''CNN Philippines News Night'' (alternately titled as ''News Night kasama si Pia Hontiveros'' or simply ''News Night'') is the flagship national network news program of

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and ALLTV, anchored by its Chief Correspondent

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. The hour-long newscast, which broadcasts in the

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vernacular, airs at 6:00 PM on weekdays. The show is streaming online on

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History and development

''News Night'' was first unveiled at an intimate network meeting on March 7, 2017, as a replacement for

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and as a part of CNN PH President

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's continuing program restructuring. Prior to the reformat, ''Network News'' had been the sole holdover from its premiere under

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but had been embattled by mounting viewer criticism over retaining the name despite the network-affiliation rebranding thrice during its near 5-year run. Network promotional material tagged ''News Night'' as a newscast that goes "above and beyond the headlines". ''News Night'' premiered on March 27, 2017, replacing ''Network News'' at its prime 6:00 pm slot. The newscast name and format were derived from the defunct CNN news program of the same name anchored by Aaron Brown from 2001 to 2005. by February 2019, Tuesday and Thursday 7 pm editions give way for the channel's weekly current affairs programs ''Politics as Usual'' (which airs on Tuesdays) and ''On The Record'' (which airs Thursdays). On May 18, 2020, the 7 pm edition was finally ended to give way for the return of '' News.PH Kasama si Pia Hontiveros'' as the first Filipino-language primetime newscast. On September 2, 2022, the network announced the return of ''News Night'' in 1-hour format (6 pm to 7 pm) and will be broadcast in the Filipino language which was aired on September 5, competing with other Filipino-language newscasts such as

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/ A2Z's ''

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'', PTV's ''

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'', TV5 and

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's ''

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's '' Tutok 13'',

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's '' Ito Ang Balita'',

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's '' Mata ng Agila'', SMNI's ''Newsblast'' and

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/ GTV's ''

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''. On September 6, CNN Philippines partnered with Advanced Media Broadcasting System to broadcast News Night on its flagship television station ALLTV, which debuted on September 13.

Inaugural broadcast

Its first guest on its inaugural broadcast is PNP Chief

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. Dela Rosa talked to Hontiveros about the government's second attempt at its war on drugs.

Special editions

During news of urgent nature such as scheduled events, severe weather and

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, News Night runs two hours. However, when the direst situations warrant, ''News Night'' will serve as a lead-in to uninterrupted coverage at 8:00 pm. This was notably applied during the

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. Hontiveros anchored for a cumulative of four hours monitoring the unfolding situation until 10:00 pm, breaking away for ''SportsDesk'', before Mitzi Borromeo took the anchor chair at 10:30 pm.

Anchors

Main Anchor

(since 2017)

Segment Anchors

* Andrei Felix (since 2022, Sports Desk; also with GTV) * Sam Sadhwani (since 2022, Showbiz Spotlight)

Substitute Anchors

*Mai Rodriguez *Ruth Cabal (CNN Philippines Anchor and Senior Correspondent) *

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(CNN Philippines Senior Anchor and Correspondent) *

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(CNN Philippines Senior Anchor and Director of News Content Development) *David Santos (CNN Philippines Senior Correspondent)

Former Anchors

* Nicolette Henson-Hizon (2017, Connect; now with CLTV36) *

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(2017, Sports Desk; now with

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) * Paolo del Rosario (2017–2018, Sports Desk; now with One News)

Segments

* Business Report * World Headlines * CNN Philippines Investigates * Regional News * Voices * Weather Report * Connect * Sports Desk * Showbiz Spotlight (formerly ''Entertainment'') * #PopCulture.PH

Awards

;KBP Golden Dove Awards ( Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas) *2017 - Ka Doroy Broadcaster of the Year - Pia Hontiveros

References

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