This is a listing of American television network programs currently airing or have aired during evening.
Evening news programming begins at 6:30pm, 5:30pm, or 3:30pm Eastern Time Zone/Pacific Time Zone, after network affiliates' late local news. On PBS, and cable television, news starts at 6:00 pm, earlier, or later ET/PT.
Current[edit]
All times Eastern Time Zone/Pacific Time Zone—see effects of time on North American broadcasting for explanation.
| Broadcast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network | Program title | Duration | Days | Time (ET) | Current anchor(s) | Debut |
| ABC | ABC World News Tonight | 30 minutes (with commercials) | Everyday | 6:30pm | David Muir (Weekdays); Whit Johnson (Saturdays) Linsey Davis (Sundays) | Fall 1953 (Weekdays) July 1975 (Weekends) |
| CBS | CBS Evening News | Norah O'Donnell (Weekdays); Adriana Diaz (Saturdays); Jericka Duncan (Sundays) | July 1, 1941 (Weekdays) February 1966 (Weekends) | |||
| NBC | NBC Nightly News | Lester Holt (Weekdays); José Díaz-Balart (Saturdays); Kate Snow (Sundays) | August 3, 1970 (Weekdays) 1961 (Weekends) | |||
| PBS | PBS NewsHour | 60 minutes (weekday editions) 30 minutes (weekend editions) |
6:00pm (Weekdays) 5:00pm (Weekends) |
Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett (Weekdays); John Yang (Weekends) | October 20, 1975 (Weekdays) September 7, 2013 (Weekends)[1][2] | |
| BBC World News America (Not a PBS program, but continues airing) | 30 minutes | Weekdays | 5:00pm | Sumi Somaskanda, Caitriona Perry, Helena Humphrey, Carl Nasman | March 28, 2011 (KCET 28/Los Angeles and American Public Television) June 3, 2019 (official PBS program by an agreement with WETA 26/Washington, D.C.)[3] | |
| The Context | 4:00pm | Christian Fraser | July 6, 2023 | |||
| Telemundo | Noticias Telemundo (Spanish for Telemundo News) | 30 minutes (with commercials) | Everyday | 6:30pm and 11:35pm | Julio Vaqueiro (Weekdays); Vanessa Hauc (Weekends) | N/A (Weekdays) September 8, 2001 (Weekends)[4] |
| Univision | Noticiero Univision (Spanish for Univision News) | Jorge Ramos (Weekdays); Ilia Calderón (Weekends) | June 1986 | |||
| Cable/Satellite | ||||||
| BBC News (international feed) | BBC World News America | 30–60 minutes | Weekdays | 5:00pm ET/2:00pm PT (repeated at 6:30pm ET/3:30 PT) | Sumi Somaskanda, Caitriona Perry, Helena Humphrey, Carl Nasman | October 1, 2007 |
| The Context | 4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT | Christian Fraser | January 23, 2017 | |||
| BBC News | Everyday | 9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT weekdays 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT weekends (30 minute programs on weekdays; six thirty-minute programs on weekdays) | Various | April 3, 2023 | ||
| Bloomberg TV | Bloomberg Technology | N/A | 6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT | N/A | ||
| CNBC | Fast Money | 30 minutes (Fridays with commercials) 60 minutes (Mon–Thurs with commercials) |
Weekdays | 5:00pm ET/2:00pm PT | Melissa Lee | June 21, 2006 |
| Mad Money | 60 minutes (with commercials) | 6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT | Jim Cramer | March 14, 2005 | ||
| CNN | The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer | 6:00pm ET/2:00pm PT | Wolf Blitzer | August 8, 2005 | ||
| Erin Burnett OutFront | 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT | Erin Burnett | October 3, 2011 | |||
| Anderson Cooper 360° | 8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT (1:00am ET/10:00pm PT Replay) |
Anderson Cooper | September 8, 2003 | |||
| The Source with Kaitlan Collins | 9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT | Kaitlan Collins | July 10, 2023[5] | |||
