Is 7NEWS Spotlight coming back?
7NEWS Spotlight (2020–present) on Seven Network
The answer: Currently airing — last episode May 17, 2026.
7seasons
109episodes
About 7NEWS Spotlight
7NEWS Spotlight's return is unconfirmed. The series has been on a seasonal schedule, with the most recent episode airing on September 28, 2025. As of today, May 9, 2026, there has been no official announcement regarding its next season or new episodes.
7NEWS Spotlight is an investigative journalism series that first premiered on August 10, 2020, on the Seven Network. It features in-depth specials that focus on major breaking news events and long-form investigations of national significance, offering viewers detailed insights into complex issues over the years. The show has aired multiple seasons, with the latest season concluding in September 2025.
The series stars Michael Usher as the host and Liam Bartlett as a presenter and reporter. It has been a platform for detailed investigative reporting on significant topics, providing viewers with comprehensive coverage of critical news stories.
7NEWS Spotlight episode schedule
109 aired
Aired · 109
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2026 | S2026·E6 | Bad Treatment: Changing Women's Healthcare |
| May 17, 2026 | S2026·E5 | Elon's Dad; The Fall of Fergie |
| May 10, 2026 | S2026·E4 | Viral on Trial |
| May 3, 2026 | S2026·E3 | A Law Unto Themselves |
| April 26, 2026 | S2026·E2 | What Happened To Rory Sykes? |
| April 19, 2026 | S2026·E1 | The Green Dream |
| September 28, 2025 | S2025·E22 | Croc Cowboy - Inside the Matt Wright Investigation |
| September 21, 2025 | S2025·E21 | ADHD Boom; The Maclean Brothers |
| September 14, 2025 | S2025·E20 | Keeping Our Kids Safe |
| September 7, 2025 | S2025·E19 | Australia Exposed: Inside the Critical Gaps in Our National Security |
| August 31, 2025 | S2025·E18 | Superannuation Disaster |
| August 24, 2025 | S2025·E17 | Lisa Cunningham |
| August 17, 2025 | S2025·E16 | Face To Face With My Children's Killer |
| July 27, 2025 | S2025·E15 | Pilots Who Kill |
| July 20, 2025 | S2025·E14 | Pilot's Miracle & The Dark Side Of Dating Apps |
| July 13, 2025 | S2025·E13 | Mushroom Murders |
| July 6, 2025 | S2025·E12 | Lucy Letby: The New Evidence |
| June 29, 2025 | S2025·E11 | Outback Mystery Survivor |
| June 22, 2025 | S2025·E10 | Becoming Vera |
| June 15, 2025 | S2025·E9 | Slaves To AI |
| June 8, 2025 | S2025·E8 | World's Toughest Prison, The Truth About Amy |
| June 1, 2025 | S2025·E7 | TikTok Killer |
| May 25, 2025 | S2025·E6 | Love Mules |
| May 18, 2025 | S2025·E5 | Iced Coffee Killer - Jessica Wongso |
| May 11, 2025 | S2025·E4 | The Verdict |
| May 4, 2025 | S2025·E3 | Jock and Me |
| April 6, 2025 | S2025·E2 | Electric Vehicle Con |
| March 23, 2025 | S2025·E1 | Gout Gout |
| December 1, 2024 | S2024·E26 | Lindt Siege: Untold Story / Tik Tok Killer |
| November 3, 2024 | S2024·E25 | US Election Special |
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| October 27, 2024 | S2024·E24 | Vanishing Cousins |
| October 20, 2024 | S2024·E23 | Jim Chalmers |
| October 13, 2024 | S2024·E22 | The Brave Ones & San Francisco |
| October 6, 2024 | S2024·E21 | Prince George - A King for the Future |
| September 29, 2024 | S2024·E20 | Australian Drug Wars & Jack Thompson |
| September 22, 2024 | S2024·E19 | Shalom House, Take That & Vaping |
| September 15, 2024 | S2024·E18 | Heston Russell: War hero or criminal? |
| September 8, 2024 | S2024·E17 | Profiles in Hope |
| September 1, 2024 | S2024·E16 | Boeing, Boeing, Gone |
| August 25, 2024 | S2024·E15 | John Setka |
| July 21, 2024 | S2024·E14 | The Enhanced Games |
