82 SPOTS1990–2003
| Year | Spot | Len |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ABC '20/20' Exclusive Promo - Barbara Walters, the Man Who Runs China Today (1990)'Barbara Walters with tough questions for the man who runs China today.' A 10-second ABC promo for a 20/20 exclusive on Friday at 10/9 Central. Aired in May 1990 on WLS-TV 7 (ABC, Chicago) during Twin Peaks and on WPWR-TV 50 (Chicago) during Star Trek: The Next Generation, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :10 |
| 1990 | ABC 'America's Funniest Home Videos' Promo - $100,000 Grand Prize, Sunday (1990)'This is it, America. The week America's Funniest Home Videos gives away this season's $100,000 grand prize on a new hour of America's Funniest Home Videos, Sunday.' A 15-second promo ending on an ABC card. Aired in May 1990 on WPWR-TV 50 (Chicago) during Star Trek: The Next Generation and on ABC during Twin Peaks, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :15 |
| 1990 | ABC 'Primetime Live' Promo - Murder of a Beverly Hills Couple, 'Primetime, Next' (1990)'A grisly murder of a Beverly Hills couple. At first called mob-related, a primetime investigation reveals evidence that led to their son's arrest.' A 10-second ABC Primetime Live promo ending on 'Primetime, next.' Aired in May 1990 on WLS-TV 7 (ABC, Chicago) during Twin Peaks and on WPWR-TV 50 (Chicago) during Star Trek: The Next Generation, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :10 |
| 1990 | ABC 'The Young Riders' Promo - Wild Bill Hickok Duel - Back Thursday (1990)'Will Wild Bill Hickok back down from a duel?' A 14-second ABC promo for The Young Riders, 'back on Thursday,' ending on the Young Riders title and the ABC 7 logo. Aired in May 1990 on WLS-TV 7 (ABC, Chicago) during Twin Peaks and on WPWR-TV 50 (Chicago) during Star Trek: The Next Generation, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :14 |
| 1990 | ABC 'Twin Peaks' Promo - 'Diane, It's 9-0-2 and I Can't Find Twin Peaks' (1990)A tape-recorder monologue to 'Diane': 'At 8:57, I enter the Double R Diner for the Double Java Hold the Cow special and when I returned, it was gone.' Twin Peaks has moved, and ABC announces the season finale of Twin Peaks, Wednesday at 10/9 Central. Aired in May 1990 on WLS-TV 7 (ABC, Chicago) during Twin Peaks and on WPWR-TV 50 (Chicago) during Star Trek: The Next Generation, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :30 |
| 1990 | ABC 'Voices Within: The Lives of Trudi Chase' Premiere Promo - Shelley Long (1990)'One woman. 22 personalities. Who are you? Let's see if we can find out.' A promo for the world television premiere of Voices Within: The Lives of Trudi Chase, with Shelley Long named on screen, Sunday at 9/8 Central on ABC. Aired in May 1990 on WLS-TV 7 (ABC, Chicago) during Twin Peaks and on WPWR-TV 50 (Chicago) during Star Trek: The Next Generation, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :21 |
| 1990 | ABC Friday Comedy Promo - The Lubbocks Sell Their Home - After Perfect Strangers (1990)'The Lubbocks are forced to sell their home... All this place needs is some decent furniture.' A 15-second promo for an ABC Friday comedy, 'right after Perfect Strangers Friday.' The show's title is not legible on screen; it ends on an ABC Friday card. Aired in May 1990 on WPWR-TV 50 (Chicago) during Star Trek: The Next Generation and on ABC during Twin Peaks, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :15 |
| 1990 | ABC Saturday Night Promo - 'Elvis' at 8/7 and 'Head of the Class' at 8:30/7:30 (1990)A 15-second ABC promo for its Saturday-night lineup: Elvis at 8/7 Central, followed by Head of the Class at 8:30/7:30, ending on the ABC end card. Aired in May 1990 on WLS-TV 7 (ABC, Chicago) during Twin Peaks and on WPWR-TV 50 (Chicago) during Star Trek: The Next Generation, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :15 |
