Speers Tonight
| Speers Tonight | |
|---|---|
 Title card of Speers Tonight | |
| Genre | Current affairs, Commentary |
| Presented by | David Speers |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sky News Australia |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Original release | 28 January 2016 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Nation with David Speers |
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 is 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]
As of November 2016, episode 42 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]
Episodes
David Speers, host of Speers Tonight.
| No. | Guest(s) [9] | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Albanese | 28 January 2016 |
| 2 | Mike Baird | 4 February 2016 |
| 3 | Andrew Robb | 11 February 2016 |
| 4 | Ken Morrison, John Daley, David Kilcullen | 18 February 2016 |
| 5 | Clive Palmer | 25 February 2016 |
| 6 | Stephen Conroy | 3 March 2016 |
| 7 | John Howard | 10 March 2016 |
| 8 | Richard Di Natale, Tom Lembong | 17 March 2016 |
| 9 | David Morrison | 24 March 2016 |
| 10 | Daniel Andrews | 31 March 2016 |
| 11 | Peter Dutton, Li Cunxin | 7 April 2016 |
| 12 | Josh Frydenberg, Gillon McLachlan, Peter Arkell | 14 April 2016 |
| 13 | Fiona Nash, Nick Xenophon | 21 April 2016 |
| 14 | Marise Payne | 28 April 2016 |
| 15 | Jennifer Westacott, Malcolm Turnbull | 5 May 2016 |
| 16[Note A] | Brendan O'Connor | 12 May 2016 |
| 17 | Catherine King | 19 May 2016 |
| 18 | no guests | 26 May 2016 |
| 19 | Bronwyn Bishop[10] | 2 June 2016 |
| 20 | Patrick McGorry, John Daley, Stephen Koukoulas | 9 June 2016 |
| 21 | Richard Di Natale | 16 June 2016 |
| 22 | David McCann, Paul O'Donnell, Tracy Colgan, Elena Douglas | 23 June 2016 |
| 23 | Forum with group of undecided voters[11] | 30 June 2016 |
| 24 | Kieran Gilbert, Laura Jayes, Peter van Onselen | 7 July 2016 |
| 25[Note B] | Tom Switzer, Mark Kenny, Katherine Murphy | 14 July 2016 |
| 26 | Brian Loughnane, Michael Gannon, Cathy O'Toole | 21 July 2016 |
| 27 | Adam Giles, Bruce Wolpe | 28 July 2016 |
| 28 | Nick Xenophon, Tom Rogers | 4 August 2016 |
| 29 | Bob Carr, Josh Frydenberg | 11 August 2016 |
| 30 | Scott Morrison, Peter Aspinall | 18 August 2016 |
| 31 | Rod Culleton | 1 September 2016 |
| 32 | Phil Coorey, Andrew Probyn, Mark Dreyfus | 8 September 2016 |
| 33 | Scott Morrison, Everald Compton | 15 September 2016 |
| 34 | Michael Sukkar, Ron Petersen | 22 September 2016 |
| 35 | Nick Xenophon, Will Steffen | 29 September 2016 |
| 36[Note C] | Frank Jotzo, Brendan Pearson, Miles Kupa, Mark Kenny, Phil Coorey, Andrew Stock | 6 October 2016 |
| 37 | Troy Grant, Jason Crusan | 13 October 2016 |
| 38 | John Williams, Kate Ellis, Jonathan Mann | 20 October 2016 |
| 39 | Bob Walker, Thomas Wright | 27 October 2016 |
| 40 | Michael Green, Adam Creighton | 3 November 2016 |
| 41[Note D] | Richard Marles, Steven Ciobo, Georgina Downer, David Smith | 9 November 2016 |
| 42 | Michael Meehan, Barnaby Joyce | 10 November 2016 |
| 43 | Jacinta Price, Duncan McFetridge | 17 November 2016 |
| 44 | George Christensen, Roger Carr | 24 November 2016 |
| 45 | Richard Di Natale, Ian Quin, Kate Ellis | 1 December 2016 |
Notes
- Note A Episode 16 was hosted by Peter van Onselen while Speers was on parental leave.[12]
- Note B Episode 25 was hosted by Kristina Keneally while Speers was on holidays. Additionally, neither Hartcher or Kelly appeared.
- Note C Episode 36 was hosted by Kieran Gilbert while Speers was on holidays. Additionally, neither Hartcher or Kelly appeared.
- Note D Episode 41 aired on a Wednesday as a special episode following coverage of the 2016 United States presidential election.
References
- ↑ Knox, David (5 February 2016). "SKY News in 20th year". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ "David Speers to host Speers Tonight on Sky News". 5 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (December 13, 2011). "David Speers talks the talk". TV Tonight. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Speers Tonight - Foxtel Guide". Foxtel. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ Speers, David (28 January 2016). "New show #SpeersTonight". Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "Transcript of television interview – Speers Tonight, SKY News". Anthony Albanese. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (11 November 2016). "Thursday 10 November 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (10 November 2016). "Wednesday 9 November 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ↑ "Sky News - Speers Tonight - Podcasts". Whooshkaa. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (29 May 2016). "Bronwyn Bishop joins Sky News". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ Knox, David (30 June 2016). "Speers Tonight: June 30". TV Tonight. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ Byrnes, Holly (14 May 2016). "Sky News' signing of Peta Credlin shines spotlight on growing number of women with election voice". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/2/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.