First episode date 28 January 2016 Language English | Original language(s) English Picture format 576i (SDTV) | |
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Running time 60 minutes (inc. adverts) Original release 28 January 2016 (2016-01-28) Nominations AACTA Subscription Television Award For Best Male Presenter Similar The Last Word, The B Team with Peter Ber, The Latest with Laura Jayes, Richo, Pyne & Marles | ||
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. 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.
The program debuted on 28 January 2016 with Anthony Albanese as the inaugural guest.
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. 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.