''Credlin'' is an Australian television news and

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program broadcast weeknights on

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. The program is hosted by Sky News commentator

Peta Credlin Peta-Louise Mary Credlin (born March 1971) is an Australian media personality and former political advisor who served as Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister (Australia), Chief of Staff to Tony Abbott during his term as prime minister of Aust ...

, who was previously former Prime Minister

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. The program debuted on 20 November 2017 during the final week of the

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. The program is the first format Credlin has hosted solo, having previously been a co-host of '' Credlin Keneally'' with

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and '' Jones + Co'' with Alan Jones. ''Credlin'', which replaced '' The Latest with Laura Jayes'' in the timeslot, focuses on political analysis led by Credlin herself. In the first half of 2018, ''Credlin'' improved Sky News' timeslot performance by 166% and was the highest ranking show across all

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channels in its timeslot. In 2020, Peta Credlin presented a Sky News exclusive documentary ''‘Deadly Decisions: Victoria’s Hotel Quarantine Catastrophe’'' which detailed exclusive new revelations into Victoria's hotel quarantine debacle. 'Deadly Decisions' was the number one program on Foxtel. Audiences were up +323% on the four-week timeslot average. Additionally, the program had a timeslot increase of more than +160% on the

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. ''Credlin’s'' average year-on-year audience increased by +41% in 2020.

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External links

Sky News Official site
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