Speers Tonight

Speers Tonight
Title card of Speers Tonight
GenreCurrent affairs, Commentary
Presented byDavid Speers
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Original release
NetworkSky News Australia
Release28 January 2016 (2016-01-28) –
22 December 2017 (2017-12-22)
Related
The Nation with David Speers
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Speers Tonight is an Australian television program on Sky News Australia. The program sees host David Speers interview a prominent guest, followed by a discussion of political issues from the week with journalists Paul Kelly and Peter Hartcher.[1][2] The weekly program replaced similar format The Nation with David Speers on Thursday nights and was one of two programs hosted by Speers, the other being the four-times weekly PM Agenda.[3]

The program debuted on 28 January 2016[4][5] with Anthony Albanese as the inaugural guest.[6]

Episode 42 of the first season is the highest rated regular episode of Speers Tonight, when it was watched by 49,000 viewers, making it the third most viewed Sky News program and sixth most watched program on the Foxtel platform for that day.[7] A special post-American election episode was watched by 89,000 viewers, ranked as the sixth most watched program on both Sky News and Foxtel for that day.[8]

  1. ^ Knox, David (5 February 2016). "SKY News in 20th year". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. ^ "David Speers to host Speers Tonight on Sky News". 5 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  3. ^ Knox, David (13 December 2011). "David Speers talks the talk". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Speers Tonight - Foxtel Guide". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Speers, David (28 January 2016). "New show #SpeersTonight". Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Transcript of television interview – Speers Tonight, SKY News". Anthony Albanese. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  7. ^ Knox, David (11 November 2016). "Thursday 10 November 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  8. ^ Knox, David (10 November 2016). "Wednesday 9 November 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 November 2016.