Editing WABC-TV (section)

=====2000–present=====
WABC-TV's news department is respected for its straightforward presentation (especially during breaking news). For the last decade, it has waged a spirited battle for first place, but for most of the time has held onto the lead, helped in part by lead-ins from the highly rated talk and entertainment shows. For over 24 years (December 1986 to May 2011), the lead-in for the 5&nbsp;p.m. ''Eyewitness News'' broadcast had been ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' at 4&nbsp;p.m. and its strong ratings brought viewers along to the 5&nbsp;p.m. newscast.

The newscasts were replayed on one of channel 7's digital subchannels, another which also carried local weather and news channel. WABC-TV's website had a link for live streaming video of "Channel 7 Eyewitness News NOW", which offered live local and national weather updated from AccuWeather alongside local news. The format of "Eyewitness News NOW" is similar to the defunct [[NBC Weather Plus]]. On February 24, 2011, AccuWeather and ABC both replaced ENN as well as similar news channels on WABC-TV's sister stations, KABC-TV in Los Angeles and WLS-TV in Chicago, replacing them in all three cities with a [[standard definition]], [[letterboxed]] simulcast of the Live Well Network, and then on April 15, 2015, these stations were replaced by Laff.

On December 2, 2006, WABC-TV became the second station in the New York City market to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in [[High-definition television|high definition]]. On September 7, 2010, WABC-TV expanded its weekday morning newscast, moving its start time to 4:30&nbsp;am. Three days earlier on September 4, 2010, WABC added an hour-long extension of its Saturday morning newscast from 9&nbsp;a.m. to 10&nbsp;am.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 24, 2010|title=WABC Expands Morning News|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2010/08/24/44695/wabc-expands-morning-news|website=TVNewsCheck}}</ref> On May 26, 2011, WABC-TV added another hour of local news at 4&nbsp;p.m. to replace ''Oprah'', which aired its last original episode the previous day.

On September 24, 2011, the station began broadcasting its newscasts and public affairs programs from a new street-level window studio at a former [[Disney Store]] location in the ABC building on 66th Street and Columbus Avenue. The space previously used for news broadcasts was used to expand the ''Live with Kelly'' studio.<ref>{{cite news |last=Flamm |first=Matthew |date=February 6, 2011 |url=http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20110206/FREE/302069970# |title=WABC Plans Post-Oprah Era – Station To Add Local News Hour; Regis Exit Delayed Several Months |newspaper=[[Crain Communications|Crain's New York Business]] |access-date=June 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Huff |first=Richard |date=February 18, 2011 |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/eyewitness-news-set-major-face-lift-summer-new-studio-timeslot-article-1.136978 |title='Eyewitness News' Set for Major Face-Lift Come Summer with New Studio, Timeslot |newspaper=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York |access-date=June 24, 2012}}</ref> In January 2012, the station also expanded its weekend 11&nbsp;p.m. newscasts to an hour. On September 8, 2014, the station expanded its Noon newscast to one full hour from the previous half-hour.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://7online.com/entertainment/afternoons-are-new-on-abc7-ny/256565/ |title=Channel 7's New Afternoon Lineup |date=August 18, 2014 |publisher=WABC-TV |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819091327/http://7online.com/entertainment/afternoons-are-new-on-abc7-ny/256565/ |archive-date=August 19, 2014 }}</ref>

On January 31, 2022, WABC announced they would be launching a streaming channel titled "ABC 7 New York 24/7 Stream". As part of the launch of the service, WABC announced a new 6:30&nbsp;p.m. newscast, available only through the stream.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hill |first=Michael |date=January 31, 2022 |url=https://www.newscaststudio.com/2022/01/31/abc-owned-stations-streams/ |title=ABC owned stations launching local streams |newspaper=Newscast Studio |access-date=February 9, 2022}}</ref>

On September 11, 2023, WABC-TV, along with sister stations WPVI-TV and [[WTVD]] in [[Durham, North Carolina]], launched an additional hour-long newscast at 10 a.m. which took over the time slot previously occupied by ''[[Tamron Hall (talk show)|Tamron Hall]]''. The broadcast delivers news in a traditional format, and also allows more focus to be placed on local newsmakers, and further discussion on topics addressed on ''Good Morning America'' and ''Live with Kelly and Mark''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.adweek.com/tvspy/wpvi-and-2-other-abc-owned-stations-to-launch-10-am-newscast/250089/|title=WPVI and 2 Other ABC Owned Stations to Launch 10 AM Newscast|date=August 24, 2023|magazine=Adweek}}</ref> WABC delayed its launch by one day, due to coverage of events in the city, marking the anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001.

WABC-TV left its longtime home of Lincoln Square for a [[7 Hudson Square|new Disney campus]], located at [[Hudson Square]] in Lower Manhattan, on February 22, 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Alex |date=November 13, 2019 |url=https://www.amny.com/real-estate/an-inside-look-at-disneys-anticipated-hudson-square-hq/ |title=An inside look at Disney's anticipated Hudson Square HQ |newspaper=[[AM New York Metro]] |access-date=May 27, 2021}}</ref>