohol Tax
  7. Russia-China Relations / Li Visit
  8. Television / Hdtv
  9. Gulf War Syndrome
  10. Italy / Venice Floods
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Ralph Begleiter)
  12. Worldview Weather
  13. (Commercial: Unum; Metamucil; Du Pont; Nasdaq; MCI; CNN.)
  14. China / Computer Internet
  15. Computers / Egypt
  16. Computers / Television Access
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Ralph Begleiter)
  18. (Commercial: Olde; "Crossfire"; Hsn; Ford; "Larry King Live".)
  19. Boxing Day
  20. Kwanzaa
  21. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  22. Peru Hostage Crisis and Serbia Protests Stories Recapped (Hilary Bowker)
  23. Middle East / Peace Deal / Hebron
  24. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  25. Worldview Money
  26. (Commercial: McDonald's; The Kiplinger Washington Letter; TWA; Zenith; CNN; NBA On TBS.)
  27. Ray Health
  28. Nuclear Weapons / The Aging Stockpiles
  29. Soviet Union / The Aging Population
  30. Russia / Yeltsin's Legacy
  31. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  32. (Commercial: "Crossfire"; Unum; Mexico Tourism; NicoDerm; Du Pont; "1996".)
  33. China / Siberian Tiger
  34. Japan / Television Cooking Show
  35. Good Night (Ralph Begleiter, Hilary Bowker)
• NBC Evening News for December 26, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Brian Williams (New York)
  2. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  3. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  4. (Commercial: Merck; Polident; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Poise.)
  5. Ray / Mystery
  6. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  7. Stock Market Report
  8. (Commercial: Pepcid AC; 3M; TheraFlu.)
  9. In Depth (Christmas Sales / Cell Phone Fraud)
  10. In Depth (Personal Computers / Tandy)
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  12. (Commercial: Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Aleve; Charles Schwab; Axid AR; News Channel 4.)
  13. Northwest / Winter Storm
  14. United States Census
  15. Fixing America / New Year's Resolutions
  16. (Commercial: American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; Tagamet HB; Fixodent; JC Penney; Tylenol; Dateline NBC.)
  17. Norman Schwarzkopf's America
  18. Good Night

December 27, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 27, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Forrest Sawyer (New York)
  2. Winter Weather / Northwest
  3. Florida / Weather
  4. Gingrich / Ethics
  5. California / Dornan-Sanchez Election
  6. Upcoming Items (Studio: Forrest Sawyer)
  7. (Commercial: Robitussin; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; Centrum.)
  8. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  9. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  10. China / Tibetan Scholar Jailed
  11. South Korea / Worker Protests
  12. Britain / IRA Reformer / Royal Plot
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: Forrest Sawyer)
  14. (Commercial: Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Nicotrol; Crispy Wheaties 'N Raisins; Wisk; Alka-Seltzer; "20/20".)
  15. California / Gun Law
  16. Maryland / Confederate Flag
  17. Stock Market Report (Studio: Forrest Sawyer)
  18. Upcoming Items (Studio: Forrest Sawyer)
  19. (Commercial: Crispix; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; Polident; AT&T; Tylenol.)
  20. Your Health (Breast Cancer: Seed Therapy)
  21. Automobiles / Air Bags
  22. Upcoming Items (Studio: Forrest Sawyer)
  23. (Commercial: Bayer; Wisk; Nicorette; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes.)
  24. Person of The Week (Justin Rattner)
  25. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 27, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction John Roberts (New York)
  2. Winter Storm / Northwest
  3. Florida / Weather
  4. White House / Fund Raising
  5. Gingrich / Ethics
  6. Gulf War Syndrome
  7. Serbia / Protests
  8. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  9. Upcoming Items (Studio: John Roberts)
  10. (Commercial: Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Scalpicin; Zantac 75.)
  11. San Francisco, California / Cigar Smoking
  12. Upcoming Items (Studio: John Roberts)
  13. (Commercial: Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Centrum; Imodium A-D; Neutrogena; Advil; News Channel 5.)
  14. Eye On America (Money: Corporate Executives) (Part II)
  15. South Korea / Worker Strike
  16. Stock Market Report
  17. (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer; Beltone; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Metamucil; The Continents Cup.)
  18. 1996 / Review
  19. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dan Rather)
  20. (Commercial: Robitussin; Dental Care; Axid AR; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; Maxwell House.)
