***Gwen Ifill will be off the air this week while she addresses health issues. We look forward to her return as soon as possible (Updated November 7, 2016). Washington, DC (November 2, 2016) — PBS NewsHour presents live coverage of…
Washington, DC (October 20, 2016) — PBS NewsHour’s special broadcast of the final presidential debate on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 averaged a 1.5 household rating and a delivery of 2.58 million viewers (P2+) across the 120-minute live duration (9 –…
WASHINGTON, DC (September 27, 2016) — PBS NewsHour’s live coverage of the presidential candidates’ debate followed by 30 minutes of analysis on Monday, September 26, 2016 from 9 – 11pm ET saw an a average household rating of 1.7 and…
WASHINGTON, DC (September 23, 2016) — To mark the start of the 2016 general election debates, PBS NewsHour and Microsoft have partnered to launch WatchTheDebates.org, an interactive civic education and voter engagement site that provides access to every general election…
The PBS NewsHour will broadcast the special 5-part series “Rethinking College.” NewsHour Correspondent and Weekend Anchor Hari Sreenivasan traveled throughout the United States to profile five cutting edge programs designed to bring non-traditional students the higher education they need to…
Washington, D.C. (August 25, 2016) PBS NewsHour’s STEM Student Reporting Labs program will train high school students in video journalism and send them into their local national parks to produce unique stories from America’s canyons, craters and mountain…
August 10, 2016 (Washington, DC) — PBS NewsHour co-anchor and managing editor and Washington Week moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill today was named the recipient of the 2016 John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism. The award is presented…
Washington, DC (August 5, 2016) — In addition to strong ratings on broadcast, PBS NewsHour saw momentous reach online and on social during the weeks of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Traffic on NewsHour’s website for the last…
Washington, DC (August 4, 2016) — PBS NewsHour has named skilled graphic designer Adam Sarraf Creative Director for the nightly news broadcast. Sarraf, who most recently served as Art Director for the digital (website and mobile app) and broadcast rebrand…
Washington, DC (8.1.16) — PBS NewsHour’s joint coverage with NPR of the Republican National Convention on PBS stations nationwide July 18 – 21, 2016 and the Democratic National Convention July 25 – 28, 2016 reached 29.7 million total viewers (Nielsen Fast…
