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'''''PBS News Hour''''', previously stylized as '''''PBS NewsHour''''', is the news division of PBS and an American daily evening [[news broadcasting#television|television news program]] broadcast on over 350 [[PBS]] [[Network affiliate#Member stations|member stations]] since October 20, 1975. It airs seven nights a week, and is known for its in-depth coverage of issues and current events. Since January 2, 2023, the one-hour weekday editions have been anchored by [[Amna Nawaz]] and [[Geoff Bennett (journalist)|Geoff Bennett]]. The 30-minute weekend editions that premiered on September 7, 2013, branded as '''''PBS News Weekend''''', have been anchored by [[John Yang (journalist)|John Yang]] since December 31, 2022.
 
The broadcasts are produced by PBS member station [[WETA-TV]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], and originates from its studio facilities in [[Arlington County, Virginia]]. Since 2019, news updates inserted into the weekday broadcasts targeted for viewers in the [[Western United States]], online, and late at night have been anchored by [[Stephanie Sy]], originating from the [[Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication]] at [[Arizona State University]]. Additional production facilities for the program are based in [[San Francisco]] and [[Denver]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Contact Us |url=http://home.macneil-lehrer.com/contact-us/ |website=macneil-lehrer.com |publisher=MacNeil/Lehrer Productions |access-date=2011-10-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113195437/http://home.macneil-lehrer.com/contact-us/ |archive-date=2011-11-13}}</ref> The program is a collaboration between WETA-TV and PBS member station [[WNET]] in [[New York City]], along with [[KQED (TV)|KQED]] in [[San Francisco]], [[KETC]] in [[St. Louis]], and [[WTTW]] in [[Chicago]].
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Having decided to start competing with the nightly news programs on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[CBS]] and [[NBC]] instead of complementing them, the program expanded to one hour on September 5, 1983,<ref name="nytimes-1984-NewsHour">{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Sally Bedell |author1-link=Sally Bedell Smith |title='MACNEIL/LEHRER' OUTLOOK BRIGHTENS |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/21/arts/macneil-lehrer-outlook-brightens.html |access-date=2021-05-26 |work=The New York Times |date=1984-03-21 |quote=''The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour,'' public television's nightly newscast, got two important boosts in the last week: Jim Lehrer, the Washington anchor, returned to the program Monday night after a three- month absence for heart surgery, and 102 public television stations voted to help underwrite the program for the 1984-85 season. The two developments were especially welcome, public-television officials say, because, seven months after its transformation from a half-hour to an hour, the newscast is still struggling to gain acceptance in its expanded form. Contrary to expectations, the nationwide audience of four million viewers has not grown this year. And a number of station officials contend that the program would be stronger if it returned to a half-hour.}}</ref> incorporating other changes, such as the introduction of "documentary reportage from the field";<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2010/09/no-blaring.html|title=No Blaring: MacNeil on Emmy, Keeping a Reasonable Tone in Broadcast News|last=MacNeil|first=Robert|date=2010-09-27|website=PBS NewsHour|publisher=PBS|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218045126/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2010/09/no-blaring.html|archive-date=2012-02-18|access-date=2011-05-25}}</ref> it became known at that time as ''The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour''. [[Lester Crystal]] was its founding executive producer. MacNeil/Lehrer Productions twice planned to launch late-night newscasts in 1995 and 1999; in both instances, the proposed expansions—which, respectively, were to have involved production and newsgathering partnerships with [[Dow Jones & Company|Wall Street Journal Television]] and ''[[The New York Times]]''—were canceled mid-development.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jensen |first1=Elizabeth |title=PBS May Leap Into Late-News Lineup |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-mar-16-ca-17660-story.html |access-date=2021-05-26 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=1999-03-16 |quote=MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, producer of the venerable “NewsHour With Jim Lehrer,” is trying again to launch a late-night newscast on Public Broadcasting Service stations nationwide, this time in conjunction with the New York Times...MacNeil/Lehrer first tried to launch a late-night newscast, dubbed “The National News,” in 1995. Plans for the program, which was to be produced with Dow Jones & Co.'s Wall Street Journal Television unit, were eventually dropped.}}</ref>
 
