The World Tonight (Philippine TV program)

The World Tonight
Title card used since 2015
GenreNewscast
Presented byWeekday anchors
Tony Velasquez
Pia Gutierrez
Weekend anchor
Stanley Palisada
Theme music composerBonnie Grace
Opening themeMighty Rush
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodesN/A (airs daily)
Production
Executive producers
  • Biena Magbitang
  • Joel Caballero
Production locations
Running time30 minutes (1966–1972; 1986–1999; 1999–2015; 2017–present)
1 hour (2015–2017)
Production companyABS-CBN News and Current Affairs
Original release
NetworkABS-CBN
ReleaseNovember 21, 1966 (1966-11-21) –
September 22, 1972 (1972-09-22)
ReleaseSeptember 15, 1986 (1986-09-15) –
August 13, 1999 (1999-08-13)
NetworkANC
ReleaseMay 1, 1996 (1996-05-01) –
present (present)
NetworkKapamilya Channel
ReleaseJuly 27, 2020 (2020-07-27) –
present (present)
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The World Tonight is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by ABS-CBN, ANC and Kapamilya Channel. Originally anchored by Hal Bowie and Henry Halasan, it aired on the network's nighttime line-up from November 21, 1966 to September 22, 1972. The newscast returned on ABS-CBN from September 15, 1986 to August 13, 1999. The show began broadcasting on ANC on May 1, 1996, followed by a broadcast on Kapamilya Channel on July 27, 2020. Tony Velasquez and Pia Gutierrez currently serve as the anchors. It is the longest-running news broadcasting show in the Philippines.[1]

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