| 1990 | WLS-TV 7 Chicago 'Eyewitness News at 10' Tease - Salmonella, Cocaine Ring (1990)'Tonight on Channel 7 Eyewitness News at 10.' The tease promises a salmonella outbreak among six people who dined at a suburban supper club, nine arrests including a suspended Chicago police officer in a cocaine ring, and a Medicine Tonight look at what causes repeated miscarriages. Aired in May 1990 on WLS-TV 7 (ABC, Chicago) during Twin Peaks and on WPWR-TV 50 (Chicago) during Star Trek: The Next Generation, recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :30 |
| 1990s | ABC Bumper - 'Now Return to Our Program' (1996)ABC's return-from-break bumper into Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series. | :30 |
| 1990s | ABC Bumper - 'We'll Be Right Back' (1996)ABC break bumper from the Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series portion of the tape. | :30 |
| 1990s | America's Funniest Home Videos - ABC Promo (1996)A 1996 ABC network promo for 'America's Funniest Home Videos,' the long-running clip show that premiered in 1989. | :10 |
| 1990s | Bone Chillers - ABC Promo (1996)A 1996 ABC network promo for 'Bone Chillers,' the horror-comedy anthology series that aired on the network's Saturday morning lineup in 1996-97. | :09 |
| 1990s | Children First - ABC (1997)A 1997 ABC network spot for 'Children First,' a public-interest initiative/programming campaign focused on children's issues. | :30 |
| 1990s | Gargoyles - ABC Promo (1996)A 1996 ABC network promo for 'Gargoyles,' Disney's animated action series that ran from 1994 to 1996. | :20 |
| 1992 | ABC '20/20' Promo - 'A Sunday Drive with Harry' - Friday at 10/9c (1992)'You thought you'd heard it all with Jeffrey Dahmer. But this one's worse.' ABC's 20/20 promises an exclusive interview with a mild-mannered grandfather it calls the world's worst serial killer, Friday at 10/9c, and closes on the title card 'A Sunday drive with Harry.' | :17 |
| 1992 | ABC 'The Missiles of October: What the World Didn't Know' Promo - Saturday 9/8c (1992)'30 years ago, the world almost ended.' Peter Jennings presents 'The Missiles of October: What the World Didn't Know,' a special about the Cuban missile crisis, Saturday at 9/8c on ABC, with a quote card from the New York Daily News. | :19 |
| 1992 | ABC Sports College Football Doubleheader Promo - Penn State, Florida, Tennessee, USC (1992)'Saturday, it's back-to-back college football on ABC Sports.' Game one: Boston College at Penn State, Auburn and Florida, and UCLA at Washington State. Game two: Alabama and Tennessee, Michigan at Indiana, and California against USC. | :20 |
| 1994 | ABC 'These Friends of Mine' Promo - Ellen DeGeneres with Her Mom (20s, 1994)Ellen DeGeneres and her mother on the couch - These Friends of Mine, later this month on ABC. | :20 |
| 1994 | ABC 7 Chicago 'Next at 10 PM' Promo - Oscar Night Behind the Scenes (24s, 1994)ABC 7 Chicago promotes its 10 PM news while the Oscar telecast's end credits roll in the corner of the screen. | :24 |
| 1997 | ABC '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' Miniseries Promo - Michael Caine (15s, 1997)Michael Caine and Patrick Dempsey in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - an ABC miniseries event in May. | :15 |
| 1997 | ABC 'Gun' Series Premiere Promo - Premieres in Two Weeks (14s, 1997)Gun, the new ABC anthology series, premieres in two weeks - on ABC 7 Chicago. | :14 |
| 1997 | ABC 'Leaving L.A.' Series Premiere Promo - The Coroner's Office (15s, 1997)Investigators for the L.A. coroner's office with a strange relationship and an even stranger job - Leaving L.A. on ABC. | :15 |
| 1997 | ABC 'May's Biggest Events' Promo - Forrest Gump, The Shining, U2 (20s, 1997)May's biggest events on ABC: Forrest Gump, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Disclosure, Tidal Wave: No Escape, 3D Week, U2: A Year in Pop and Stephen King's The Shining. | :20 |
| 1997 | ABC 'Nightline with Ted Koppel' Promo - 'Ask Anyone' (15s, 1997)Land sailing and 'ask anyone' - Nightline with Ted Koppel on ABC. | :15 |
| 1997 | ABC 'PrimeTime Live' Promo - 'The Untold Story' - Wednesday (10s, 1997)The untold story - PrimeTime Live, Wednesday on ABC. | :10 |
