Lee Kyu-yeon's Spotlight
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| Lee Kyu-yeon's Spotlight | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Investigative journalism Current affairs |
| Created by | JTBC |
| Developed by | JTBC Exploration and Factual Headquarters |
| Presented by | Lee Kyu-yeon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 266 (as of December 5, 2020) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jang Ki-ha |
| Production location | South Korea |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | JTBC |
| Release | May 31, 2015 – present |
Lee Kyu-yeon's Spotlight (Korean: 이규연의 스포트라이트; RR: Lee Kyu-yeonui seupoteuraiteu) is a South Korean investigative journalism program hosted by Lee Kyu-yeon. It airs at Saturdays at 19:40 KST on JTBC.
History[edit]
Host Lee Kyu-yeon said in a Social Live that he has been inspired by Spotlight, the Boston Globe investigative team which uncovered the Catholic Church sexual abuse cases, which in turn inspired the 2015 Academy Award-winning film Spotlight. Lee also heads JTBC News' Exploration and Planning Bureau, which produces the program. He describes Spotlight as a program that covers various fields such as social issues, welfare, science and technology. It was going to be called just Spotlight at first, but Sohn Suk-hee, JTBC News' president at the time, suggested that he change it to Lee Kyu-yeon's Spotlight.[citation needed]
Broadcast times[edit]
| Original network | Broadcast period | Airtime |
|---|---|---|
| JTBC | May 31, 2015 – June 28, 2015 | Sundays at 20:00-21:45 |
| July 5, 2015-October 18. 2015 | Sundays at 23:00-24:10 | |
| October 23, 2015 – March 25, 2016 | Fridays at 21:40-23:00 | |
| April 3, 2016 – June 18, 2017 | Thursdays at 21:40-23:00 | |
| June 22, 2017 – May 14, 2020 | Thursdays at 21:30-23:00 | |
| May 21, 2020 – November 26, 2020 | Thursdays at 23:00-24:20 | |
| December 5, 2020 – present | Saturdays at 19:40 |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Educational Program | Lee Kyu-yeon's Spotlight: 5.18 Secret Agent | Nominated | [1] |
Notes[edit]
- Its slogan is "Shed light on the world", as seen on its opening title.
- Previous episodes can be viewed through its official website, YouTube channel or the JTBC Culture YouTube channel
References[edit]
- ^ "김서형·염정아·김혜자 등 '백상예술대상' TV부문 최종 후보 공개". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-12.