Live at Five

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Live at Five (or Live at 5) is a name used by several television stations in some countries to refer to their 5:00pm newscasts or talk shows.

The name was coined by WNBC-TV in New York City in 1980 for a lifestyle and celebrity news show. See Live at Five (WNBC TV series).

Other American television stations picked up the name through the 1980s, to varying degrees of success. For example, in Philadelphia, WCAU-TV's "Live at 5" -- that market's first 5 p.m. newscast -- was so successful that the station rechristened its late news "Live at 11" using the 5 p.m. anchor team; the success was short-lived, though, once market-leader WPVI expanded its Action News broadcasts to the 5 p.m. hour.

With the possible exception of WNBC, one of the most popular instances of the Live at Five format was shown on the CTV network in Atlantic Canada. Its version of Live at 5 premiered in 1982, after network executives became aware of WNBC's experiment and decided to copy it. The program continues to this day, staying true to the original format. CTV often boasts of a 51% ratings share for Live at 5 in a market of approximately 1.5 million. See Live at 5 (CTV).

In the United Kingdom, the name has been used since 1989 by Sky News. See Live at Five (Sky). Also in the UK, Channel 4, used to refer to The Paul O'Grady Show as being "Live at 5 on 4".

Live at Five (or Live @ Five) has recently been coined by NBC-affiliate WTWO starting in early 2006. Live @ Five refers to their 5:00PM newscast to the local areas of Terre Haute, Indiana.

Live at Five Radio Show is also the name of a west coast sports radio show with Eric Karros and Jeromy Burnitz, the two have three guests at 5:00PM. The show is rumored to be changing their name to 5 at 5. Frequent guests include: Badge Cooper, Al Martin, Sterling Hitchcock, Eli Marrero, Andy Ashby, Marcus Giles and Brian Giles, Mike Stanton, Trevor Hoffman, J.J. Arrington, Bobby Valentine, and Jeffrey Hammonds

[edit] Burnitz and Karros sign off

at the end of each show, Burnitz and Karros tell the audience that they are still looking to play or coach ball, however the two must be signed together. Burnitz has received three team offers from the Cincinnati Reds and the Texas Rangers, he has had to turn them all down because of his pact.