| SportsNight with James Bracey | |
|---|---|
Title card of SportsNight with James Bracey | |
| Genre | News,Sports,Commentary |
| Presented by | James Bracey |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1 hour |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sky News Australia |
| Release | 27 January 2013 (2013-01-27)[1] – 15 December 2016 (2016-12-15) |
SportsNight with James Bracey was an Australian television sports news and commentary program previously broadcast 4 nights weekly onSky News Australia, hosted byJames Bracey.[2] The program was broadcast from the Sky News centre in theSydney suburb ofMacquarie Park. The program covers the latest news in local and international sports, and discusses it with a rotating panel of commentators.[3]
On 7 April 2015, the program had an all female panel for the first time, withRebecca Wilson,Melinda Gainsford-Taylor andLiz Ellis. The set featured pink lighting to celebrate.[4]
While a 30-minute edition simply titledSportsNight was airing on the remaining three nights, the show was expanded to one hour from 18 December 2015 from Fridays to Sunday, hosted by Luke Doherty.[5]
The program ended after 4 years on 15 December 2016, following Bracey's decision to leave Sky News. It was announced that the program would not be renewed with a new host, instead replaced by a second hour ofPaul Murray Live.[6]