  21. Travels With Harry
  22. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 27, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Ralph Begleiter (Washington) Hilary Bowker (London)
  2. Population
  3. Rwanda / Massacre Trials
  4. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  5. Serbia / Protests
  6. Guatemala / Peace
  7. Upcoming Items (Studio: Ralph Begleiter; Hilary Bowker)
  8. (Commercial: Volvo; Tagamet HB; Gateway; Nasdaq; McDonald's; 1996; CNN.)
  9. Winter Storm / Northwest
  10. Gingrich / Ethics
  11. White House / Fund Raising
  12. Russia / Yeltsin / Lebed
  13. Russia / China / Relations
  14. Upcoming Items (Studio: Ralph Begleiter; Hilary Bowker)
  15. Weather
  16. (Commercial: The People vs. Larry Flynt; Dupont; MCI; Bayer; CNN.)
  17. Northern Iraq / France
  18. Australia / Two-Horse Race
  19. Upcoming Items (Studio: Ralph Begleiter; Hilary Bowker)
  20. (Commercial: Tagamet HB; Axid AR; "Crossfire"; Rivergate Toyota; Bill Heard Chevrolet; "Larry King Live".)
  21. Hamburg, Germany / Economic Success
  22. Upcoming Items (Studio: Ralph Begleiter)
  23. Top Stories
  24. Persian Gulf War Syndrome / Veterans
  25. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  26. Worldview Money
  27. (Commercial: Unum; Mobil; Mexico Tourism; Topol; T. Rowe Price; McDonald's; TNT.)
  28. South Africa / Truth and Reconciliation Commission
  29. (Commercial: CNN; Dupont; Intel; MCI; NicoDerm; Olde.)
  30. Sports
  31. Puppet Theater
  32. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for December 27, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Brian Williams (New York)
  2. Winter Storm / Northwest
  3. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  4. (Commercial: Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Fixodent; Tylenol.)
  5. Britain / Royal Family / Bomb Plot
  6. Serbia / Protests
  7. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  8. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  9. Stock Market Report
  10. (Commercial: AT&T; Axid AR; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Buick.)
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  12. (Commercial: Sustacal; JC Penney; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; Robitussin; Merck; News Channel 4.)
  13. Fleecing of America (Nuclear Test Site)
  14. Fixing America
  15. (Commercial: Poise; Nicorette; Cadillac; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; Dateline NBC.)
  16. Best of '96 / The American Dream
  17. Good Night

December 28, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 28, 1996
  1. No broadcasts today
• CBS Evening News for December 28, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Paula Zahn (New York)
  2. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  3. Clinton / Democratic Fund-Raising
  4. Credit Debt
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Paula Zahn)
  6. (Commercial: Scalpicin; Wisk; Bengay.)
  7. Weather / Travel Troubles
  8. Europe / Winter Weather
  9. Airport Security / Dogs
  10. (Commercial: Poise; LensCrafters; Arm and Hammer Dental Care; Robitussin; "Sunday Morning.")
  11. Automobiles: Air Bags
  12. Food Banks / Good Samaritan Law
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: Paula Zahn)
  14. (Commercial: Wisk; TheraFlu; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Maxwell House; "Face The Nation".)
  15. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  16. Bosnia / Peace Mission
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Paula Zahn)
  18. (Commercial: Beltone; The Olive Garden Restaurant; Pam; Sustacal; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; "CBS Evening News".)
  19. One On One (Branagh)
  20. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 28, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Jeanne Meserve (Washington), Bob Cain (Atlanta)
  2. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  3. Weather / Travel Troubles
  4. Automobile Air Bags
  5. Clinton / Democratic Fund-Raising
  6. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve; Bob Cain)
  7. (Commercial: The Kiplinger Washington Letter; Dean Witter; 1996; CNN.)
  8. Korea / Clashes
  9. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  10. Middle East
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bob Cain)
  12. (Commercial: Raovac; LensCrafters; TCM; CNN.)
  13. Swimmers / Italy
  14. Weather
  15. All About Women
  16. (Commercial: Revlon; Dean Witter; Office Max; CNN.)
  17. Children Etiquette and Dancing
  18. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for December 28, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Brian Williams (New York)
  2. Northwest / Winter Weather
  3. Holiday Travel
  4. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  6. (Commercial: Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Wisk; Tagamet HB; Poise.)
  7. Automobiles / Air Bags / Licenses
  8. Gingrich / Ethics
  9. Milwaukee, Wisconsin / Pabst Brewery
  10. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  11. (Commercial: Listerine; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; Centrum; Nicorette; "Dateline NBC".)
