Paul O'Grady Live

Paul O'Grady Live

Paul O'Grady Live title logo
Genre Entertainment
Format Chat Show/Variety
Directed by Steve Smith
Presented by Paul O'Grady
Voices of Jon Briggs
Country of origin United Kingdom
Language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 22 (to 8 July 2011)
Production
Executive producer(s) Robert Gray
Paul O'Grady
Producer(s) Natalie Walker
Chris Weller
Location(s) The London Studios
Running time 60 Minutes
Production company(s) Olga TV
Broadcast
Original channel ITV (ITV1/STV/UTV)
(also ITV1 HD/STV HD/UTV HD)
Picture format 576i (SDTV),
1080i (HDTV)
Original run 10 September 2010 (2010-09-10) –
8 July 2011
Chronology
Related shows The Paul O'Grady Show (2004–2009)
External links
Website

Paul O'Grady Live was a British comedy chat show hosted by Paul O'Grady, that began airing on 10 September 2010 on ITV1 and ITV1 HD/STV HD/UTV HD in the United Kingdom.[1] The show is a Friday night chat show that features a mixture of celebrity guests, airing at 21:00. The show culminates with different Vegas-style acts or music artist performing live on the show. The show has averaged 3.74 million viewers.[2] Series one of the programme finished on 12 November 2010, although a Christmas special aired on 24 December 2010. The show's second series began on 15 April 2011.[3]

On Friday 7th October 2011, ITV cancelled Paul O'Grady Live, deciding not to commission a third series, citing disappointing ratings.[4]

Contents

History

O'Grady once starred in a show entitled The Paul O'Grady Show which was a huge success due to its variety of speciality acts and high profile celebrity guests. The show featured comic stunts, musical performances, and occasionally viewer competitions. It ran for 8 series on Channel 4 and three on ITV. Paul O'Grady Live is similar in format, but more adult-themed.

Series 1

Airdate Guests Ratings[5][6]
10 September 2010 Dawn French, Tom Jones, JLS and Spelbound 3.79m
17 September 2010 Enrique Iglesias, Nicole Scherzinger, Kim Cattrall and Peter Kay 3.69m
24 September 2010 Kylie Minogue, Jo Brand, Bob Hoskins and Jake Shears 3.57m
1 October 2010 Michael Parkinson, Russell Brand, Louie Spence and Plan B 3.35m
8 October 2010 Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow, David Tennant and Dannii Minogue 4.25m
15 October 2010 Michael McIntyre, Harry Hill, Kate Thornton and Joe McElderry 3.62m
22 October 2010 Chris Evans, Louis Walsh, Simon Pegg and Taylor Swift 3.33m
29 October 2010 Barbara Windsor, Caroline Rhea and Nadine Coyle 3.53m
5 November 2010 David Walliams, Barbara Knox and McFly 4.01m
12 November 2010 Julie Walters, Leslie Jordan, Katy Perry and Diversity 4.02m
24 December 2010
(Christmas Special)		 Bette Midler, Danny Miller, Cilla Black, David Haye, and The Soldiers 5.47m

Series 2

Airdate Guests Ratings[7][8]
15 April 2011 Amanda Holden, John Cleese, Charlotte Church and Rupert Everett 4.16m[9]
22 April 2011 Amir Khan, Brenda Blethyn, Tracie Bennett and Antony Cotton 3.07m[10]
29 April 2011 Alan Carr, Stacey Solomon, Dame Edna Everage and Blue 3.17m[11]
6 May 2011 James Corden, Ross Kemp, Charlie Brooks, Karen Gillan and The Feeling 3.27m[12]
13 May 2011 Kathy Burke, Celia Imrie, Paddy McGuinness and The Black Eyed Peas 3.29m[13]
20 May 2011 Matt Lucas, Katherine Kelly, Michael Ball and Westlife 3.75m[14]
27 May 2011 Johnny Vegas, Suranne Jones, Joan Collins and Olly Murs 3.55m[15]
17 June 2011 Lady Gaga 3.55m[16]
24 June 2011 Victoria Wood, Sally Lindsay and Barry Manilow 2.86m[17]
1 July 2011 Lisa Maxwell, Bob Geldof, Janet Jackson and Joe Jonas 3.04m[18]
8 July 2011 Ian McKellen, Myleene Klass, Michelle Collins and Nicola Roberts 3.37m[19]

Ratings

Paul O'Grady Live performed well in ratings, with many weeks being on par to The Graham Norton Show, a popular chat-show which airs on the same night as Live.[20] Most episodes throughout the show's first series averaged over 3 million viewers, a good feat considering it was put against ratings behemoth Strictly Come Dancing.[21] Series one averaged 3.87 million viewers. Series two averaged 3.37 million viewers.

References

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  13. ^ Millar, Paul (15 May 2011). "John Sullivan tribute documentary grabs 3.5m". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a319567/john-sullivan-tribute-documentary-grabs-35m.html. Retrieved 20 June 2011. 
  14. ^ Millar, Paul (21 May 2011). "'Paul O'Grady Live' climbs to 3.8m". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a320775/paul-ogrady-live-climbs-to-38m.html. Retrieved 20 June 2011. 
  15. ^ Millar, Paul (28 May 2011). "'Million Pound Drop' floats above 2m". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a321982/million-pound-drop-floats-above-2m.html. Retrieved 20 June 2011. 
  16. ^ Laughlin, Andrew (18 June 2011). "'The Kennedys' delights 2.6m on BBC Two". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a325593/the-kennedys-delights-26m-on-bbc-two.html. Retrieved 20 June 2011. 
  17. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a326828/the-one-show-drowns-in-wimbledon-rain.html
  18. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a328054/bbc-one-triumphs-with-wimbledon-coverage.html
  19. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a329085/channel-4s-comedy-night-sees-audience-spike.html
  20. ^ Simon, Jane (12 November 2010). "Paul O'Grady Live - ITV1, 10.35pm". Daily Mirror. http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/columnists/todays-tv/2010/11/12/paul-o-grady-live-itv1-10-35pm-115875-22709856/. Retrieved 20 June 2011. 
  21. ^ http://gleekifi.com/gossip/Paul-OGrady-Live-rallies-to-4m-3677904.html

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