MacNeil retired from the program on October 20, 1995, leaving Lehrer as the sole anchor.<ref name="la-times-1995">{{cite news|author=Hall|first=Jane|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-10-11-ca-49055-story.html|title=MacNeil Leaves PBS' 'NewsHour' to Write|date=1994-10-21|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-date=2020-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115224036/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-10-11-ca-49055-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Accordingly, the program was renamed ''The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer'' on October 23.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/aboutus/history.html|title=NewsHour History|website=PBS NewsHour|publisher=MacNeil/Lehrer Productions|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202005417/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/aboutus/history.html|archive-date=2013-02-02|access-date=2011-11-15}}</ref> (Hunter-Gault left in June 1997.) On January 16, 1996, ''The NewsHour'' announced the creation of its official website at PBS Online.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-507-hq3rv0dp48|title=The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer|date=January 16, 1996 |via=americanarchive.org}}</ref> ''The NewsHour'' won a [[Peabody Award]] in 2003 for the feature report ''Jobless Recovery: Non-Working Numbers''.<ref>{{cite web|title=63rd Annual Peabody Awards|url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/jobless-recovery-non-working-numbers|publisher=[[Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication]]|date=May 2004|access-date=2014-09-29|archive-date=2020-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115224039/http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/jobless-recovery-non-working-numbers|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 17, 1999, ''The NewsHour'' adopted a new graphics package with refreshed music from 1983, plus the new studio with a blue globe in the middle. On October 4, 1999, [[Gwen Ifill]] and [[Ray Suarez]] joined ''The NewsHour'' team as a new correspondentscorrespondent. IfillShe was a female anchor of a national nightly news program on broadcast television.<ref>{{Citation|title=The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer|date=1999-10-04|url=http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_507-zg6g15v76h|language=en|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref> Effective January 17, 2000, ''The NewsHour'' added "America Online Keyword: PBS" to its ending screen for a three-year agreement through April 22, 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/about/blogs/news/aol-and-pbs-enter-strategic-online-on-air-alliance-january-8-2000/|title=AOL and PBS Enter Strategic Online, On-Air Alliance {{!}} PBS About|website=AOL and PBS Enter Strategic Online, On-Air Alliance {{!}} PBS About|access-date=2019-12-05|archive-date=2020-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115224028/https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/aol-and-pbs-enter-strategic-online-on-air-alliance-january-8-2000/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer|date=2000-01-17|url=http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_507-rr1pg1jd9q|language=en|access-date=2019-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer|date=2003-04-22|url=http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_507-9g5gb1z47p|language=en|access-date=2019-12-05}}</ref> For only the website, the program took effect on April 23, 2003.<ref>{{Citation|title=The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer|date=2003-04-23|url=http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_507-2b8v980616|language=en|access-date=2019-12-05}}</ref> On March 3, 2003, the program added dates from the 1999 graphics in the beginning.<ref>{{Citation|title=The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer|date=2003-03-03|url=http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_507-zp3vt1hk3p|language=en|access-date=2019-12-05}}</ref> On November 17, 2003, ''The NewsHour'' added music in the beginning with dates.<ref>{{Citation|title=The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer|date=2003-11-17|url=http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_507-ff3kw5865n|language=en|access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref>
 
On May 17, 2006, the program underwent its first major change in presentation in years, adopting a new graphics package and a reorchestrated version of its theme music (originally composed by [[Bernard Hoffer]]).<ref>Michael P. Hill (July 21, 2015). "'PBS NewsHour' retunes theme music". NewscastStudio. HD Media Ventures. Retrieved July 26, 2015.</ref><ref>Corinne Segal (July 20, 2015). "The NewsHour has a new theme song, and we assume you'll want to talk about it". PBS NewsHour. PBS. Retrieved July 26, 2015.</ref> On December 17, 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/media/july-dec07/hdexplained_12-14.html|title=NewsHour High-Definition Broadcast FAQ|author=Tom LeGro|website=PBS NewsHour|publisher=PBS|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218055943/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/media/july-dec07/hdexplained_12-14.html|archive-date=2012-02-18|access-date=2011-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/july-dec07/newshour_hidef.html|title=Online NewsHour: Report {{!}} NewsHour Switches to HD {{!}} December 14, 2007 {{!}} PBS|date=2012-02-18|website=PBS Newshour|publisher=PBS|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218055557/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/july-dec07/newshour_hidef.html|archive-date=2012-02-18|access-date=2019-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/media/july-dec07/HD_forum_12-14.html|title=Online NewsHour: Forum {{!}} The NewsHour Goes High Definition {{!}} December 14, 2007 {{!}} PBS|date=2012-02-18|website=PBS Newshour|publisher=PBS|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218055606/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/media/july-dec07/HD_forum_12-14.html|archive-date=2012-02-18|access-date=2019-11-27}}</ref> the ''NewsHour'' became the second nightly broadcast network newscast to begin broadcasting in [[High-definition television|high definition]] (after ''[[NBC Nightly News]]'' on March 26, 2007), with broadcasts in a [[letterboxed]] format for viewers with [[standard-definition television]] sets watching via either [[cable television|cable]] or [[satellite television]]. The program also introduced a new set and converted its graphics package to HD.
