Sophy Ridge on Sunday

Sophy Ridge on Sunday
Genre Politics
Presented by Sophy Ridge
Niall Paterson (Cover)
Country of origin United Kingdom
Production
Producer(s) Ben Sutcliffe
Production location(s) Studio 21, Sky Central
Editor(s) Toby Sculthorp
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network Sky News
Picture format 576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release 8 January 2017 (2017-01-08) – present
Chronology
Preceded by Murnaghan

Sophy Ridge on Sunday (also Sunday with Niall Paterson) is a Sky News programme fronted by Sophy Ridge. It was launched on 8 January 2017[1] and is broadcast on Sundays from 10:00 am to 11:00 am (with a 30-minute highlights show broadcast at 9:30 pm). It follows a similar format to, and is broadcast at the same time as, Peston on Sunday.[2]

Ridge is currently on maternity leave, with Niall Paterson fronting the show (rebranded as Sunday with Niall Paterson) as of 10 September 2017.

Format

Prime Minister Theresa May was a guest on the first programme. The show has its own graphics, and comes from the Sky News Glass Box Studio (Studio 21).[3][4] Niall Paterson is usually the relief presenter.

The show features a paper review with two reviewers, and normally includes two interview guests.

Murnaghan

Previously, a similar programme called Murnaghan was broadcast in the same slot. Its presenter was Dermot Murnaghan. In 2017 Murnaghan moved to present Sky News Tonight. Murnaghan's Sunday show had around 1 million viewers.

References

  1. ↑ Sweney, Mark (16 November 2016). "Sophy Ridge to host new Sunday morning show on Sky News". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sky News Launches New Show, Sophy Ridge on Sunday" (Press release). Sky UK. 16 November 2016. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Sky News to air PM's first 2017 interview". Sky News. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Theresa May to snub the BBC and give her start of the year TV interview to rival broadcaster Sky". The Sun. London. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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