| 1997 | ABC 'Relativity' Promo - Returns Next Monday (10s, 1997)Relativity returns next Monday at a new night and time on ABC. | :10 |
| 1997 | ABC 'Soul Man' Series Premiere Promo - Premiering Tuesday April 15th (20s, 1997)A minister-dad sitcom - Soul Man, premiering Tuesday, April 15th on ABC. | :20 |
| 1997 | ABC 'The Practice' Promo - ABC Tuesday (20s, 1997)Bobby Donnell's firm takes on the tough ones - The Practice, ABC Tuesday. | :20 |
| 1997 | ABC 'The Practice' Promo - Everything You Need in a Lawyer (15s, 1997)Everything you need in a lawyer - The Practice, ABC Tuesday. | :15 |
| 1997 | ABC 7 Chicago News Brief - John Drury - Oscar Night (38s, 1997)An ABC 7 News brief from John Drury on Oscar night - and Roger Ebert live after the Oscars on the late news. | :38 |
| 1997 | ABC 7 Chicago News Promo - 'Next' on Oscar Night (15s, 1997)Coming up next on ABC 7 News after the Oscars - the late news on Oscar night. | :15 |
| 1997 | ABC Tuesday Promo - Home Improvement and Spin City (10s, 1997)Two of America's best comedies - Home Improvement and Spin City, ABC Tuesday. | :10 |
| 1997 | ABC Wednesday Promo - Grace Under Fire, Coach, Arsenio (30s, 1997)Grace Under Fire, Coach and Arsenio - Wednesday on ABC. | :30 |
| 1999 | ABC '20/20 Monday' Premiere Promo - Connie Chung, Charles Gibson, Charlie Sheen (1999)The premiere of 20/20 Monday with Connie Chung and Charles Gibson - an exclusive with Charlie Sheen on his descent into a Hollywood hell. Monday at 8, 7 Central. | :20 |
| 1999 | ABC 'Children First' PSA - Dennis Franz (NYPD Blue), 'Become a Mentor' (1999)'A lot of kids get into crime because they don't have a stand-up adult in their life.' NYPD Blue's Dennis Franz asks viewers to become a mentor - Children First. 1-800-914-2212. | :20 |
| 1999 | ABC 'Home of the Academy Awards' Network Image Promo (1999)ABC, home of the Academy Awards - the Golden Globes, Spin City, Sports Night and the Wednesday comedies. | :45 |
| 1999 | ABC 'It's Like, You Know...' Premiere Promo - Wednesday After Dharma & Greg (30s, 1999)It's Like, You Know... premieres Wednesday after Dharma & Greg on ABC. | :30 |
| 1999 | ABC 'It's Like, You Know...' Series Premiere Promo - Wednesday After Dharma & Greg (20s, 1999)It's Like, You Know... premieres Wednesday after Dharma & Greg on ABC. | :20 |
| 1999 | ABC 'Most Celebrated Network' Promo - The Practice, NYPD Blue (Partial, 1999)ABC, the most celebrated network - The Practice and NYPD Blue. The recording cuts out before the end. | :35 |
| 1999 | ABC 'NYPD Blue' Promo - 'Joey, Be My Best Man' (1999)'Joey, be my best man...' NYPD Blue, Tuesday at 10, 9 central, on ABC. | :10 |
| 1999 | ABC 'Politically Incorrect' After-Party Promo - Presented by Pepsi (10s, 1999)Politically Incorrect's Oscar after-party, presented by Pepsi - live, late tonight on ABC. | :10 |
| 1999 | ABC 'Pro Bowl' Promo with Cris Carter and Randy Moss - Today at 6 (1999)Cris Carter and Randy Moss: 'Father Time...' The 1999 Pro Bowl, today at 6 on ABC. | :20 |
| 1999 | ABC 'Stephen King's Storm of the Century' Premiere Event Promo - abc.com on the GO Network (1999)Stephen King's Storm of the Century, an ABC premiere event next Sunday - up-to-the-minute 'storm watch' information at abc.com on the GO Network. | :10 |
| 1999 | ABC 'The Century' Promo - Starting March 29th (20s, 1999)The Century, starting March 29th on ABC. | :20 |
| 1999 | ABC 'The Norm Show' Series Premiere Promo - Norm Macdonald at the Unemployment Office (1999)Norm Macdonald at the unemployment office - The Norm Show premieres Wednesday after The Drew Carey Show on ABC. | :30 |
| 1999 | ABC 'The Norm Show' Series Premiere Promo - Wednesday 9:30 After Drew Carey (20s, 1999)The Norm Show series premiere, Wednesday at 9:30 after The Drew Carey Show on ABC. | :20 |
| 1999 | ABC 7 Chicago 'Inside Edition' Promo - 'Oscar Night Arrives' - Monday at 3 (1999)Inside Edition: Oscar night arrives - Monday at 3 PM on ABC 7. | :30 |
