The Call is NY1's revolutionary program that puts you in control. It's the first television newscast programmed exclusively by viewers.

The show, hosted by John Schiumo, airs each weeknight at 9 p.m.

Viewers program The Call using a similar-looking tool to the one our producers use in the newsroom: a computer-generated rundown of all the stories available for that night's broadcast, listed in alphabetical order.

Users create their own rundown by dragging-and-dropping the stories into the order they desire, the same way NY1's producers do. At 9 p.m., all the submissions are tallied and the top five stories are reported live on the show.

To cast your vote, go to NY1.com/TheCall.

The complete breakdown of all stories, ranked by points and percentage, is also posted on The Call page starting at 9 p.m.

The show also features live phone calls and viewer e-mails on the top news topic of the day.

The program made its debut on July 25, 2005. The custom rundown technology was developed by Outlook Technologies and refined in 2008 by Tipit.net.