Sky News Tonight

{{short description|Evening news programme, broadcast weekdays on Sky News}}

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Sophy Ridge (Friday)

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| language = English

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| location = Millbank, Westminster

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| runtime = 120 minutes (Monday-Wednesday), 60 minutes (Thursday), 90 minutes (Friday)

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Sky News Tonight is a weeknight news programme broadcast on Sky News from 7:00 pm. First aired on 1 September 2014, it was Sky's flagship newscast, featuring special reports, in-depth analysis and interviews.{{Cite news| url=http://news.sky.com/story/1327462/sky-news-tonight-show-takes-fresh-approach | title=Sky News Tonight: Show Takes Fresh Approach | accessdate=13 March 2016 | publisher=Sky News | first=Adam | last=Boulton | date=1 September 2014}} The show's last episode was broadcast on 1 September 2023, 9 years to the day since the show began {{Cite web |title=andrewiconnell/status/1697702623355326494|url=https://twitter.com/andrewiconnell/status/1697702623355326494?t=AnFusKJLyTIDn7w_majcxA&s=19 |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}}

== History and Broadcasts ==

From 21 April 2016, Sky News ended the show at 8 pm on Thursday to make room for the debate show The Pledge, which was axed in 2020, meaning Sky News Tonight regained this full slot.

From 26 September 2016, as part of a new schedule change, Dermot Murnaghan has presented Sky News Tonight from Monday to Thursday, with Sophy Ridge presenting on Fridays.{{Cite web|url=https://corporate.sky.com/media-centre/news-page/2016/sky-news-unveils-new-schedule|title=Sky Group|access-date=21 September 2016|archive-date=2 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002171045/https://corporate.sky.com/media-centre/news-page/2016/sky-news-unveils-new-schedule|url-status=dead}} Murnaghan left Sky News in February 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/video/dermot-murnaghan-signs-off-from-sky-news-12822458#:~:text=Data%20%26%20Forensics-,'Stay%20classy%2C%20planet%20Earth'%3A%20Dermot%20Murnaghan%20signs%20off%20from,this%20was%20his%20sign%20off.|title='Stay classy, planet Earth': 'Stay classy, planet Earth': Dermot Murnaghan signs off from Sky News after 15 years signs off from Sky News after 15 years|access-date=5 March 2023}}

The programme was formerly presented by Adam Boulton and Sarah Hewson. Various presenters have acted as relief when the main presenters are unavailable.