Originally started as a corner named "HaZinor" in Oshrat Kotler's weekend news magazine.
The show was named "Zinor Layla" between 2010-2015 when it aired at 00:00, when the airing time changed to 22:30, the show's name was changed to simply "HaZinor", omitting the word 'layla' which is Hebrew for 'night'.