SBS Eight O'Clock News
SBS Eight O'Clock News is the flagship nightly newscast of the Seoul Broadcasting System. Airing from 19:55~20:50 KST, the newscast is known for breaking the tradition of airing news at 21:00 mastered by KBS with KBS News 9, MBC with MBC Newsdesk and JTBC with JTBC Newsroom, which gave the slogan: "News an hour earlier".
It premiered on 9 December 1991, in conjunction with SBS' launch. In commemoration of the broadcaster's 20th anniversary on 9 December 2011, SBS 8 News celebrated its 20th anniversary, making it the longest-running nightly newscast airing on a private broadcaster.
Segments
Current segments
- Mobile Coverage - this seems to be a segment similar to MBC Newsdesk's Camera Launch, KBS News 9's Tracing 1234 and JTBC Newsroom's Close Camera where reporters cover stories in-depth based on reports from citizens.
- What is The Truth? - this is a segment where Lee Kyung-won appears in-studio to fact-check statements given by politicians or important events that happened within the country. Towards the end of the segment, they decide if the statement is true through 5 categories: Facts, Almost True, True & False, Almost Untrue and Lies. A mascot named Factkio also appears during the broadcast.
- Panda to The End - a segment similar to Newsroom's Exploration Plus, it's a recurring segment where Kim Jong-won cover a certain story in-depth. The segment uses a panda as its mascot.
- Issue Report: An In-depth Look/Field Report: Going Without Reservations/We Have a Tip! - established on 23 March 2019, these three segments seem to be similar to Mobile Coverage and Panda to the End.
- Healthy Life - a segment where medical reporter Cho Dong-chan analyzes issues related to health.
- Cultural Line - a Friday-only segment where reporters do stories related to entertainment, education and other aspects of culture.
- SBS Sports News - this is a segment where Kim Yoon-sang and Joo Si-eun present sports news. On 30 March 2020, Lee Seung-gi made an appearance towards the end of the segment as a part of their SBS intern special episode of Master in the House. This episode also showed Cha Eun-woo hosting the radio broadcast, while Yang Se-hyung served as Lee's backup in case of unexpected circumstances. Shin Sung-rok and Kim Dong-hyun helped out in the production side.
- SBS Weather - the weather segment presented by Lee Yeo-jin on weekdays, Yang Tae-bin on Saturdays and Jung Joo-hee on Sundays.
Former segments
- Inside the Stock Market - it was a compilation of eight economy-related stories where reporters from the economy and securities team also show the stock market trades through computer graphics.
- Economic Indicators - it is similar with Inside the Stock Market above, only aired on weekdays.
- Today in History - it shows a significant historical event that happened that day.
Anchors
Main presenters
Broadcast times
Local versions
Local newscasts are aired after SBS 8 NEWS at 20:35 on weekdays. A typical newscast runs for 20 minutes on weekdays and 10 minutes on weekends. The local newscasts pre-empt the SBS 8 NEWS Sports news and Business news segment.| Station | Local Newscast | Hosts |
| KNN | :ko:KNN 뉴스아이|KNN NEWS eye | Kim Je-hyun and Kim Da-rom |
| TBC | :ko:TBC 8뉴스|TBC 8 NEWS | Kwon Joon-bum and Kim Myung-mi, Lee Hyang-won and Kim Da-eun |
| UBC | :ko:Ubc 프라임뉴스|UBC PRIME NEWS | Yeon Jung-taek and Jang Soo-jung |
| TJB | :ko:TJB 8 뉴스|TJB 8 NEWS | Roh Dong-hyun and Kim Hyun-ji |
| G1 | :ko:G1 8 뉴스|G1 8 NEWS | Kim Woo-jin and Park Sun-young |
| CJB | :ko:CJB 8 뉴스|CJB 8 NEWS | Hwang Soo-dong and Yeon Kyu-ok |
| JTV | :ko:JTV 8 뉴스|JTV 8 NEWS | Lee Seung-hwan and Seo Joo-young |
| KBC | :ko:KBC 8 뉴스|KBC 8 NEWS | Lee In-soo and Kang Min-kyung, Go Eun-cheon |
| JIBS | :ko:JIBS 8 뉴스 now|JIBS 8 NEWS | Lee Yong-tak and Kim Ji-hyun, Kim Min-hyung and Lee Jung-min |