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Joe Hildebrand joins SKY News

Other 2022 changes see Piers Morgan, Erin Molan and a revamped primetime schedule with Paul Murray Live.

Former Studio 10 presenter Joe Hildebrand has joined SKY News for The Blame Game, a new political quiz-style program to screen each Friday.

The show will screen in 2022 from late January.

Also joining this year are UK commentator Piers Morgan in a new primetime program, as part of a global News Corporation initiative (details announced in coming weeks).

Ross Greenwood fronts hosting Business Now with Ross Greenwood each Monday to Friday at 4:30pm, and will continue with Business Weekend on Sundays.

Erin Molan also joins as a primetime contributor and fronts a new doco on Online Safety.

In other changes Paul Murray Live moves to 8:00pm Sunday – Thursday, and continues with Paul Murray Live: Our Town and electorate “Pub Tests.”

The Rita Panahi Show will initially be scheduled at 9:30pm Monday – Thursday, then become a permanent fixture on Mondays later this year. The Front Page with Jenna Clarke will also move to 10:30pm.

Upcoming news docos include MH370: The Final Search a follow-up by Peter Stefanovic; Peta Credlin will present a new documentary giving on what really goes on during the political party election campaigns.

SKY News will also comprehensively cover the Federal Election, South Australian and Victorian State Elections with Kieran Gilbert, Andrew Clennell, Laura Jayes, Ashleigh Gillon, Tom Connell and Peter Stefanovic.

Paul Whittaker, Chief Executive Officer said: “In 2021, our 25th year, we continued to build on our record audiences of 2020, ending the year as the #1 channel on Foxtel and the #1 Australian news channel on social media for the second consecutive year.

“There are big plans for SKY News in 2022 as our team work to bring our viewers the most comprehensive coverage and insightful debate on the news and issues that matter most. Looking ahead, the news agenda is already busy. We’ll bring viewers unrivalled coverage of the Federal Election and post-pandemic Federal budget. There’ll be in-depth analysis of the health, social and economic implications of new variants of COVID-19. And we have some big events to look forward to, including the winter Olympics and Commonwealth Games to name a few.”

First Edition with Peter Stefanovic, weekdays at 5:30am, returns 24 January
AM Agenda with Laura Jayes, weekdays at 9:00am, returns 24 January
NewsDay with Tom Connell, Monday & Friday from 11:00am – 2:00pm, Tuesday – Thursday from 11:00am – 12:00pm, returns 24 January
NewsDay with Ashleigh Gillon, Tuesday – Thursday from 12:00pm – 2:00pm, returns 24 January
Afternoon Agenda with Kieran Gilbert, and featuring Andrew Clennell, Monday – Thursday at 2:00pm, returns 24 January
Business Now with Ross Greenwood, weekdays at 4:30pm, premieres 31 January
The Kenny Report with Chris Kenny, weeknights at 5:00pm, returns 24 January
Peta Credlin with Peta Credlin, weeknights at 6:00pm, returns 31 January
The Bolt Report with Andrew Bolt, Monday – Thursday at 7:00pm, returns 31 January
Paul Murray Live with Paul Murray, Sunday – Thursday at 8:00pm, returns 23 January
The Front Page with Jenna Clarke, Monday – Thursday at 10:30pm, returns 24 January
The Rita Panahi Show with Rita Panahi, Monday – Thursday at 9:30pm, premieres 24 January
Bernardi with Cory Bernardi, Fridays at 7:00pm, returns 28 January
The Media Show with Jack Houghton, Friday at 8:00pm, returns 28 January
The Blame Game with Joe Hildebrand, Friday at 8:30pm, premieres 28 January
Hardgrave with Gary Hardgrave, Friday at 9:00pm, returns 28 January
Weekend Edition with Jaynie Seal and Tim Gilbert, Saturday & Sunday from 6:00am
Sunday Agenda with Kieran Gilbert and Andrew Clennell, Sunday at 8:00am, returns 30 January
Outsiders with Rowan Dean, Rita Panahi and James Morrow, Sunday at 9:00am, returns 23 January
Business Weekend with Ross Greenwood, Sunday at 11:00am, returns 6 February
Chris Smith Tonight with Chris Smith, Sunday at 6:00pm, returns 23 January
Sharri with Sharri Markson, Sunday at 7:00pm, returns 23 January

All times in AEDT.

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