[2] The show had a rotating group of hosts, led by Richard Stubbs and also featuring John Safran, Michael Veitch, Marg Downey, Tony Wilson, and Emma Tom.
[5] In one segment, John Safran attempted to make cricketer Shane Warne break his no-smoking contract with a nicotine patch company by sending a remote-controlled, cigarette-carrying seagull onto the Melbourne Cricket Ground during a match, a gimmick that got Safran sent to court.
[7] The Seven Network refused to broadcast this segment, although it eventually aired on Channel 4's Disinformation in the United Kingdom.
The Big News was considered a failure, and a writer for the Sydney Morning Herald described The Late Report airing afterward as "a move akin to handcuffing [the show] to a slaughtered goat and throwing it into shark-infested waters.
"[8] The Late Report received poor reviews, especially early in its run; according to Tony Wilson, some viewers thought the rotating-presenters format broke up its flow.