Sky News Tonight

Sky News Tonight is a weeknight news programme broadcast on Sky News from 7:00 pm. It is presented by Dermot Murnaghan. First aired on 1 September 2014, it is Sky's flagship newscast, featuring special reports, in-depth analysis and interviews.[1]

Sky News Tonight
Genre	News
Presented by	Dermot Murnaghan (Monday-Thursday), Sophy Ridge (Friday)
Opening theme	Sky News theme
Country of origin	United Kingdom (Broadcast internationally)
Original language	English
Production
Production locations	Millbank, Westminster
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	120 minutes (Monday-Wednesday), 60 minutes (Thursday), 90 minutes (Friday)
Production company	Sky plc
Distributor	Sky plc
Release
Original network	Sky News
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Original release	1 September 2014 – present
External links
Sky News

From 21 April 2016, Sky News ends the show at 8 pm on Thursday to make room for the new debate show The Pledge. From Monday to Wednesday, the show ends at 9 pm. On Friday, the show ends at 8:30 pm to make room for Week in Review.

From 26 September 2016, as part of a new schedule change, Dermot Murnaghan has presented Sky News Tonight from Monday to Thursday, with Sophy Ridge presenting on Fridays.[2] If Ridge and Murgnahan aren't available, presenters such as Stephen Dixon, Gamal Fahnbulleh, Isabel Webster and Jayne Secker have been known to host the program. Sky's former political editor Faisal Islam also presented the show on occasion. The programme was formerly presented by Adam Boulton and Sarah Hewson.

References

1. Boulton, Adam (1 September 2014). "Sky News Tonight: Show Takes Fresh Approach". Sky News. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
2. https://corporate.sky.com/media-centre/news-page/2016/sky-news-unveils-new-schedule