 WABC-TV also previously aired any New York Yankees and New York Mets games through ABC's baseball contract; this included the Yankees' victory in the 1977 World Series and defeat in the 1981 World Series.WABC-TV presently broadcasts 43 hours, 55 minutes of locally produced newscasts each week (with 6 hours, 35 minutes each weekday and 5½ hours each on Saturdays and Sundays).The station partners with Philadelphia sister station, WPVI-TV – which popularized the "Action News" format – in the production and broadcast of statewide New Jersey political debates.