▁T ank . ▁ ▁Good ▁News ▁Week ▁▁ ▁Mc D erm ott ▁hosted ▁Good ▁News ▁Week ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁until ▁its ▁can cellation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁two ▁sp ino ff s , ▁Good ▁News ▁Week end ▁( 1 9 9 8 ) ▁and ▁G N W ▁Night ▁L ite ▁( 1 9 9 9 ), ▁and ▁repr ised ▁this ▁role ▁when ▁the ▁series ▁returned ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁A ▁com edic ▁qu iz ▁show ▁with ▁a ▁similar ▁format ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁program ▁Have ▁I ▁Got ▁News ▁for ▁You , ▁it ▁features ▁two ▁teams , ▁with ▁two ▁permanent ▁capt ains ▁and ▁four ▁guests , ▁compet ing ▁to ▁answer ▁questions ▁based ▁on ▁recent ▁news ▁events . ▁ ▁Mc D erm ott ▁opens ▁each ▁show ▁with ▁a ▁hum orous ▁mon olog ue ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁news ▁on ▁the ▁week ▁and ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁pos ing ▁questions ▁and ▁award ing ▁points ▁to ▁teams . ▁ ▁" I ' m ▁sort ▁of ▁judge , ▁j ury ▁and ▁execution er ," ▁he ▁says ▁of ▁his ▁role . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁premier ed ▁on ▁the ▁ABC , ▁but ▁moved ▁to ▁Network ▁Ten ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁ABC ▁was ▁initially ▁app reh ensive ▁about ▁Robinson ' s ▁choice ▁of ▁Mc D erm ott ▁as ▁host . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁dread lock s ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁was ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁cru de , ▁ag gress ive ▁"