BBC News at Ten

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show_name = BBC News at Ten


format = News, Business, Sport, Weather
camera =
picture_format =
audio_format =
runtime = 30 minutes
creator = BBC News
presenter = Huw Edwards
Fiona Bruce
country = United Kingdom
location =
language = English
network = BBC One
first_aired = 2 October 2000
last_aired = Present
preceded_by = "BBC Nine O'Clock News"
followed_by =
related = "BBC Breakfast",
"BBC News at One",
"BBC News at Six"
"BBC News (8pm summary)"
"BBC Weekend News"
website = The "BBC News at Ten" is the flagship evening news programme for British television channel BBC One and the BBC News channel. It is presented by Huw Edwards, and deputised by Fiona Bruce. It is the final comprehensive news programme of the day on BBC One. The programme was controversially moved from 9pm on 2 October 2000.

It is broadcast daily from 10.00pm until 10.25pm and features 25 minutes of national and international news, with an emphasis on the latter. It incorporates ten minutes of news from the BBC regions around the UK at around 10:30pm. Over the three months since its revival ITV's "News at Ten" has averaged 2.2 million viewers compared with an average of 4.8 million viewers watching the BBC bulletin over the same period. [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/apr/17/tvnews.television BBC wins the News ratings battle] Media Guardian]

The "BBC News at Ten" is currently the most watched news programme in the UK, averaging 4.9 million viewers each night. [cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/12_december/17/news.shtml|title=BBC Press Office: News viewers turned to BBC in 2007|accessdate=2007-12-07]

History

The programme was launched on 2 October 2000, replacing the former "BBC Nine O'Clock News", which had been on the air since 14 September 1970. Its launch presenters were Michael Buerk and Peter Sissons.

Michael Buerk and Peter Sissons left the "Ten O'Clock News" in 19 January 2003 to make way for presenters Huw Edwards and Fiona Bruce. To mark this presenter reshuffle, on Monday 20 January 2003 as Edwards and Bruce took over, the bulletin and the rest of BBC One's news bulletins were relaunched with a new studio.

Since 5 February 2006, the bulletin has been simulcast on BBC News as part of the "BBC Ten O'Clock News Hour". This consists of the BBC One bulletin for the first half hour, with the second half coming from the News channel studio and presented by Chris Eakin. It includes a paper, sport and business review.

From 21 April 2008 the programme, along with the rest of BBC News underwent a graphical refresh and moved into a refurbished studio. It also changed name to the "BBC News at Ten".

After the regional news, there is a weather forecast from the BBC Weather Centre: usually presented by either Philip Avery, Darren Bett, Jay Wynne or Peter Gibbs.

Presenters

"BBC Ten O'Clock News" is usually presented by:
*Huw Edwards - Main Monday - Thursday presenter since January 2003
*Fiona Bruce - Friday & weekday cover presenter since January 2003

Relief PresentersWhen both the main anchors are unavailable, the programme will usually be presented by one from:

*George Alagiah - relief presenter and presenter of "BBC News at Six" and "World News Today"
*Sian Williams - relief presenter and presenter of "BBC Breakfast" and "BBC News at Six"
*Sophie Raworth - relief presenter and presenter of "BBC News at One"

The Sunday edition of the "BBC News at Ten" is usually presented by Mishal Husain.

Former presenters
*Michael Buerk - main presenter from 2000-2003
*Peter Sissons - main presenter from 2000-2003
*Darren Jordon - regular relief presenter 2004-2006
*Dermot Murnaghan - main relief presenter 2004-2007
*Natasha Kaplinsky - occasional relief presenter 2006-2007

ee also

*BBC News
*"News at Ten"
*"ITV News at 10.30"

References

External links

*bbc.co.uk|id=news|title=BBC News