BBC News at Ten
| BBC News at Ten | |
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| Also known as | BBC Ten O'Clock News |
| Created by | BBC News |
| Presented by | |
| Theme music composer | David Lowe |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Studio E, Broadcasting House, London |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
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| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format | |
| Original release | 16 October 2000 – present |
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| Preceded by | BBC Nine O'Clock News |
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The BBC News at Ten — also known as the BBC Ten O'Clock News or the Ten O'Clock News — 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 9.00pm on 16 October 2000. The main presenter simultaneously holds the lead presenter role for major events, election night (from 2015) and breaking news for BBC News.
It is broadcast Monday to Sunday at 10.00pm. It features thirty minutes of British national and international news, with an emphasis on the latter (twenty-five minutes every Friday). On weekdays, it incorporates around twelve minutes (every Monday to Thursday, seven minutes every Friday) of news from the BBC regions around the country at approx 10.30pm to 10.45pm Monday to Thursday and 10.25pm to 10.35pm every Friday or 10.15 to 10.25 weekends, which is then followed by a national weather forecast. During the first three months of its revival, ITV News at Ten averaged 2.2 million viewers compared with an average of 4.8 million viewers watching the BBC bulletin over the same period.
The BBC News at Ten is currently the most watched news programme in Britain, averaging 4.9 million viewers each night.
The programme was launched on 16 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. The move to 10 o'clock was a response to the controversial axing of rival broadcaster ITV's News at Ten. ITV reinstated a 20-minute news bulletin at 10pm in 2001, instigating a head-to-head clash with the BBC. The BBC's Ten O'Clock News eventually became the more popular programme, establishing itself on the BBC One schedule for at least six nights a week. ITV's bulletin suffered as a result of poor scheduling, and in February 2004 the bulletin moved to 10.30. In 2008, ITV reinstated News at Ten which remains the BBC's main competitor.
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