ITV Nightly News

:"This article is about the nightly newscast that ran on ITV from 1999 to 2001. For the newscast that was supposed to be renamed "ITV Nightly News" in January 2006, see ITV News at 10.30."Infobox Television
show_name = ITV Nightly News
format = News
runtime = 20 - 30 minutes
original_run = 1999 - 2001
producer = ITN
presenter = Dermot Murnaghan
country = United Kingdom
network = ITV

"ITV Nightly News" was a newscast broadcast between 1999 and 2001. It aired on ITV Network, weekdays at 11pm, and was broadcast from the ITN studios in London. It was launched on 8 March 1999 as a replacement for the then-cancelled "ITN News at Ten" presented by Trevor McDonald. Unlike its predecessor, the programme was only twenty minutes in length, and was not as analytical as "News At Ten". It was introduced by ITV as a replacement for "News at Ten", to allow for more dramas on prime-time television. It also coincided with a relaunch, which saw the introduction of the "ITV News" brand. Due to a decline in ratings, the programme was cancelled, and a newer version of "News at Ten" (officially "ITV News at Ten") was launched, and the final programme was hosted on 19 January 2001. The Friday edition of the newscast remained at 11pm, but was renamed "ITV Weekend News".

Presenters

Presenters of the newscast included many of the journalists from ITN, but its main presenter was Dermot Murnaghan. He had previously presented the "ITN Lunchtime News" along with Carol Barnes. When "ITV News at Ten" returned, and although he would stand in a presenter for that programme, Murnaghan became the main presenter of "ITV Evening News" alongside Kirsty Young or Mary Nightingale.

ITV Nightly News Return

:"See Also: ITV News at 10.30"

In 2004, "ITV News at Ten" was finally cancelled, and in another revamp, ITV News introduced a new newscast called "ITV News At Ten Thirty", presented by Trevor McDonald. In 2005, Trevor McDonald retired as head-anchor at ITN, being replaced by Mark Austin, who later presented the programme. However, in early 2006, when ITV revamped its identity, "ITV News at Ten Thirty" was supposed to be relaunched as the new "ITV Nightly News". However, no such thing ever happened, with the programme either being advertised as "ITV News at 10.30" (on the programme), or simply "ITV News" (in listings).

This never occurred, as the "ITV News at 10.30" ended on 10 January 2008, and "News at Ten" returned on 14 January 2008, Mondays to Thursdays, and the chances of "ITV Nightly News" returning were completely eradicated on the creation of the "ITV Late News" airing on Fridays at 11pm.