{"id":2499,"date":"2026-05-02T19:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/?p=2499"},"modified":"2026-05-02T19:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:00:09","slug":"meshel-laurie-fronts-new-kiis-network-show-true-crime-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/meshel-laurie-fronts-new-kiis-network-show-true-crime-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"Meshel Laurie Fronts New KIIS Network Show \u2013 TRUE CRIME TONIGHT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Are you obsessed by the world of true crime? Always scouring the internet for the latest stories, constantly bingeing the crime documentary of the moment and of course consuming all of the podcasts? Well, you can now get your fix each and every Sunday evening with TRUE CRIME TONIGHT<\/strong> launching nationwide across the KIIS Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosted by Meshel Laurie<\/strong> \u2013 a self-described true crime obsessive \u2013 TRUE CRIME TONIGHT<\/strong> unpacks the cases everyone\u2019s talking about. From headline making crimes and celebrity scandals to the trials dominating the news, TRUE CRIME TONIGHT<\/strong> cuts through the noise with sharp insights, bold opinions, and a chance to be part of the conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each episode goes beyond the surface level headlines into the twists, theories and unanswered questions that keep us hooked. Whether it\u2019s forensic deep dives, criminal psychology, or the true crime docs everyone\u2019s binging and debating, TRUE CRIME TONIGHT<\/strong> delivers a smart, fast\u2011moving and addictive listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TRUE CRIME TONIGHT<\/strong> is an expansion of Meshel Laurie\u2019s award-winning, and AACTA nominated podcast Australian True Crime<\/strong>, which joined ARN\u2019s iHeartPodcast Network earlier this year. Australian True Crime, now in its ninth year, explores the darker corners of Australian life through expert interviews with victims, their families, and investigators, and is one of the nation\u2019s top podcasts, ranking as the #1 crime podcast in the latest Australia Podcast Ranker*.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking on the launch of her new show TRUE CRIME TONIGHT, Meshel Laurie<\/strong> said, \u201cI\u2019ve spent years deep in the world of true crime, and I know how hungry people are for smart, thoughtful conversations about the cases everyone\u2019s buzzing about. TRUE CRIME TONIGHT<\/strong> lets us dive into all of it together in real time \u2013 the headlines, the theories, the twists, and the stories that won\u2019t let us go. I can\u2019t wait to spend Sunday nights with fellow obsessives across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Head of KIIS Network Derek Bargwanna <\/strong>added, \u201cPeople love true crime, they talk about it with their friends, they binge it, and they fall down the rabbit hole online. Meshel knows this world inside out, and we look forward to the kick off on Sunday nights. It\u2019s smart and addictive!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally announced at Upfront26, TRUE CRIME TONIGHT <\/strong>reflects ARN and iHeart\u2019s continued evolution, bringing together podcast, broadcast and video to reach highly engaged audiences at scale. It is one of several initiatives currently in development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TRUE CRIME TONIGHT<\/strong> launches this Sunday 3 May and will be broadcast from 6-7pm every Sunday across the KIIS and ARN Regional networks. The show will also be available in The Australian True Crime podcast feed in both audio and video via the free iHeart app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are you obsessed by the world of true crime? Always scouring the internet for the latest stories, constantly bingeing the crime documentary of the moment and of course consuming all of the podcasts? Well, you can now get your fix each and every Sunday evening with TRUE CRIME TONIGHT launching nationwide across the KIIS Network. Hosted by Meshel … Continue reading “Meshel Laurie Fronts New KIIS Network Show \u2013 TRUE CRIME TONIGHT”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2499"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2501,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499\/revisions\/2501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}