ABC 2000 (officially ABC 2000 Today) is ABC News' special programming covering the Millennium celebrations around the world from December 31, 1999, into January 1, 2000, as part of the worldwide consortium 2000 Today programming in the United States. ABC World News Tonight anchor Peter Jennings hosted the program from the Times Square Studios in Manhattan, New York City, New York. It ran 23 hours and 10 minutes, signing on at 4:50 am ET on December 31, 1999 and concluding at 4:00 am ET on January 1, 2000 (two hours earlier from its international counterparts).
ABC temporarily converted the Good Morning America Times Square Studios into a type of "millennium command center" that included an anchor desk, where a standing Jennings spent most of his time and two lounge chairs, where Jennings would interview guests. A large video screen included a time-zone map of the world, a wall of clocks, and a makeshift newsroom where ABC News staffers would follow the latest developments, particularly if there were any Y2K problems. The windows of the studio directly overlooked Times Square, the traditional center of New Year's Eve celebrations in New York. Since worldwide Y2K issues proved minimal, as the day progressed, the coverage shifted largely to "more party than news".
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