NIGHTLINE (AUSTRALIAN TV SERIES)

''Nightline'' is the name of the National Nine News's late-night bulletin. It airs at around 11.30pm weeknights. It is currently presented by Michael Usher. Its main competitors are Ten's Late News and ABC News's Lateline. However, both of these bulletins usually air before Nightline.
The series was patterned after the version that airs on ABC (US), but that one is different from the Australian counterpart even though at one point both versions used the same opening graphics, which both no longer use.

Contents

About the Show

Presenters

Past Presenters

Format

Presentation

See also

About the Show

Presenters

★ ''News:'' Michael Usher

★ ''Sport:'' Stephanie Brantz

★ ''Finance:'' Karen Tso

★ ''Weather:'' Majella Wiemers
News Fill-in: Kellie Connolly, Brett McLeod

Past Presenters

In the past, Nightline has been presented by:

★ Jim Waley (now retired)

★ Hugh Riminton (now with CNN in Hong Kong as presenter of CNN Today)

★ Kim Watkins (now with ATV-10 co hosting 9am with David and Kim)

★ Georgie Gardner (now newsreader on the Nine Network's Today Show)

★ Helen Kapalos (now with ATV-10 as co-anchor of Ten News Melbourne)

★ Ellen Fanning (now hosts Sunday program on the Nine Network)

★ Leila McKinnon (now in the National Nine News U.S. Bureau and the summer A Current Affair presenter)

Format

Nightline consists of news, sport, finance and weather. Reports are sourced mainly from National Nine News reports nationwide, although the bulletin may also include reports from A Current Affair and other news services.

Presentation

Nightline's opening sequence uses the same generic city buildings of the National Nine News opener, except that they are shown at night instead. Nightline also uses its own arrangement of the National Nine News theme.
The set for the bulletin uses Chroma key, with the keyed background usually being a live shot of Sydney at night.

See also

★ National Nine News

★ List of Australian television series