This Week (ABC TV series)

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This Week with George Stephanopoulos
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Genre	News
Running time	1 hour
Creator(s)	Roone Arledge
Starring	George Stephanopoulos (panelist 1997-2002; anchor 2002-present), Sam Donaldson (co-anchor 1996-2002; panelist 1981-1996 and 2002-present), Cokie Roberts (co-anchor 1996-2002; panelist 1988-1996 and 2002-present), George Will (panelist 1981-present), David Brinkley (anchor 1981-1996)
Country of origin	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Original channel	ABC
Original run	1981 (As This Week with David Brinkley)–present
No. of episodes	N/A
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This Week is one of the five network U.S. Sunday morning political talk shows, and presently last in the ratings. It has aired on Sunday Mornings on the ABC since 1981 and has been hosted by George Stephanopoulos since September 2002. There has been much speculation that the present host's contract will not be renewed, since the job was offered to Ted Koppel, former anchor of Nightline.

From 1981 to 1996, it was hosted by David Brinkley and known as This Week with David Brinkley. After Brinkley retired, Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts hosted, with the according program name change. Ever since Stephanopoulos took over, the program has been known as This Week with George Stephanopoulos.

One of the key features of This Week is the Roundtable, which includes pundits such as George Will and Fareed Zakaria, ABC News correspondents such as Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts, and others discussing the major issues of the week. Will, a panelist ever since the program's start with David Brinkley, also contributes short reports to the broadcast.