[3] Neil's long-running politics and current affairs programme This Week ended in July 2019 following his decision to "step down from late-night broadcasting".

[4] A programme, also called The Andrew Neil Show, aired on daytime BBC Two, three times per week on weekday afternoons during 1996, where viewers would have the opportunity to question newsmakers via phone, fax and email.

[5] The second incarnation of The Andrew Neil Show was first announced on 29 August 2019 in a statement from the BBC's press office.

[6] Upon announcement, Neil said: "I'm delighted to be fronting a weekly show in prime time on BBC Two that will be on top of the story, whatever direction it takes.

[citation needed] The Telegraph gave the programme five stars, saying "Neil is back and taking no nonsense from either the left or the right".