  12. Focus (Adolescence: Teen Abuse)
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  14. (Commercial: Imodium A-D; Poli-Grip; AT&T; The Olive Garden Restaurant; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes.)
  15. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  16. Japan / Prison Abuses
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Brian Williams)
  18. (Commercial: Metamucil; Wisk; Axid AR; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; Advil; "Today".)
  19. Washington, DC / Doo Wop Cops
  20. Good Night

December 29, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 29, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Carole Simpson (New York)
  2. Northwest / Winter Weather
  3. Drunk Driving
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Carole Simpson)
  5. (Commercial: Axid AR; Poli-Grip; Advil.)
  6. Middle East / Peace Moves
  7. South Korea / Workers' Rally
  8. North-South Korea Relations / Apology
  9. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  10. Guatemala / Peace Accord
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Carole Simpson)
  12. (Commercial: Aleve; Adm; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Nicorette.)
  13. Stock Market
  14. Greenfield Reporting (1996)
  15. (Commercial: Unisom; FedEx; Merrill Lynch; Caltrate; Adm.)
  16. Medical Marijuana
  17. Cabbage Patch Doll
  18. Upcoming Items (Studio: Carole Simpson)
  19. (Commercial: GE; Good Morning America.)
  20. New York, New York / Tightrope Walk
  21. 1996 / Children's View
  22. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 29, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction John Roberts (New York)
  2. Northwest / Winter Weather
  3. Medical Marijuana
  4. Drug Testing / Lilly / Homeless Volunteers
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: John Roberts)
  6. (Commercial: Crispy Wheaties 'N Raisins; Promise; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Axid AR.)
  7. Gingrich / Ethics
  8. Airline Federal Tax
  9. New York, New York / New Year's Eve / McCarty
  10. Upcoming Items (Studio: John Roberts)
  11. (Commercial: TheraFlu; Promise; Wisk; Tagamet HB; "60 Minutes"; "This Morning".)
  12. Sunday Cover (National Parks: Man vs. Nature)
  13. (Commercial: Alka-Seltzer; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; Robitussin; Advil; Scalpicin.)
  14. Guatemala / Peace Accord
  15. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  16. Aegean Sea / Capsized Ship
  17. (Commercial: Bayer; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Beltone; "CBS Evening News".)
  18. Duchin's Music
  19. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 29, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Jeanne Meserve (Washington), Bob Cain (Atlanta)
  2. Northwest / Winter Weather
  3. Weather
  4. Medical Marijuana
  5. Guatemala / Peace Accord
  6. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  7. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bob Cain)
  8. (Commercial: Dtk Computer Incorporated; TWA; Maxwell House Cappuccino; "1996"; CNN.)
  9. Middle East / Peace Moves
  10. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  11. Greece / Cargo Ship
  12. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  13. (Commercial: 3M; McDonald's; Advil; Dean Witter; "Burden of Proof"; CNN.)
  14. Winter Weather / Europe
  15. Weather
  16. Upcoming Items (Studio: Jeanne Meserve)
  17. (Commercial: McDonald's; MCI; TCM; "Larry King Live".)
  18. Monkey Art
  19. Good Night
• NBC Evening News for December 29, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Dawn Fratangelo (New York)
  2. Northwest / Winter Weather
  3. Southeast / Fog
  4. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  5. Guatemala / Peace Accord
  6. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dawn Fratangelo)
  7. (Commercial: AT&T; Advil; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes.)
  8. Middle East / Hebron Deal / Clinton
  9. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dawn Fratangelo)
  10. (Commercial: Nicorette; Robitussin; Cadillac DeVille; Merck; Dateline NBC.)
  11. Focus (Fraud: Telephone Area Code 809)
  12. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dawn Fratangelo)
  13. (Commercial: Tylenol; 3M; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; "NBC Nightly News"; Bill Heard Chevrolet; Channel 4 News.)
  14. Gingrich / Ethics
  15. Aegean Sea / Capsized Ship
  16. Bosnia / Peace Mission / War Criminals
  17. 1996
  18. Upcoming Items (Studio: Dawn Fratangelo)
  19. (Commercial: Buick LeSabre; The Olive Garden Restaurant; Hoover Vacuums; Axid AR; "Today"; MSNBC.)
  20. Denver, Colorado / Child Rescuers
  21. Good Night

December 30, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 30, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Diane Sawyer (New York)
  2. Medicinal Marijuana / Clinton / California
  3. Gingrich / Ethics
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Diane Sawyer)
  5. (Commercial: Just For Men; Tylenol; Imodium A-D.)
