Country of origin United Kingdom Producer(s) ITN Running time 20 minutes (approx.) Final episode date 19 January 2001 Genre News Audio format Stereophonic sound | Original language(s) English Camera setup Multi-camera First episode date 8 March 1999 Presented by Dermot Murnaghan Language English | |
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Location(s) ITN headquarters,
London, England, UK Similar ITV Evening News, ITV News at 5:30, The Late News, ITV News at 1030, ITV Lunchtime News | ||
The ITV Nightly News was the late evening news programme on British television network ITV, produced by ITN and broadcast Monday to Friday at 11pm. The 20-minute bulletin, originally presented by newscaster Dermot Murnaghan, was introduced as part of a major overhaul of news on ITV that saw its 5:40pm Early Evening News and prestigious News at Ten programmes axed.
These changes proved to be extremely unpopular with viewers and viewing figures declined. The ITV Nightly News was axed after less than two years and replaced by a reintroduced ITV News at Ten in order to halt the ratings loss. The revived 10pm bulletin followed the same 20-minute format as the ITV Nightly News, and although initially successful, eventually faltered in the ratings due to haphazard scheduling and delayed start times. The ITV News at Ten was replaced in February 2004 by the ITV News at 10:30. In January 2008, News at Ten was properly reinstated to the ITV schedules.