Lee Kyu-yeon's Spotlight

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.

Lee Kyu-yeon's Spotlight
GenreInvestigative journalism
Current affairs
Created byJTBC
Developed byJTBC Exploration and Factual Headquarters
Presented byLee Kyu-yeon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes266
Production
Executive producerJang Ki-ha
Production locationSouth Korea
Running time80 minutes
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseMay 31, 2015 (2015-05-31) –
present

History

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "김서형·염정아·김혜자 등 '백상예술대상' TV부문 최종 후보 공개". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-12.