Prime News - First at 5.30: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Prime News – First at 5.30pm is produced by the award-winning MediaWorks news division at their Auckland Flower Street Studios and offers a high-quality 5.30pm news programme with the day's top news, sport and weather, all in a concise 30 minute package. With Eric Young presenting on weeknights and Janika ter Ellen at weekends, Prime News – First at 5.30pm will continue to keep you up-to-date, backed by the resources of the country's finest journalists, producers and foreign correspondents from around the globe.

Series details

• Title: Prime News - First at 5.30
• Format: News
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2004-02-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-09-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky Open
• Network country: New Zealand
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 18096

Cast and credited roles

• Eric Young — Anchor
• Janika ter Ellen — Anchor

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 2004: premiered 2004-02-02; final listed air date 2004-02-02.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-06-06; final listed air date 2016-09-30.
• Season 2017: premiered 2017-05-04; final listed air date 2017-06-16.
• Season 2020: premiered 2020-05-11; final listed air date 2020-06-19.
• Season 2022: premiered 2022-08-22; final listed air date 2022-09-11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Prime News - First at 5.30 on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.