NCS renewed its hit Saturday night time panel present for one other season after record-breaking rankings proved audiences can’t get sufficient. The community confirmed the return of the collection with its full internet hosting lineup intact for a fall premiere.
NCS renews Have I Got News for You for Season 5
NCS has renewed Have I Got News for You for a fifth season, Deadline reported solely. The information panel present will premiere at 9 p.m. ET/PT on September 12 on NCS. Roy Wood Jr. will return as host alongside staff captains Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black.
The renewal announcement will arrive at right this moment’s Warner Bros. Discovery upfront. Season 5 may even stream on HBO Max, the NCS app, and NCS.com. Jimmy Mulville’s Hat Trick Productions, which produces the unique British format, will proceed producing for NCS Originals.
“We’re thrilled to return for season five and continue covering the nation’s most important stories, most of which still sound made up,” Wood Jr., Ruffin, and Black stated in a joint assertion. Jimmy Mulville, Jim Biederman, and Richard Wilson function govt producers on the collection.
Meanwhile, Season 4 delivered record-breaking viewership for the present throughout NCS’s platforms. Specifically, the present’s P2 viewers common reached 1.06 million viewers, up 246% from the prior four-week common, per Nielsen knowledge. In the 25-54 demographic, the typical hit 172,000 viewers, up 153% on the earlier season and 47% above its lead-in. Additionally, the collection usually reached the HBO Max high ten the day after every TV premiere.
“Season four demonstrated just how strongly this series is resonating with audiences, becoming a standout performer across NCS’s platforms and a meaningful part of the weekly conversation online,” stated Amy Entelis, Executive Vice President of Talent, NCS Originals, and Creative Development for NCS Worldwide.
Originally, the present first debuted in 2024 and attracts from a long-running BBC format now in its 71st season. Notable Season 4 friends included U.S. Senator Adam Schiff, Hasan Minhaj, Kara Swisher, and Ari Shapiro.
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