On Assignment

On Assignment
On Assignment title card
Presented byRageh Omaar
Nina Hossain (relief)
StarringITV News presenters and correspondents
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Production
ProducersITN Productions for
ITV News & Current Affairs
Running time35 minutes (inc. adverts)
Original release
NetworkITV
Release19 March 2014 (2014-03-19) –
present
Related
ITV News;
Exposure;
Peston;
Tonight
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On Assignment is an ITV current affairs programme, fronted by ITV News international affairs editor, Rageh Omaar. Nina Hossain has presented the programme in Rageh's absence. The programme first aired on 19 March 2014, following ITV News at Ten.

ITV News produces the half-hour programmes, consisting of three long-form reports, focusing on stories across the world, providing colour, background, insight and perspectives on the issues of the moment. Originally broadcast once a month, the series moved to a weekly format in 2017, airing in two series of five episodes a year.