| CNN NewsNight | Weekdays (except Wednesdays) | 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT | Abby Phillip | November 5, 2001 – November 4, 2005; October 16, 2023 | ||
| Laura Coates Live | Weekdays | 11:00pm ET/8:00pm PT | Laura Coates | October 16, 2023 | ||
| King Charles | Wednesdays | 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT | Gayle King and Charles Barkley | November 29, 2023 | ||
| Who's Talking To Chris Wallace? | Fridays and Sundays | 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT (Sundays) and 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT (Fridays) | Chris Wallace | September 25, 2022 (Sundays)[6] April 21, 2023 (Fridays)[7] | ||
| Fox News | The Story with Martha MacCallum | 60 minutes (with commercials) | Weekdays | 3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT | Martha MacCallum | January 9, 2017 |
| Your World with Neil Cavuto | 4:00pm ET/1:00pm PT | Neil Cavuto | October 7, 1996 | |||
| The Five | 5:00pm ET/2:00pm PT | Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino, Jesse Watters, Jeanine Pirro | July 11, 2011 | |||
| Special Report | 6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT | Bret Baier | January 26, 1998 | |||
| Jesse Watters Primetime | 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT | Jesse Watters | January 24, 2022 | |||
| Fox News Tonight | 8:00pm ET/5:00pm (12:00am ET/9:00pm PT Replay) |
Rotating news anchors | April 24, 2023 | |||
| Hannity | Mon–Thurs | 9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT (1:00am ET/10:00pm PT Replay) |
Sean Hannity | January 12, 2009 | ||
| The Ingraham Angle | N/A | 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT (2:00am ET/11:00pm PT Replay) |
Laura Ingraham | October 30, 2017 | ||
| MSNBC | Meet the Press | Sundays and Mondays | 6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT (Sundays) 4:00am ET/1:00am PT (Mondays) |
Chuck Todd | November 6, 1947 | |
| The Beat with Ari Melber | Weekdays | 6:00pm ET/3:00pm PT | Ari Melber | July 24, 2017 | ||
| All In with Chris Hayes | 8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT | Chris Hayes | April 1, 2013 | |||
| The Rachel Maddow Show | 9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT | Rachel Maddow | September 8, 2008 | |||
| Alex Wagner Tonight (as a substitute for The Rachel Maddow Show) | Tues–Fri | Alex Wagner | August 16, 2022 | |||
| The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell | Weekdays | 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT | Lawrence O'Donnell | September 27, 2010 | ||
| The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle | 11:00pm ET/8:00pm PT | Stephanie Ruhle | September 6, 2016 | |||
| NewsNation | Cuomo | 60 minutes (with commercials) | 8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT | Chris Cuomo | October 3, 2022[8] | |
| Banfield | 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT | Ashleigh Banfield | March 1, 2021 | |||
| NewsNation Prime | 120 minutes (with commercials) | Everyday | 8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT (Weekdays) 7:00pm/4:00pm PT (Weekends) |
Marni Hughes (Weekdays); Rudabeh Shahbazi (Weekends) | September 1, 2020 | |
| NHK World-Japan | NHK Newsline | 15-20 minutes (Weekdays)
10 minutes (Weekends and Holidays) |
19:00 JST/10:00 UTC (Weekdays) 20:00 JST/11:00 UTC (Weekends and Holidays) |
Raja Pradhan and Yoshi Ogasawara (Weekdays); Ross Mihara (Weekends) | April 3, 2000 | |
Former[edit]
Broadcast networks[edit]
NBC[edit]
- The Huntley–Brinkley Report (October 29, 1956 – July 31, 1970)
- Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly (June 4, 2017 – July 30, 2017)
PBS[edit]
- Nightly Business Report (January 21, 1979 – December 27, 2019; distributed by American Public Television)[9]