  6. Western Weather
  7. Europe / Weather
  8. Korean War / Peace Talks
  9. Middle East / Hebron Deal
  10. India / Assam Bombing
  11. Upcoming Items (Studio: Diane Sawyer)
  12. (Commercial: Beltone; Special K; Hoover Vacuums; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Advil; "Nightline".)
  13. Texas / Coed Wrestling
  14. Espionage / Pitts Case
  15. Stamps
  16. Cabbage Patch Dolls
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Diane Sawyer)
  18. (Commercial: Arm and Hammer Dental Care; Nicotrol; AFLAC; AT&T; Nytol.)
  19. It's Your Money (Stories Update)
  20. Clinton / Vacation Plans
  21. Stock Market Report (Studio: Diane Sawyer)
  22. Upcoming Items (Studio: Diane Sawyer)
  23. (Commercial: Cadillac Eldorado; Ziploc; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Sea-Bond.)
  24. Top Story Recapped
  25. Upcoming Items (Studio: Diane Sawyer)
  26. College Football / A Brothers' Story
  27. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 30, 1996
  1. Introduction Harry Smith (New York)
  2. Western Weather
  3. Air Bags
  4. Medicinal Marijuana / Clinton / California
  5. Gingrich / Ethics
  6. Upcoming Items (Studio: Harry Smith)
  7. (Commercial: Sea-Bond; Tagamet HB; Promise.)
  8. Cabbage Patch Dolls
  9. United States Census
  10. Airline Tickets
  11. Stock Market Report
  12. (Commercial: Polident; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; Beltone; Zip-Lock; News Channel 5.)
  13. India / Assam Bombing
  14. Bosnia / Peace Mission / United States Troops
  15. Europe / Weather
  16. (Commercial: Tylenol; Imodium A-D; Efferdent; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Hoover; Coast To Coast.)
  17. Black Language / Ebonics
  18. Postage Stamp
  19. Upcoming Items (Studio: Harry Smith)
  20. (Commercial: Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Tavist-D; Ensure; JC Penney; The Olive Garden.)
  21. Eye On America (Cancer: Marlboro Man)
  22. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 30, 1996
  1. Introduction/Preview Bernard Shaw (Washington),
  2. Europe / Cold Weather
  3. Northeast / Winter Weather
  4. India / Assam Bombing
  5. Middle East / Hebron Deal / Netanyahu
  6. Rwanda / Genocide Trials
  7. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  8. (Commercial: Imodium A-D; Just For Men; Olde; Quickbooks; "Crossfire"; CNN.)
  9. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  10. Medical Marijuana / Clinton Administration
  11. Gingrich / Ethics
  12. Clinton's Vacation
  13. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  14. Worldview Weather
  15. (Commercial: Lci; 1-800-Worldnet; CNNSI; Virus Hunters of The CDC" Book.)
  16. Space: 2000 and Beyond (Part I)
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  18. (Commercial: CNN; "Larry King Live"; Request Pay Per View; Toyota; "Moneyline".)
  19. Moments of 1996
  20. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  21. Winter Weather Stories Recapped (Bernard Shaw, Hilary Bowker)
  22. India Bombing Story Recapped (Bernard Shaw)
  23. Middle East Hebron Pullout Story Recapped (Hilary Bowker)
  24. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  25. US-Mexico Border / Illegal Immigration (Part I)
  26. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  27. Worldview Money
  28. (Commercial: Zenith; Scientific American; Lci; "Crossfire".)
  29. Moments of 1996
  30. South Korea / Workers' Strike
  31. North-South Korea / Submarine Incursion Incident
  32. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  33. Worldview Sports: Tennis, Soccer, Football
  34. (Commercial: "Larry King Live"; Rayovac Batteries; Physicians Mutual; CNN; TNT Movies.)
  35. Britain / McCartney Knighting
  36. China / Archaeological Find
  37. Good Night (Hilary Bowker, Bernard Shaw)
• NBC Evening News for December 30, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Tom Brokaw (New York)
  2. Western Weather
  3. Europe / Weather
  4. India / Assam Bombing
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  6. (Commercial: Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Imodium A-D; AT&T.)
  7. Medicinal Marijuana / Clinton / California
  8. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  9. Stock Market Report
  10. (Commercial: Sustacal; Zip-Lock; Maxwell House.)
  11. In Depth (Crime: New York and Atlanta)
  12. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  13. (Commercial: Chili Magic; Bayer; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; Alka-Seltzer; Charles Schwab; News Channel 4.)
