Turning Point (TV program)

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Turning Point
Presented by Diane Sawyer
Forrest Sawyer
Meredith Vieira
Peter Jennings
Barbara Walters
Charles Gibson
Theme music composer Bill Conti
Country of origin United States
Production
Executive producers Roone Arledge
Phyllis McGrady
Running time60 minutes
Production company ABC News
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseMarch 9, 1994 (1994-03-09) 
June 17, 1999 (1999-06-17)

Turning Point is an ABC News program that aired from 1994 to 1999.

Turning Point was an hour-long documentary program focused on a single topic, making it similar to CBS' 48 Hours , which it ran directly opposite for some of its run. The program tended toward sensational topics, such as former members of Charles Manson's "Family" and much coverage of the O. J. Simpson murder case, which was current for much of the program's run. ABC News figures appearing regularly on the program included Diane Sawyer, Forrest Sawyer, Meredith Vieira, Peter Jennings and Barbara Walters.

This Turning Point is not to be confused with an ABC dramatic anthology series of the same title which ran during the 1952-53 television season.

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