Sky News Tonight

Evening news programme, broadcast weekdays on Sky News

Sky News Tonight
Genre	News
Presented by	Various presenters (Monday-Friday) 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
Original release
Network	Sky News
Release	1 September 2014 (2014-09-01) – 1 September 2023 (2023-09-01)

Sky News Tonight was a weeknight news programme broadcast on Sky News from 7:00 pm. First aired on 1 September 2014, it was Sky's flagship newscast, featuring special reports, in-depth analysis and interviews.^[1] The shows last episode was broadcast on 1 September 2023, 9 years to the day since the show began ^[2]

History and Broadcasts

From 21 April 2016, Sky News ended the show at 8 pm on Thursday to make room for the debate show The Pledge, which was axed in 2020, meaning Sky News Tonight regained this full slot.

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.^[3] Murnaghan left Sky News in February 2023.^[4]

The programme was formerly presented by Adam Boulton and Sarah Hewson. Various presenters have acted as relief when the main presenters are unavailable.

Current presenters

Presenter	Role
Various presenters	Monday-Thursday Presenter
Sophy Ridge	Friday Presenter
Jonathan Samuels	Relief Presenter
Jayne Secker	Occasional Relief Presenter

References

^ Boulton, Adam (1 September 2014). "Sky News Tonight: Show Takes Fresh Approach". Sky News. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
^ "https://twitter.com/andrewiconnell/status/1697702623355326494?t=AnFusKJLyTIDn7w_majcxA&s=19". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2 September 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
^ "Sky Group". Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
^ "'Stay classy, planet Earth': 'Stay classy, planet Earth': Dermot Murnaghan signs off from Sky News after 15 years signs off from Sky News after 15 years". Retrieved 5 March 2023.