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On September 27, 2010, ''PBS NewsHour'' was presented with the Chairman's Award at the [[31st News & Documentary Emmy Awards]], with MacNeil, Lehrer, Crystal, and former executive producer Linda Winslow receiving the award on the show's behalf.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_31st_winners.html|title=The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces Winners...|date=2010-09-27|publisher=[[National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001132753/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_31st_winners.html|archive-date=2010-10-01|access-date=2011-05-25}}</ref>
 
Lehrer formally ended his tenure as a regular anchor of the program on June 6, 2011. He continued to occasionally anchor on Fridays, when he usually led the political analysis segment with syndicated columnist [[Mark Shields]] and ''[[The New York Times]]'' columnist [[David Brooks (journalist)|David Brooks]], until December 30, 2011.<ref name="lehrerretire">{{cite news|url=http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2011/05/13/us-jim-lehrer-to-retire-as-pbs-newshour-anchor/|title=Jim Lehrer to retire as PBS NewsHour anchor|date=2011-05-13|access-date=2010-05-13|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930112927/http://www.mediaspy.org/2011/05/13/us-jim-lehrer-to-retire-as-pbs-newshour-anchor/|archive-date=2012-09-30|publisher=Media Spy|website=The Spy Report}}</ref> ''PBS NewsHour'' continues with various anchors until September 6, 2013.
 
====Transfer of production, expansion to weekends and the west (2013–present)====
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On August 6, 2013, [[Gwen Ifill]] and [[Judy Woodruff]] were named co-anchors and co-managing editors of the ''NewsHour''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Byers |first=Dylan |title=Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff named co-anchors and managing editors of PBS NewsHour |url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/08/gwen-ifill-judy-woodruff-named-co-anchors-and-managing-editors-of-pbs-newshour-170031 |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=POLITICO |date=August 6, 2013 |language=en}}</ref> They shared anchor duties on the Monday through Thursday editions, with Woodruff anchoring solo on Fridays due to Ifill's duties as host of the political discussion program ''[[Washington Week]],'' which was also produced Friday evenings.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff to co-anchor 'NewsHour'|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/gwen-ifill-judy-woodruff-co-anchor-newshour|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=2013-08-06|access-date=2013-08-06|archive-date=2013-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810151336/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/gwen-ifill-judy-woodruff-co-anchor-newshour|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
{{Anchor|PBS NewsHour Weekend}}For much of its history, the ''PBS NewsHour'' aired only Monday through Friday, but in March 2013, plans to expand the program to include Saturday and Sunday editions were under development.<ref name=nyt-weekendnewshourplans>{{cite news |title=PBS Near a Decision on Adding a Weekend Edition of 'NewsHour' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/04/business/media/pbs-ponders-weekend-newshour.html |author=Elizabeth Jensen |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=2013-03-04 |access-date=2013-06-18 |archive-date=2020-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115224010/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/04/business/media/pbs-ponders-weekend-newshour.html |url-status=live }}</ref> OnWeekend Juneeditions 17,of 2023,the ''PBS NewsHour'' announced that the weekend editions of the program wil premierepremiered on September 7, 2013, with [[Hari Sreenivasan]] serving as anchor. Although they aired for a half-hour, the weekend broadcasts were branded with a program name, called ''PBS NewsHour Weekend''. This program is based onfor the duration of WNET's involvement with the program. From the weekend broadcasts' debut until the March 27, 2022 edition, the Saturday and Sunday editions originated from the Tisch/WNET Studios at [[Lincoln Center]] in [[Manhattan]], as opposed to the program's main production facilities at the Arlington, Virginia, studios of WETA-TV.<ref name="lat-newshourweekend">{{cite news|author=Day|first=Kevin|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-pbs-newshour-weekends-20130617,0,7988324.story|title=PBS' 'NewsHour' to expand to weekends in the fall|date=2013-06-17|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=2013-06-18|archive-date=2020-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115224040/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-pbs-newshour-weekends-20130617-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="p-newshourweekend">{{cite news|author=Weigner|first=Mackenzie|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/06/pbs-newshour-weekend-to-premiere-this-fall-166426.html|title=PBS NewsHour Weekend to premiere this fall|date=2013-06-17|access-date=2013-06-18|publisher=[[Capitol News Company]]|website=[[Politico]]|archive-date=2020-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115224036/https://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/06/pbs-newshour-weekend-to-premiere-this-fall-166426|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
