“A short presentation” of the new Nightline “was fed to ABC affiliates early in the week,” TV Week’s Michele Greppi reports.

“The brief peek earned a thumbs up from Ray Cole, president and chief operating officer of Citadel Communications, who oversees the group’s three ABC affiliates and is the secretary of the ABC affiliates advisory board as well as the ABC affiliates’ representative in the northern Central time zone.

Mr. Cole said the presentation, while only a few minutes long, reassured him that news out of Washington and the rest of the world — perhaps even with a ‘renewed focus on breaking news’ — will continue to find a place on Nightline…”

“I remain confident there is a place for Nightline in late-night,” Cole said…