  14. Gingrich / Ethics
  15. Britain / Sir Paul
  16. Fixing America
  17. (Commercial: AT&T; Robitussin; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Dateline NBC.)
  18. Best of '96 (Part II)
  19. Good Night

December 31, 1996

• ABC Evening News for December 31, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Diane Sawyer (New York)
  2. Football / Irvin Rape Case
  3. Kansas / Former Nazi
  4. Upcoming Items (Studio: Diane Sawyer)
  5. (Commercial: Hoover Vacuums; Promise; Alka-Seltzer.)
  6. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  7. Middle East / Hebron Deal
  8. Britain / McCartney Knighting
  9. (Commercial: Nicotrol; Efferdent; Axid AR; Beltone; Advil; New Year's Eve Specials.)
  10. Medicine: Exercise and Sleep
  11. Gingrich / Ethics
  12. Hollywood / Movies Banner Year
  13. Stock Market Report (Studio: Diane Sawyer)
  14. Upcoming Items (Studio: Diane Sawyer)
  15. (Commercial: Tagamet HB; Just For Men; Ensure; Promise; Polident.)
  16. Solutions (Family: The Old and The Young)
  17. Upcoming Items (Studio: Diane Sawyer)
  18. (Commercial: Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Healthy Choice Cereals; Arm and Hammer Anti-Perspirant; Tylenol.)
  19. Top Story Recapped
  20. 1996
  21. Good Night
• CBS Evening News for December 31, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Harry Smith (New York)
  2. Football / Irvin Rape Case
  3. Northwest Weather
  4. Grand Canyon / Plane Noise
  5. Gingrich / Ethics
  6. Upcoming Items (Studio: Harry Smith)
  7. (Commercial: Imodium A-D; Tylenol.)
  8. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  9. Kansas / Former Nazi
  10. Stock Market Report
  11. (Commercial: Promise; Aleve; Zantac 75; Ensure; News Channel 5.)
  12. Boulder, Colorado / Ramsey Murder
  13. Elderly: Exercise and Sleep
  14. Prostate Cancer
  15. Cabbage Patch Dolls
  16. (Commercial: AT&T; Hoover; Kellogg's Special K; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Alka-Seltzer; "Coast To Coast".)
  17. Bosnia / Milosevic
  18. Britain / McCartney Knighting
  19. Upcoming Items (Studio: Harry Smith)
  20. (Commercial: Tagamet HB; American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; JC Penney; Promise; Maxwell House.)
  21. New Year's Eve / 1996
  22. Good Night
• CNN Evening News for December 31, 1996
  1. Introduction/Preview Bernard Shaw (Washington)
  2. New Year's
  3. Serbia / Anti-Government Protests
  4. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  5. Middle East / Hebron Agreement
  6. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  7. Moments of 1996
  8. (Commercial: Zenith; The Kiplinger Washington Letter; "Crossfire".)
  9. Middle East / Hebron Agreement / Gur-Rahman Interview
  10. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  11. Worldview Weather
  12. (Commercial: Asiana Airlines; Scalpicin; American Voices.)
  13. Football / Irvin Rape Case
  14. Football / Sexual Assault
  15. Canada / Military Misconduct
  16. Northwest / Winter Weather
  17. Europe / Cold Weather
  18. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  19. Moments of 1996
  20. (Commercial: "Crossfire"; Request Pay Per View; Sprint; CNN.)
  21. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  22. Serbia Anti-Government Protests and Peru Hostage Stories Recapped (Bernard Shaw)
  23. Middle East Hebron Agreement Story Recapped (Hilary Bowker)
  24. Russia / Yeltsin's Recovery
  25. Upcoming Items (Studio: Bernard Shaw)
  26. Worldview Money
  27. (Commercial: Physicians Mutual Insurance.)
  28. Worldview Sports: Football, Tennis, Soccer
  29. Illegal Immigrants / US-Canadian Border
  30. United Nations / Secretary General
  31. Space: 2000 and Beyond (Hubble Telescope) (Part II)
  32. Upcoming Items (Studio: Hilary Bowker)
  33. (Commercial: American Voices; Olde; CNN; Higher Times; Mobil; CNN.)
  34. New Years
  35. Good Night (Bernard Shaw) Hilary Bowker) [CNN news staff names shown while seasonal music is played]
• NBC Evening News for December 31, 1996
  1. Preview/Introduction Tom Brokaw (Washington)
  2. New Year's 1997
  3. Peru / Lima Hostage Crisis
  4. Kansas / Former Nazi
  5. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  6. (Commercial: Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Robitussin; Bayer.)