MacNeil/Lehrer Productions announced in a letter to the show's staffers on October 8, 2013, that it had offered to transfer ownership in the ''PBS NewsHour'' to WETA. In the letter, Lehrer and MacNeil cited their reduced involvement with the program's production since their departures from anchoring, as well as "the probability of increasing our fundraising abilities."<ref name="c-mlptoweta?">{{cite news|author=Sefton|first=Dru|url=http://www.current.org/2013/10/macneil-lehrer-propose-to-transfer-ownership-of-pbs-newshour-to-weta/|title=MacNeil, Lehrer propose to transfer ownership of PBS NewsHour to WETA|date=2013-10-09|newspaper=Current|access-date=2013-10-10|archive-date=2020-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115224044/https://current.org/2013/10/macneil-lehrer-propose-to-transfer-ownership-of-pbs-newshour-to-weta/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nyt-mlptoweta?">{{cite news|author=Jensen|first=Elizabeth|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/09/business/media/pbs-newshour-looks-to-change-ownership.html?_r=0|title='NewsHour' Ex-Anchors to Cede Ownership|date=2013-10-08|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2013-10-10|archive-date=2020-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115224010/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/09/business/media/pbs-newshour-looks-to-change-ownership.html?_r=0|url-status=live}}</ref> WETA's board of trustees approved the transfer on June 17, 2014, and it took effect on July 1. At that time, NewsHour Productions, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of WETA, took over production of the program. WETA also acquired MacNeil/Lehrer Productions' archives, documentaries, and projects, though not the company's name. ''PBS NewsHour Weekend'' was not affected by the ownership transfer and continued to be produced by WNET.<ref name=c-newshourownership/>
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On October 14, 2019, ''PBS NewsHour'' launched "''PBS NewsHour'' West", a Western United States bureau at [[Arizona State University]]'s [[Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]. Anchored by Stephanie Sy, the bureau produces its own news summary with up-to-date information on events that develop after the original broadcast. A version of the program with this summary is shown to viewers in the Western United States and to online and East Coast viewers watching re-broadcasts.<ref>{{cite web|title=PBS launches "NewsHour West," based in Phoenix|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/pbs-launches-newshour-west-based-in-phoenix|website=PBS Newshour|publisher=NewsHour Productions|date=2019-10-14|access-date=2019-10-15|archive-date=2020-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115224035/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/pbs-launches-newshour-west-based-in-phoenix|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
On April 2, 2022, WETA assumed production responsibilities for the ''NewsHour''{{‘}}s Saturday and Sunday editions, which concurrently began originating from the studio at the station's Washington facility used for the weekday broadcasts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wyllie |first=Julian |date=2021-11-18 |title=WETA to take control of ‘NewsHour Weekend’ with Geoff Bennett as host |url=https://current.org/2021/11/weta-to-take-control-of-newshour-weekend-with-geoff-bennett-as-host/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Current |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mastrangelo |first=Dominick |date=2021-11-18 |title=Geoff Bennett lands at PBS following exit from NBC |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/582136-geoff-bennett-lands-at-pbs-following-exit-from-nbc/ |access-date=November 11, 2024 |website=The Hill}}</ref> The broadcasts were retitled ''PBS News Weekend'', omitting ''"NewsHour''" in view of their shorter duration. NewsHour Productions transferred production of the weekend broadcasts from WNET in a move to streamline the program's production and news-gathering resources, allowing the weekday and weekend ''NewsHour'' broadcasts to have the same pool of correspondents and to share resources with ''Washington Week'' (which is also produced by WETA-TV). Coinciding with the move, the weekend editions began carrying feature segments covering culture and the arts. Sreenivasan (who remains a New York-based correspondent for the weekday broadcasts and serves as a contributor for the PBS late-nightnews newsdiscussion program ''[[Amanpour & Company]]'') was replaced as weekend anchor by former [[NBC News]] and [[MSNBC]] correspondent Geoff Bennett.