| 1999 | ABC Big Picture Show 'Courage Under Fire' Network Premiere Promo (1999)The network television premiere of Courage Under Fire with Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan and Matt Damon - Monday at 9, 8 central, on ABC's Big Picture Show. | :20 |
| 1999 | ABC Good Morning America 'Start Smarter' Promo (10s, 1999)Start smarter with Good Morning America on ABC. | :10 |
| 1999 | ABC News 20/20 Wednesday Promo - 'Children Living in a Kind of Hell' (1999)'On 20/20 tonight, our hidden cameras show you children living in a kind of hell. Some drugged, confined... a journey you will never forget.' End card '20/20 Wednesday Tonight 10/9c'. | :10 |
| 1999 | ABC News Promo - World News Sunday, Good Morning America, 20/20 Monday Premiere (1999)Cod fishermen against the government on World News Tonight Sunday, payday loans at 'up to 1,800% interest' on Good Morning America, Peter Jennings on the trial of the president, and the premiere of 20/20 Monday. | :27 |
| 1999 | ABC Wednesday Comedy Lineup Promo - Dharma & Greg, Drew Carey, The Norm Show (1999)What does America really want? A little song? A little dance? Dharma & Greg, It's Like, You Know..., The Drew Carey Show and the series premiere of The Norm Show, Wednesday on ABC. | :30 |
| 1999 | Good Morning America Promo - New Anchors Diane Sawyer and Charles Gibson (1999)'The new anchors of Good Morning America. Can you feel the chemistry? Diane Sawyer, Charles Gibson, starting Monday, January 18.' | :10 |
| 1999 | Inside Edition Promo with Deborah Norville - 'Today at 3 on ABC7' (1999)Topical Inside Edition promo: 'Who broke into this home and beat two people with a baseball bat?... Cops say no one. The wife made it up to cover up a murder', plus 'exclusive video of Pam Anderson'. 'Go inside the headlines with Deborah Norville. Today at 3 on ABC7.' | :30 |
| 1999 | The View Promo - Mira Sorvino and the Real 'At First Sight' Couple (1999)'Tomorrow, Mira Sorvino and the real-life couple whose remarkable love story inspired her latest film. On The View, live on ABC Daytime.' Film clips ('You're unbelievable'). | :20 |
| 2000 | ABC 'Children First' PSA with Kim Delaney of NYPD Blue (2000)Kim Delaney of NYPD Blue for ABC's Children First - 1-888-544-KIDS. | :20 |
| 2000 | ABC 7 Chicago Morning News Promo - Weather & Traffic on the 7s (20s, 2002)Indoor gardening, weather and traffic - Weather & Traffic on the 7s, tomorrow 5 to 7 AM on ABC 7 Chicago. The ABC 7 morning team at the time, as identified by viewers: Hosea Sanders, Judy Hsu, Tracy Butler and Roz Varon. | :20 |
| 2000 | ABC Family 'America's Funniest Home Videos' Promo - 'Some People Abuse the Privilege' (2002)Everyone is entitled to do stupid things - some people abuse the privilege. America's Funniest Home Videos, weeknights on ABC Family. | :30 |
| 2000 | ABC Good Morning America Promo - 'A Night Like No Other' (10s, Election 2000)The race, the vote, a night like no other - tomorrow on Good Morning America. | :10 |
| 2000 | ABC News 'A Nation Waits' Promo - Peter Jennings, GMA, Nightline (2000)A nation waits - ABC News on the 2000 election: Good Morning America, World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, 20/20 Downtown, Nightline and abcnews.com. | :26 |
| 2000 | ABC News Nightline Daily E-mail Promo - nightline.abcnews.com (2000)Get Nightline's daily e-mail at nightline.abcnews.com. | :14 |
| 2000 | ABC World News Tonight Promo - 'Pull the Plug on Telemarketers' (10s, 2002)Tomorrow on World News Tonight: how to pull the plug on telemarketers for good. | :10 |
| 2001 | ABC7 Chicago New Year's Eve Party Promo (2001)Cheap Trick and Poi Dog Pondering headline ABC7's countdown special, right after Dick Clark — brought to you by Wisconsin Tourism and Weight Watchers. | :26 |
