Madison Fairhurst offers a report of the day's major Villanova, international and domestic news stories each weeknight. In addition to the top Nova news of the day, broadcasts feature human-interest segments called Once a Wildcat, Always a Wildcat, which spotlight ordinary Villanovans - both current and alumni - making the lives of those around them better.

The show is produced from Studio 1B at the TechZone Studio in Villanova, PA. Since 2018, the broadcast has been anchored by Madison Fairhurst on weeknights, and Alex Zimmerman on weekends. The program is broadcast on WVTV from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time seven days a week.

Nova Nightly is the flagship daily evening television news program for AKSM News, the news division of the AKSM Media in the United States.

Special reports have included full coverage of March Madness and BIG EAST Basketball tournaments, live coverage from breaking news events from across the Philadelphia area and sit-down interviews with high profile people.