PBS NewsHour is a news program on PBS. Despite the name of “NewsHour,” PBS use the brand name for generic news coverage on the channel.
1975–1976 | 1976–1981 | 1981–1983 | 1983–1992 | 1992–1995 |
1995–1999 | 1999–2009 | 2009–present | 2017–present |
The Robert MacNeil Report
1975–1976
The MacNeil/Lehrer Report
1976–1981
1981–1983
The MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour
1983–1992
1983–1985
1985–1991
1991–1992
1992–1995
The Newshour with Jim Lehrer
1995–1999
After Robert MacNeil's retirement, the program was renamed The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer three days later on October 23.
1999–2009
1999–2006
On May 17, 1999, the program adopted a new graphics package, but the same music from 1983.
2006–2007
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 the show's theme music (originally composed by Bernard Hoffer).
2007–2009
On December 17, 2007, the NewsHour became the second nightly broadcast network newscast to begin broadcasting in high definition (after NBC Nightly News on March 26, 2007), with broadcasts presented in a letterboxed format for viewers with standard-definition television sets watching either through cable or satellite television. The program also introduced a new set and upconverted its existing graphics package to HD.
PBS NewsHour
2009–present
On May 11, 2009, PBS announced that the program would be revamped on December 7 of that year under a revised title as the PBS NewsHour.
2009–2015
2015–2017
On July 20, 2015, the PBS NewsHour introduced an overhauled visual appearance for its weekday broadcasts, debuting a new minimalist set designed by Eric Siegel and George Allison that heavily incorporates PBS' longtime "Everyman" logo, and a newly reorchestration of the show's theme song by theme music composer Edd Kalehoff (originally composed by Bernard Hoffer).
2017–present
Despite PBS' rebranding in November 2019, the show's logo continues to use the original P-Head design.