THREAD: I tallied the #tornado coverage on the Saturday PM newscasts of ABC, CBS, and NBC as aired in the D.C. TV market (which, for this, I included teases). @ABCWorldNews Tonight w/@WhitJohnson was 22:04 vs. 30:00 due to #MLSCup

ABC coverage: 14:24
Due to the #ArmyNavyGame and local affiliate WUSA running commercials for a minute or two instead of the newscast, the 'CBS Weekend News' (helmed by @edokeefe) in total was only 10:42.

CBS #tornado coverage: 7:09
.@NBCNightlyNews with @jdbalart ran it's full 30:00 and sent Sunday anchor @tvkatesnow to anchor *on-site* in Mayfield, Kentucky.

Really commendable that NBC decided to send an anchor there.

NBC #tornado coverage: 17:17

(3/3)
P.S. @ABCWorldNews, 'CBS Weekend News,' & @NBCNightlyNews will air later versions for Pacific (and I believe Mountain) time zones that'll be 30 minutes.

I wanted to do quick math for the Eastern/Central time zones and hoped they gave adequate time to this -- and they did!

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