Live at Five (Sky News programme)
Sky News at Five (formerly Live at Five) and Sky News at Six were the titles of Sky News' authoritative hour-long evening news round-ups, beginning at 5pm and 6pm, British time.
Format
Until October 2016, the slot was anchored by Jeremy Thompson on weekdays, providing a round-up of all the day's events and coverage of any late-breaking news. The programme ran until 6:30pm (7pm on Fridays), although the 6-7pm hour was known as Sky News at Six. The programme was branded Live at Five from the channel's launch in 1989 until April 2011, when a change in branding policy was introduced, and the majority of Sky News output was rebranded as simply Sky News. In October 2016, the programme was axed as part of a schedule change.
Rivals
The programme's main rival was BBC News at Five, anchored by Huw Edwards broadcast on BBC News only on digital. Channel 5 also air 5 News at 5 -their main news programme- at the same time.
Presenters
| Dates | Presenter One | Presenter Two | Weekend Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 1999 – September 2001 | Jeremy Thompson | Kay Burley | Various |
| September 2001 - September 2002 | Natasha Kaplinsky | ||
| September 2002 – October 2005 | Anna Botting | ||
| October 2005 – October 2007 | |||
| October 2007 - July 2016 | Andrew Wilson | ||
| July 2016 - October 2016 | Various |