Speers Tonight

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 was one of two programs hosted by Speers, the other being the four-times weekly PM Agenda.[3]

Speers Tonight
Title card of Speers Tonight
GenreCurrent affairs, Commentary
Presented byDavid Speers
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Release
Original networkSky News Australia
Picture format576i (SDTV)
Original release28 January 2016 (2016-01-28) –
22 December 2017 (2017-12-22)
Chronology
Preceded byThe Nation with David Speers

The program debuted on 28 January 2016[4][5] with Anthony Albanese as the inaugural guest.[6]

Episode 42 of the first season 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.

Season 1 (2016)
No.Guest(s) [9]Original air date
1Anthony Albanese28 January 2016 (2016-01-28)
2Mike Baird4 February 2016 (2016-02-04)
3Andrew Robb11 February 2016 (2016-02-11)
4Ken Morrison, John Daley, David Kilcullen18 February 2016 (2016-02-18)
5Clive Palmer25 February 2016 (2016-02-25)
6Stephen Conroy3 March 2016 (2016-03-03)
7John Howard10 March 2016 (2016-03-10)
8Richard Di Natale, Thomas Lembong17 March 2016 (2016-03-17)
9David Morrison24 March 2016 (2016-03-24)
10Daniel Andrews31 March 2016 (2016-03-31)
11Peter Dutton, Li Cunxin7 April 2016 (2016-04-07)
12Josh Frydenberg, Gillon McLachlan, Peter Arkell14 April 2016 (2016-04-14)
13Fiona Nash, Nick Xenophon21 April 2016 (2016-04-21)
14Marise Payne28 April 2016 (2016-04-28)
15Jennifer Westacott, Malcolm Turnbull5 May 2016 (2016-05-05)
16[Note A]Brendan O'Connor12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)
17Catherine King19 May 2016 (2016-05-19)
18no guests26 May 2016 (2016-05-26)
19Bronwyn Bishop[10]2 June 2016 (2016-06-02)
20Patrick McGorry, John Daley, Stephen Koukoulas9 June 2016 (2016-06-09)
21Richard Di Natale16 June 2016 (2016-06-16)
22David McCann, Paul O'Donnell, Tracy Colgan, Elena Douglas23 June 2016 (2016-06-23)
23Forum with group of undecided voters[11]30 June 2016 (2016-06-30)
24Kieran Gilbert, Laura Jayes, Peter van Onselen7 July 2016 (2016-07-07)
25[Note B]Tom Switzer, Mark Kenny, Katherine Murphy14 July 2016 (2016-07-14)
26Brian Loughnane, Michael Gannon, Cathy O'Toole21 July 2016 (2016-07-21)
27Adam Giles, Bruce Wolpe28 July 2016 (2016-07-28)
28Nick Xenophon, Tom Rogers4 August 2016 (2016-08-04)
29Bob Carr, Josh Frydenberg11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
30Scott Morrison, Peter Aspinall18 August 2016 (2016-08-18)
31Rod Culleton1 September 2016 (2016-09-01)
32Phil Coorey, Andrew Probyn, Mark Dreyfus8 September 2016 (2016-09-08)
33Scott Morrison, Everald Compton15 September 2016 (2016-09-15)
34Michael Sukkar, Ron Petersen22 September 2016 (2016-09-22)
35Nick Xenophon, Will Steffen29 September 2016 (2016-09-29)
36[Note C]Frank Jotzo, Brendan Pearson, Miles Kupa, Mark Kenny, Phil Coorey, Andrew Stock6 October 2016 (2016-10-06)
37Troy Grant, Jason Crusan13 October 2016 (2016-10-13)
38John Williams, Kate Ellis, Jonathan Mann20 October 2016 (2016-10-20)
39Bob Walker, Thomas Wright27 October 2016 (2016-10-27)
40Michael Green, Adam Creighton3 November 2016 (2016-11-03)
41[Note D]Richard Marles, Steven Ciobo, Georgina Downer, David Smith9 November 2016 (2016-11-09)
42Michael Meehan, Barnaby Joyce10 November 2016 (2016-11-10)
43Jacinta Price, Duncan McFetridge17 November 2016 (2016-11-17)
44George Christensen, Roger Carr24 November 2016 (2016-11-24)
45Richard Di Natale, Ian Quin, Kate Ellis1 December 2016 (2016-12-01)
46Noel Pearson, Tony Wood, Nigel Scullion8 December 2016 (2016-12-08)
47Zed Seselja, Anne Aly, John Daley15 December 2016 (2016-12-15)
48Michael Keenan, Sarah Martin, James Massola, Nic Marchesi22 December 2016 (2016-12-22)

