The Tonight Show | |
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Genre | Current affairs programme |
Presented by | Claire Brock (2021 - Present) Matt Cooper (2017-2021) Ivan Yates (2017-2020) Ciara Doherty (2020-present) |
Country of origin | Republic of Ireland |
Production | |
Production locations | Virgin Media TV3 HD Studio, Ballymount, Dublin |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Virgin Media One |
Release | 19 September 2017 – present |
The Tonight Show is an Irish news analysis, current affairs and politics programme broadcast on Virgin Media One (formerly known as "TV3") since September 2017. [1] The series is hosted by Claire Brock. [2] Ivan Yates and Matt Cooper original hosted the show. [3] [4] Ivan Yates left the show on 23 July 2020, [5] while on the 10 August 2021, Matt Cooper announced that he would also be leaving the show. [6] The show replaced similar programme titled Tonight with Vincent Browne . [3]
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