The ITV News at 10.30 was the flagship news programme on British TV channel ITV. It was introduced into the ITV Network's schedule as the ITV News at Ten Thirty on 2 February 2004, following the demise of News at Ten. The News at 10.30 was followed by a 10-minute regional news update at 10.55.
The programme was a twenty-five minute broadcast presented by ITV News' head anchor Mark Austin, usually from Mondays to Fridays, with James Mates or Alastair Stewart standing in on Saturday & Sundays, and whenever Mark is unavailable. It was on the air Monday to Friday from 10.30pm until 10.55pm. It features in-depth reports and interviews from ITV News' top correspondents, following in the footsteps of the prestigious News at Ten. There was a comprehensive sport round-up, and it was followed by a ten minute round-up of news from the ITV regions around the United Kingdom. The programme also featured a brief business update, and a look at the following days newspaper front pages.
Its main rival was the BBC Ten O'Clock News on BBC One, which consistently beat it in the ratings and airs half an hour before it. Its other main rival was the BBC's other flagship evening news programme Newsnight over on BBC Two.