<ref name="vty-pbsnewsweekend">{{cite web|title=Geoff Bennett Gets Ready to Launch a Retooled 'PBS News Weekend'|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/geoff-bennett-pbs-news-weekend-1235219819/|author=Brian Steinberg|periodical=Variety|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|date=2022-03-31}}</ref> ThenAs onof December 831, 2022, ''PBS NewsHour'' announced that John Yang will become an anchor inanchors the weekend editions on December 31, 2022 (New Year's Eve)program.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wyllie |first=Julian |date=2022-12-08 |title=John Yang to anchor ‘PBS News Weekend’ |url=https://current.org/2022/12/john-yang-to-anchor-pbs-news-weekend/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Current |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
On May 13, 2022, Woodruff announced to ''NewsHour'' staffers that she would step down as anchor at the end of the year, though she intends to continue reporting longer pieces for the program while doing projects and specials for WETA through the [[2024 United States presidential election]] at the earliest. [[Amna Nawaz]] and [[Geoff Bennett (journalist)|Geoff Bennett]] were named Woodruff's successors.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Ted |title=Judy Woodruff Announces Plans To Step Down As Anchor Of 'PBS NewsHour,' Will Transition To Reporting And Special Projects |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/judy-woodruff-pbs-newshour-amna-nawaz-geoff-bennett-1235022988/ |access-date=2022-05-14 |work=Deadline |date=2022-05-13}}</ref> Woodruff made her final broadcast as anchor on December 30, 2022.<ref name="woodruff goodbye">{{cite web |title=Judy Woodruff's goodbye message to viewers as she departs NewsHour anchor desk |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/judy-woodruffs-goodbye-message-to-viewers-as-she-departs-newshour-anchor-desk |date=December 30, 2022 |publisher=PBS |access-date=December 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231090633/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/judy-woodruffs-goodbye-message-to-viewers-as-she-departs-newshour-anchor-desk |archive-date=December 31, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Nawaz and Bennett anchored their first broadcast as co-anchors on January 2, 2023.
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On December 15, 2023, PBS premiered ''PBS News Weekly'', a digital-only half-hour weekly summary series of ''News Hour'' stories from the week, initially hosted by [[Nick Schifrin]] and broadcast on Fridays.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PBS News Weekly |url=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgawtcOBBjr9duO0csb3CNCYBP7qVAvu- |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=YouTube |language=en}}</ref>
 
On June 10, 2024, ''PBS News Hour'' introduced a new logo and the new studio (still at WETA), now featuring the current PBS logo, and the logo and program's text and graphics rendered in the system's proprietary PBS Sans [[typeface]] family introduced in 2019.<ref name="new set 2024">{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Michael P. |date=2024-06-10 |title='PBS News Hour' scales up aesthetic for sprawling new studio, facility |url=https://www.newscaststudio.com/2024/06/10/pbs-newshour-new-set/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=NewscastStudio |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617144226/https://www.newscaststudio.com/2024/06/10/pbs-news-rebranding/ |archive-date=June 17, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|PBS had revised its brand identity in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90425497/pbs-unveils-a-new-brand-for-a-new-media-landscape |title=PBS's new brand is anything but radical—and that's the whole point |last=Smith |first=Lilly |date=2019-11-04 |website=Fast Company |language=en-US |access-date=2019-12-02 |archive-date=December 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213085631/https://www.fastcompany.com/90425497/pbs-unveils-a-new-brand-for-a-new-media-landscape |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="current-newlogo">{{Cite web |url=https://current.org/2019/11/pbs-begins-rollout-of-electric-blue-brand-refresh/ |title=PBS begins rollout of electric-blue brand refresh |last=Goldsmith |first=Jill |website=Current |date=November 4, 2019 |language=en-US |access-date=2019-12-03 |archive-date=November 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112173243/https://current.org/2019/11/pbs-begins-rollout-of-electric-blue-brand-refresh/ |url-status=live}}</ref>}} At the same time, the program's longstanding use of [[camel case]] in its name was discontinued, with "NewsHour" becoming two words by one space, "News Hour", in conjunction with the network's rebranding of the news operation as PBS News.<ref name="new set 2024"/>
 
==Production and ratings==
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