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| NEWSNIGHT (BBC AMERICA)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
2/29/08
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11/14/08
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STATUS:
canceled/ended (2008-2009 season) |
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season |
SEASON(S):
1 (36 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air) |
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
a show on hiatus for longer than 12 months - without any news about its future - is assumed to be canceled |
DESCRIPTION:
(from BBC America's press release, February 2008) BBC AMERICA is set to expand its news agenda with Newsnight - a new, hard-hitting, weekly news program featuring some of the toughest interviewers in journalism. The program, airing Fridays 10:00 p.m. ET/ 7:00 p.m. PT, starting February 29, compliments BBC World News America, the channel's nightly U.S.-facing news hour, launched in October 2007. Garth Ancier, President, BBC Worldwide America, says: "News is the BBC's most powerful asset and we want to give it the showcase it deserves. Following the successful launch of BBC World News America, this is another opportunity to bring U.S. viewers the BBC's world renowned journalism. It has never been more important for Americans to have access to thorough and thought provoking coverage of U.S. and international news." Newsnight, comes from the same team that produces Britain's long-running nightly program of the same name. The U.S. facing, weekly version will showcase the best of its award-winning blend of features, investigations, interviews and discussions. The show is anchored by some of the most respected names in British journalism including Jeremy Paxman, Kirsty Wark, Gavin Esler and Emily Maitlis. The new weekly Newsnight, which will repeat on the BBC's 24-hour global news channel BBC World, was conceived and commissioned by Executive Vice President, News & Sports Michele Grant, brought in by Ancier to build the BBC News brand in the U.S. Grant, who is also Executive Producer of the new show, says...: "Newsnight is one of the very best shows in television journalism - it's fearless. It asks the questions that beg to be asked but rarely are. If you want to get answers, really get answers, to the important questions, understand what happened this week and what mattered, Newsnight is for you." |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Emily Maitlis as Co-Anchor
· Gavin Esler as Co-Anchor
· Jeremy Paxman as Co-Anchor
· Kirsty Wark as Co-Anchor
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CREW INFORMATION:
· no information is available
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GENRE(S):
· newsmagazine
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· no information is available
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