Ann turned on the television to watch the evening news

[Nonverbis]

Textbook: Grammar by Golitsinskij

This is from the key:



I would say just evening news. Without any article.

Could you tell me whether the deifnitive article is necessary here?

 

[Rover_KE]

I would say just "evening news", without any article.

Could you tell me whether the definite article is necessary here?

Yes, it is.

 

[Nonverbis]

Yes, it is.

Could you explain why the article is necessary?

 

[jutfrank]

The idea is that this is a specific news programme.