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 can program The Call with a similar-looking tool 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, with custom rundown technology programmed by the Chicago-based company Outlook Technologies.