‘Vice News Tonight’ Gets Sept. 26 HBO Debut

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Vice News Tonight, the half-hour nightly newscast from Vice Media, debuts on HBO Monday, Sept. 26, at 7:30 p.m. The program will also be available on HBO Now, HBO Go and HBO On Demand. Vice News Tonight  “aims to provide an indispensable nightly news show for viewers who have grown increasingly skeptical of daily broadcast news,” according to HBO and Vice.

“The nightly news hasn’t changed its format in 60 years, whereas the way most viewers–particularly younger viewers–consume information has changed dramatically," said Josh Tyrangiel, executive VP of content at Vice News Tonight. “We understand that people aren't going to watch Vice News Tonight out of obligation. We're going to have to earn people's time and attention with great reporting and original forms of storytelling, something Vice has excelled at for several years now. We can't wait to get started and show people what we've been up to."

Vice also has a weekly news magazine on HBO.

Madeleine Haeringer is the executive producer of Vice News Tonight.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.