| July 7, 2024 | S2024·E13 | Justice for Biddy |
| June 30, 2024 | S2024·E12 | After Covid |
| June 23, 2024 | S2024·E11 | The Truth About Amy |
| June 16, 2024 | S2024·E10 | Kids & Crime - The Search for Solutions |
| June 9, 2024 | S2024·E9 | Inside the World's Toughest Prison |
| June 2, 2024 | S2024·E8 | Cost of Living Special |
| May 19, 2024 | S2024·E7 | The Kidney Cult |
| May 12, 2024 | S2024·E6 | Beating Screen Addictions |
| May 5, 2024 | S2024·E5 | Social Scammers & Scott Morrison: God & Government |
| April 28, 2024 | S2024·E4 | The Sextortion Investigations |
| April 21, 2024 | S2024·E3 | Secrets of the Governess & The Mighty Murray |
| April 14, 2024 | S2024·E2 | The Ozempic Revolution |
| February 4, 2024 | S2024·E1 | Who Killed Leanne Holland |
| October 15, 2023 | S2023·E21 | Unbroken: The Kathleen Folbigg Story |
| October 8, 2023 | S2023·E20 | The Voice - The Final Pitch |
| September 10, 2023 | S2023·E19 | Stand By Me ; Richard Branson & Virgin Voyages |
| September 3, 2023 | S2023·E18 | De-Transitioning |
| August 20, 2023 | S2023·E17 | Lucy Letby: The Baby-Killing Nurse |
| August 13, 2023 | S2023·E16 | Trial and Error (Part 2) |
| August 6, 2023 | S2023·E15 | John Farnham: The Lost Tapes |
| July 23, 2023 | S2023·E14 | Barramundi Country & Lycra Rage |
| July 16, 2023 | S2023·E13 | Teo On Trial |
| July 9, 2023 | S2023·E12 | William Tyrell |
| July 2, 2023 | S2023·E11 | The Cult Next Door |
| June 25, 2023 | S2023·E10 | Brian Houston (Hellsong) & The Lady Vanishes (P2) |
| June 18, 2023 | S2023·E9 | The Lady Vanishes (P1) & Kathleen Follbigg's Freedom |
| June 4, 2023 | S2023·E8 | Trial and Error (Part 1) |
| May 28, 2023 | S2023·E7 | Killers in the Mist |
| May 21, 2023 | S2023·E6 | Saving Australia's Amazon |
| May 14, 2023 | S2023·E5 | British Scam Syndicate |
| May 7, 2023 | S2023·E4 | Justice for Daniel / Mr One Per Cent |
| April 30, 2023 | S2023·E3 | Cheques, Lies and Videotapes |
| April 19, 2023 | S2023·E2 | Hellsong |
| March 14, 2023 | S2023·E1 | Peter Bol |
| October 9, 2022 | S2022·E19 | Boom Or Bust |
| October 2, 2022 | S2022·E18 | Who Really Killed Michael Jackson? |
| September 25, 2022 | S2022·E17 | Miracle Mums |
| September 11, 2022 | S2022·E16 | Concussion |
| September 4, 2022 | S2022·E15 | The Confession |
| August 28, 2022 | S2022·E14 | Out Of This World |
| August 21, 2022 | S2022·E13 | Olivia |
| August 14, 2022 | S2022·E12 | Dream Team |
| August 7, 2022 | S2022·E11 | House of Horrors |
| July 31, 2022 | S2022·E10 | Albo |
| July 24, 2022 | S2022·E9 | Strictly Encore |
| July 17, 2022 | S2022·E8 | Mad Or Bad |
| July 10, 2022 | S2022·E7 | Taken |
| July 10, 2022 | S2022·E5 | The Hunted |
| July 3, 2022 | S2022·E6 | Busting the Scammers |
| July 3, 2022 | S2022·E4 | Ready to Rumble |
| June 26, 2022 | S2022·E3 | The Trial |
| June 19, 2022 | S2022·E2 | Skin Deep |
| June 12, 2022 | S2022·E1 | The Fame Game |
| December 7, 2021 | S2021·E12 | Bubba Chump |
| November 22, 2021 | S2021·E11 | Inside The Mind Of Killers |
| November 20, 2021 | S2021·E10 | Secrets Of The UFOs |
| October 21, 2021 | S2021·E9 | The Vanishing |
| August 9, 2021 | S2021·E8 | Heroes Of The Games |
| July 18, 2021 | S2021·E7 | Delta Crisis Exposed |
| June 25, 2021 | S2021·E6 | Murder She Wrote |
| June 24, 2021 | S2021·E5 | What Happened To Chloe? |
| June 20, 2021 | S2021·E4 | Fight Of His Life |
| June 9, 2021 | S2021·E3 | Saving Candice |
| May 26, 2021 | S2021·E2 | The UFO Phenomenon |
| May 19, 2021 | S2021·E1 | Martin Bryant's Dark Secrets |
| December 17, 2020 | S2020·E3 | The Lindy Tapes |
| September 3, 2020 | S2020·E2 | Catching A Madman |
| August 10, 2020 | S2020·E1 | In The Blink Of An Eye |
