24 Oras premiered on March 15, 2004 at 6:30pm, replacing Frontpage: Ulat ni Mel Tiangco. Frontpage anchor Mel Tiangco was joined by Saksi's Mike Enriquez. Special weekend editions are also being aired when it deemed necessary.
Philippine Network Evening News
ABS-CBN TV Patrol
Studio 23 Iba-Balita
GMA 24 Oras
GMA News TV State of the Nation
TV5 Aksyon
AksyonTV Aksyon/Andar ng mga Balita
IBC IBC Express Balita
NBN Teledyaryo
Net 25 I-Balita
RPN NewsWatch
UNTV Ito Ang Balita
On December 1, 2005, the coverage by 24 Oras of a siege of Camp Bagong Diwa was mentioned in the best news program category in the Asian Television Awards in Singapore.[1]
The show relaunched in April 2006[2] with a new graphics package, and a new set with floating large rear projection screens that allow the anchors to virtually "talk" to correspondents in live feeds. Pia Guanio hosts the showbiz news segment of the program, "Chika Minute". PAGASA's Nathaniel Cruz anchors weather news during severe weather conditions. Joel Reyes Zobel is the voice over talent.
On August 11, 2008, the show was relaunched again with a new set, a new desk which is identical to the desk used by CBS Evening News, new graphics and titles.
On April 2010, the show became the home of Vizrt Touchscreen system a real-time broadcast solutions system which is use in the YouScoop segment designed and developed by GMA New Media.
On December 6, 2010, the news program updated its graphics. A day later, it updated its OBB and title card.
