For the one-hour newscast at 5 p.m., WCBS is up substantially, by 25% from last May. But the station is still almost two full rating points behind the newscasts of WABC and WNBC, which tied for No. 1.

WABC-TV New YorkUser Clip: WABC Channel 7 Eyewitness News at Noon open - August 30, 2004 108 Views Program ID: 183298-2 Category: Public Affairs Event Format: Broadcast Location: New York, New ...

NEW YORK -- WABC-TV was back on the air Monday morning after a fire damaged equipment in its Manhattan studios and filled the building with thick smoke just before the start of an evening broadcast.

WABC-TV returned in time for a 5 a.m. newscast Monday morning, with the two morning anchors sitting at a cramped desk in what looked like an office. They said it was a “rough night.” ...