Good Morning America EP Ben Sherwood sent champagne over to his colleagues at World News Tonight yesterday in honor of their May Sweeps win over Nightly News in the 25-54 demographic, an ABC News insider tells TVNewser. WNT EP Jon Banner led the staff in a toast to anchor Peter Jennings, who, the insider says, “continues to be heavily involved in the editorial side of the show.”
> Update: 6:50pm: ABC didn’t beat NBC in the demographic, NBC says. Both networks posted a 2.3 rating, but ABC averaged 10,000 more viewers than NBC. NBC was still #1 in total viewers…
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