[LargelyALurker]

Given that Newsnight (Mon-Thurs) has the awkward duration of 40 minutes, does that mean that the NC (UK feed) now crashes into the already-underway 23:00 (World) output circa 10 minutes late (presumably meaning that there are currently messy NC junctions at *both* ends of Newsnight)?

Mon-Thurs editions of Newsnight have already been reduced from their longstanding 50-min slot to 40-mins in recent years. And the Friday edition has only had a 30 minute slot for many years, due to when it used to be followed by a weekly arts programme (e.g. Late Review / Newsnight Review) on BBC Two.

It would surely be wise to tidy things up by having it reduced to a 30-min slot five days a week, so that the NC simulcast can end cleanly in time for the NC's own 23:00 output.

Arguably a case of the tail wagging the dog - Newsnight has been on BBC2 for literally decades. If the News Channel wants to take it, they should work around the schedule. 

I suspect the reality is that there’s just not the combination of budget and audience at that time to justify anyone caring. In many ways, I think crashing into Newsday 10 minutes into the programme is worse than crashing out of the 10 during its last few minutes, but both suggest that what goes out on the News Channel after 10pm just isn’t a priority. 

It’s almost like you’re watching someone’s Sky box who just flicks over to whatever news is most appropriate for U.K. audiences from a choice of BBC (World) News, BBC1 and BBC2. From 10pm, stick on BBC1, flick over to BBC2 and pre-empt with Newsnight when it starts, then back to BBC (World) News when there’s nothing on BBC1 or 2.