The station traditionally aired syndicated programs following its 10 p.m. newscast for many years, resulting in certain ABC late night programs that the network recommended its stations air immediately after their late local newscasts being delayed to accommodate them. From its debut in 1980 until September 1983, WFAA delayed "Nightline" in favor of late night movie presentations; the newsmagazine aired in its then-recommended 10:30 slot from September 1983 until September 1984, when it settled into a half-hour tape delayed airing after the station acquired the local syndication rights to "Entertainment Tonight". As a byproduct of WFAA's swap of "Nightline" and "ET"s respective timeslots in September 1989 (placing the former back in its network "live" slot), Channel 8 aired "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher" a half-hour later than its then-recommended 11:05 p.m. Central time slot from its ABC debut in September 1995 until its cancellation in December 2002; the talk show that replaced it, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", also aired in this manner starting with its January 2003 premiere (WFAA would begin airing "Kimmel" directly following "Nightline", as intended by ABC, on September 12, 2011).