  7. Football / Irvin Rape Case
  8. Boulder, Colorado / Ramsey Murder
  9. Upcoming Items (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
  10. Stock Market Report
  11. (Commercial: Tylenol; Tavist-D; Sustacal.)
  12. Best of '96 (Part III)
  13. (Commercial: American Family Publishers Sweepstakes; Aspercreme; AT&T; Wheaties; News Channel 4.)
  14. Northwest Weather
  15. (Commercial: Advil; Hoover; Charles Schwab; Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes; Alka-Seltzer; Dateline NBC.)
  16. 1996
  17. Good Night

Specials

• December 02, 1996 - ABC Special - Nightline [23:55:00 - 24:25:00]
• December 03, 1996 - ABC Special - Nightline [23:37:00 - 24:07:00]
• December 04, 1996 - ABC Special - Nightline: Looking For Life [23:37:00 - 24:07:00]
• December 05, 1996 - ABC Special - Clinton Announcement- Intro [13:00:00 - 13:00:10]
• December 05, 1996 - ABC Special - Clinton Announcement- Analysis [13:09:00 - 13:10:00]
• December 05, 1996 - ABC Special - Nightline [23:37:00 - 24:07:00]
• December 05, 1996 - CBS Special - Clinton News Conference- Intro [12:57:00 - 12:59:00]
• December 05, 1996 - CBS Special - Clinton News Conference- Analysis [13:09:00 - 13:12:00]
• December 05, 1996 - CNN Special - Clinton Announcement [12:52:00 - 13:51:00]
• December 05, 1996 - CNN|ABC|CBS|NBC Special - Bill Clinton Cabinet Nominations Announcement [12:52:00 - 13:51:00]
• December 05, 1996 - NBC Special - Bill Clinton Cabinet Nominations Announcement (Intro only) [12:56:50 - 12:59:30]
• December 05, 1996 - NBC Special - Bill Clinton Cabinet Nominations Announcement (Post-event only) [13:12:00 - 13:14:20]
• December 06, 1996 - ABC Special - Nightline [23:37:00 - 24:07:00]
• December 09, 1996 - ABC Special - Nightline: O.J. Simpson: The Civil Trial [00:07:00 - 00:37:00]
• December 10, 1996 - ABC Special - Nightline: Power, Politics and Prosecutors [23:37:00 - 24:07:00]
• December 11, 1996 - ABC Special - Nightline: Power, Politics and Prosecutors [23:37:00 - 24:07:00]
• December 12, 1996 - ABC Special - Nightline: Power, Politics and Prosecutors [23:37:00 - 24:07:00]
• December 12, 1996 - CNN Special - Bill Clinton and Al Gore Statements Re: Airline Safety [08:35:00 - 08:50:00]
• December 13, 1996 - ABC Special - Nightline: Power, Politics and Prosecutors [23:37:00 - 24:07:00]
• December 13, 1996 - CNN Special - Bill Clinton Press Conference [12:58:00 - 14:15:00]
• December 16, 1996 - ABC Special - Nightline [23:35:00 - 24:04:00]
• December 16, 1996 - CNN Special - Bill Clinton, John Bruton and Jacques Santer Press Conference [13:36:00 - 13:57:00]
• December 17, 1996 - ABC Special - Nightline [23:37:00 - 24:07:00]
• December 18, 1996 - ABC Special - Nightline [23:37:00 - 24:07:00]
• December 19, 1996 - ABC Special - Nightline [23:37:00 - 24:07:00]
• December 20, 1996 - ABC Special - Nightline: A Mother's Mission [23:37:00 - 24:07:00]
• December 20, 1996 - CNN Special - Bill Clinton Cabinet Nominations Announcement [11:32:00 - 11:58:00]
• December 23, 1996 - ABC Special - Nightline [23:27:00 - 23:57:00]
• December 23, 1996 - CNN Special - Bill Clinton Speech [13:47:00 - 14:02:00]
• December 24, 1996 - ABC Special - Nightline: All I Want For Christmas... [23:37:00 - 24:07:00]
• December 25, 1996 - ABC Special - Nightline: The Gift [23:37:00 - 24:07:00]
• December 26, 1996 - ABC Special - Nightline [23:37:00 - 24:07:00]
• December 27, 1996 - ABC Special - Nightline: High-Priced Miracles [23:37:00 - 24:07:00]
• December 30, 1996 - ABC Special - Nightline: Predictions '97 [00:00:00 - 00:29:10]

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