- BBC OS (TV Only) (January 1, 2020 – March 30, 2023)
- BBC World News America (June 1, 2019 – June 30, 2023; but continues on PBS stations as not a PBS program anymore)
Cable networks[edit]
BBC World News[edit]
- BBC OS (TV Only) (February 16, 2014 – March 30, 2023)
- World News Today (February 20, 2014 – March 30, 2020)
CNBC[edit]
- Bullseye (December 8, 2003 – March 11, 2005)
- Business Center (1997 – December 5, 2003)
- The News with Shepard Smith (September 30, 2020 – November 3, 2022)[10]
- On the Money (October 3, 2005 – August 29, 2009)
CNN[edit]
- CNN Tonight (November 30, 2009 – January 15, 2010; December 6, 2021 – October 6, 2023)
- Connie Chung Tonight (June 24, 2002 – March 2003)
- Cuomo Prime Time (August 28, 2017 – November 29, 2021; cancelled after Chris Cuomo's suspension on November 30, 2021, and then fired on December 4, 2021; then moved to NewsNation)[11][12]
- Democracy in Peril (January 17, 2022 – January 28, 2022)
- Larry King Live (June 3, 1985 – December 16, 2010)
- Piers Morgan Live (January 17, 2011 – March 28, 2014)[13]
- Don Lemon Tonight (April 14, 2014 – October 7, 2022; moved to CNN This Morning)[14]
- John King, USA (March 22, 2010 – June 29, 2012)
- Sports Tonight (June 1, 1980 – May 15, 2002)
Fox News[edit]
- The O'Reilly Factor (October 7, 1996 – April 21, 2017)
- Tucker Carlson Tonight (November 14, 2016 – April 21, 2023)
Fox Business[edit]
- Lou Dobbs Tonight (2011 – February 5, 2021; cancelled due to voting fraud for the 2020 United States Presidential Election)
Local television[edit]
- KQED Newsroom (January 19, 1968 – June 23, 2023)
References[edit]
- ^ Jensen, Elizabeth (March 4, 2013). "PBS Near a Decision on Adding a Weekend Edition of 'NewsHour'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ Weinger, Mackenzie (June 17, 2013). "PBS NewsHour Weekend to premiere this fall". POLITICO. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ Katz, A.J. (May 20, 2019). "BBC World News America Will Soon Be Available on PBS Stations Nationwide". Adweek. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ "Noticiero Telemundo Expands To Weekends". Hispanic Ad Weekly. Hispanic Media Sales, Inc. August 18, 2001. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ Johnson, Ted (July 5, 2023). "Kaitlan Collins' New CNN Show 'The Source' Gets July Premiere Date". Deadline. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ Mwachiro, Mark (September 6, 2022). "Who's Talking to Chris Wallace to Premiere on HBO Max Sept. 23 and CNN Sept. 25". AdWeek. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Ted (April 21, 2023). "CNN Moves 'Who's Talking To Chris Wallace?' To Friday Nights As It Returns For Third Season". Deadline. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (September 7, 2022). "NewsNation Readies New Chris Cuomo Show For October". Variety. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ Garron, Barry (November 11, 2019). "CNBC ends 'Nightly Business Report' after 40-year run". Current. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Ted (November 3, 2022). "Shepard Smith To Depart CNBC As Primetime Newscast Is Canceled". Deadline. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ Stelter, Brian; Darcy, Oliver (December 1, 2021). "CNN suspends Chris Cuomo indefinitely". CNN. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ Stelter, Brian (December 4, 2021). "CNN fires Chris Cuomo". CNN. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ Carr, David (February 24, 2014). "Piers Morgan and CNN Plan End to His Prime-Time Show". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Tinoco, Armando (October 8, 2022). "Don Lemon Says Goodbye To CNN Primetime Show With Emotional Farewell Ahead Of Morning Show Debut". Deadline. Retrieved October 9, 2022.