| 2002 | ABC 'Dinotopia' Mega-Series Promo - World Premiere Sunday 7/6c (2002)ABC promotes the Dinotopia mega-series, world premiere Sunday at 7/6c. ABC not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 2002 | ABC 'Push, Nevada' Promo - 'A Mystery You Can Live, a Million Dollars You Can Win' (2002)He's smarter than he looks - a mystery you can live, a million dollars you can win. Push, Nevada, Tuesday on ABC. Push, Nevada lasted just seven episodes (thanks to viewer @ReedBrunson). | :20 |
| 2002 | ABC Bowl Championship Series Schedule Card - Rose, Sugar, Orange, Fiesta (2002)ABC's schedule card for the 2002-03 bowl games: Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl on Wednesday, Jan. 1, USC and Iowa in the Orange Bowl on Thursday, and the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl national championship game on Friday, Jan. 3 at 8 Eastern. ABC not on YouTube yet | :12 |
| 2002 | ABC Monday Night Football 'Next Week' - Patriots at Titans (2002)ABC's Monday Night Football lookahead card: Patriots vs Titans at 9 ET next week, plus Cardinals vs Rams Sunday at 8:30 ET on ESPN. ABC not on YouTube yet | :16 |
| 2002 | ABC NBA Christmas Day Doubleheader - Celtics-Nets, Kings-Lakers (2002)ABC promotes its NBA Christmas Day doubleheader: Celtics vs Nets, then Kings vs Lakers, over a Miami skyline. ABC not on YouTube yet | :16 |
| 2002 | ABC News 'Primetime Thursday' Tease - 'Deep Inside Iran' - Children of Our Enemies (2002)Deep inside Iran, the old guard chants 'death to America' while young people watch MTV. Can America make friends with the children of our enemies? Primetime Thursday continues after this. | :30 |
| 2002 | ABC Promo - 'Spin City' with Martin Sheen, Tuesday March 5th (2002)ABC promotes Spin City, with Martin Sheen as Charlie's dad, Tuesday, March 5th. ABC not on YouTube yet | :20 |
| 2002 | ABC Promo - Sunday 'Alias' 9/8c and 'The Practice' 10/9c (2002)ABC promotes its Sunday lineup: Alias at 9/8c and The Practice at 10/9c. ABC not on YouTube yet | :20 |
| 2002 | ABC Wednesday 'Championship Comedy' Promo - My Wife & Kids, According to Jim (2002)ABC's Wednesday 'Championship Comedy' lineup: My Wife & Kids, According to Jim, Drew Carey Show and The Job. ABC not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 2002 | ABC7 'Once and Again' Promo - Moves to Monday March 4th (2002)ABC7 announces that Once and Again moves to Mondays at 10/9c starting March 4th. ABC not on YouTube yet | :20 |
| 2002 | ABC7 'Wheel of Fortune' College Week Promo - Monday 6:30 (2002)ABC7 promotes Wheel of Fortune College Week from Chicago, Monday at 6:30. ABC not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 2002 | ABC7 Chicago '190 North' Promo - Walter Payton Estate, Church-Turned Condo (2002)ABC7 previews 190 North tonight at 10:35, touring Chicago's hottest homes including the Walter Payton estate and a church turned condo. ABC not on YouTube yet | :10 |
| 2002 | ABC7 Chicagoing Promo - Today at 11:30am (2002)ABC7 promotes the Chicagoing show at 11:30am with host Bill Campbell. ABC not on YouTube yet | :10 |
| 2002 | ABC7 News 'The Wheel Deal' Promo - Safe-Ride Car Test Drive (2002)ABC7 News previews 'The Wheel Deal,' a safe-ride car test drive with reporter Dick Johnson, tonight at 10. ABC not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 2002 | ABC7 News HealthBeat Promo - Sylvia Perez (2002)ABC7 News previews its HealthBeat report with Sylvia Perez. ABC not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 2002 | ABC7 News at Ten Tease - Missing Bradley Sisters, Beef Recall (2002)ABC7 News at Ten previews the search for the missing Bradley sisters, a beef recall and a career coach. ABC not on YouTube yet | :16 |
| 2002 | ABC7 Promo - Oprah's Book Club Final Selection - Monday 9am (2002)ABC7 promotes the final Oprah book club selection, Monday at 9am. ABC not on YouTube yet | :15 |
| 2003 | ABC World News Tonight Promo - Peter Jennings on the Columbia Tragedy (2003)'Space Shuttle Columbia: tragedy in the sky. For breaking details, new information and the latest on the investigation, tomorrow turn to Peter Jennings on World News Tonight.' Mission Control and debris clips, ending on the 'Tomorrow, World News Tonight with Peter Jennings' card. | :10 |