Season 2 (2017)
No.Guest(s) [12]Original air date
1Forum with residents of Morwell, Victoria[13]2 February 2017 (2017-02-02)
2Steven Ciobo, Paul Collins9 February 2017 (2017-02-09)
3Julie Bishop, Dean Smith16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)
4Tony Wood, Danny Price, Peter Burn, Olivia Kember, Martin Ferguson23 February 2017 (2017-02-23)
5Barnaby Joyce2 March 2017 (2017-03-02)
6Ashleigh Gillon, Gareth Parker, Gary Gray9 March 2017 (2017-03-09)
7John Alexander, Paul Broad16 March 2017 (2017-03-16)
8Penny Wong, Dr Paul Quinnett, Kim Ruocco23 March 2017 (2017-03-23)
9Derryn Hinch, Bronwyn Bishop, Everald Compton30 March 2017 (2017-03-30)
10Arthur Sinodinos, Anna Bligh, Hugh White6 April 2017 (2017-04-06)
11Silma Ihram, Anna Brown, Danielle Wood13 April 2017 (2017-04-13)
12Peter Dutton, Nick Xenophon20 April 2017 (2017-04-20)
13Jim Chalmers, Matt Canavan, Janine Perrett, David Weishrot27 April 2017 (2017-04-27)
14Simon Birmingham, Gladys Berejiklian, Cecil Wiswell4 May 2017 (2017-05-04)
15Tony Burke, Arthur Sinodinos, Samantha Maiden11 May 2017 (2017-05-11)
16David Murray, Andrew Shearer, Jonathan Taplin18 May 2017 (2017-05-18)
17Anne Aly25 May 2017 (2017-05-25)
18Greg Barton, Warren Mundine1 June 2017 (2017-06-01)
19[Note E]Mark Butler, Phil Coorey, Malcolm Farr, Matthew Warren, Latika Bourke8 June 2017 (2017-06-08)
20Noel Pearson,[14] Mark Leibler, Cory Bernardi, Julian Leeser15 June 2017 (2017-06-15)
21Peter Dutton22 June 2017 (2017-06-22)
22Ingrid Irwin, John Edwards29 June 2017 (2017-06-29)
23Mathias Cormann, Leonid Petrov, Michael Wesley6 July 2017 (2017-07-06)
24Amin Saikal, Josh Frydenberg13 July 2017 (2017-07-13)
25[Note F]Eric Abetz, Lyle Shelton, Harris Faulkner20 July 2017 (2017-07-20)
26Dan Tehan, serving members of the Australian Defence Force27 July 2017 (2017-07-27)
27[Note G]Jim Chalmers, Jim Stanford, Ged Kearney3 August 2017 (2017-08-03)
28[Note H]Bob Carr, Hugh White10 August 2017 (2017-08-10)
29Wayne Swan, Ed Balls, Scott Morrison17 August 2017 (2017-08-17)
30Peter Leahy, Thomas Wright24 August 2017 (2017-08-24)
31Mark Butler, Khalid Koser31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)
32Tim Wilson, Cory Bernardi, Sarah Martin7 September 2017 (2017-09-07)
33Bill Bashford, Nigel Scullion14 September 2017 (2017-09-14)
34Frank Brennan, Jim Bolger21 September 2017 (2017-09-21)
35Mark Coleridge28 September 2017 (2017-09-28)
36Mark McGowan, Greg Barton, Roger Bradbury5 October 2017 (2017-10-05)
37Brian Owler, Alistair MacGibbon12 October 2017 (2017-10-12)
38Rodney Syme, Mark Yates, James O'Doherty19 October 2017 (2017-10-19)
39Kevin Rudd, Ken Wyatt26 October 2017 (2017-10-26)
40Barnaby Joyce, Kim Rubenstein2 November 2017 (2017-11-02)
41Gladys Berejiklian, Nelson Cunningham9 November 2017 (2017-11-09)
42John Howard23 November 2017 (2017-11-23)
43Peter Switzer, Andrew Broad, Phil Coorey, Malcolm Farr30 November 2017 (2017-11-30)
44Bridget McKenzie7 December 2017 (2017-12-07)
45Penny Wong, Fiona Jose, Francis J. Sullivan14 December 2017 (2017-12-14)
46Tom Connell, Kerry-Anne Walsh, Sarah Martin22 December 2017 (2017-12-22)

Notes
  • Note A Episode 16 was hosted by Peter van Onselen while Speers was on parental leave.[15]
  • 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.
  • Note E Episode 19 was hosted by Kieran Gilbert while Speers was on assignment, filming segments for the following episode of Speers Tonight. Additionally, neither Hartcher or Kelly appeared.
  • Note F Episode 25 was hosted by Peter van Onselen while Speers was on leave.
  • Note G Episode 27 was hosted by Samantha Maiden while Speers was on leave.
  • Note H Episode 28 was hosted by Kieran Gilbert while Speers was on leave.

References
  1. Knox, David (5 February 2016). "SKY News in 20th year". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. "David Speers to host Speers Tonight on Sky News". 5 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  3. Knox, David (13 December 2011). "David Speers talks the talk". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  4. "Speers Tonight - Foxtel Guide". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. Speers, David (28 January 2016). "New show #SpeersTonight". Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. "Transcript of television interview – Speers Tonight, SKY News". Anthony Albanese. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  7. Knox, David (11 November 2016). "Thursday 10 November 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  8. Knox, David (10 November 2016). "Wednesday 9 November 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  9. "Sky News - Speers Tonight - Podcasts". Whooshkaa. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  10. Knox, David (29 May 2016). "Bronwyn Bishop joins Sky News". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  11. Knox, David (30 June 2016). "Speers Tonight: June 30". TV Tonight. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  12. "Sky News - Speers Tonight - Podcasts". Whooshkaa. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  13. Knox, David (30 January 2017). "Sky News hits the road". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  14. Knox, David (14 June 2017). "Speers Tonight: June 15". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  15. 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.