Despite the rival networks' expansion in 1963 of their evening newscasts to a full half-hour, ABC Evening News would run only 15 minutes during Cochran's tenure; the network deferred expansion until Peter Jennings, his successor, took over the anchor's desk for his first stint.
dᵻspˈaɪt ðə ɹˈaɪvəl nˈɛtwɜːks ɛkspˈænʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː ʌv ðɛɹ ˈiːvnɪŋ nˈuːzkæsts tʊ ɐ fˈʊl hˈæfˈaʊɚ, ˌeɪbˌiːsˈiː ˈiːvnɪŋ nˈuːz wʊd ɹˈʌn ˈoʊnli fˈɪftiːn mˈɪnɪts dˈʊɹɹɪŋ kˈɑːkɹənz tˈɛnjɚ; ðə nˈɛtwɜːk dᵻfˈɜːd ɛkspˈænʃən ʌntˈɪl pˈiːɾɚ dʒˈɛnɪŋz, hɪz səksˈɛsɚ, tˈʊk ˌoʊvɚ ðɪ ˈæŋkɚz dˈɛsk fɔːɹ hɪz fˈɜːst stˈɪnt.