The 6 O'Clock Show
| The Six O'Clock Show | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Chat Show |
| Presented by |
Lucy Kennedy Martin King |
| Country of origin | Republic of Ireland |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Ballymount, Dublin |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV3 |
| Picture format | 720i (16:9 HDTV) |
| Original release | 1 December 2016 – Present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The 7 O'Clock Show |
| Related shows | Ireland AM, Midday, Xposé, TV3 News The 7 O'Clock Show |
| External links | |
| Website |
www |
The Six O'Clock Show is an Irish evening-time television show on TV3. It is a live show, and provides chat, live music, cooking, entertainment, showbiz and technology updates. It replaced The 7 O'Clock Show as Emmerdale and Coronation Street returned to TV3.[1] [2]
The show follows a replicated format to The 7 O'Clock Show and continues to be hosted by Martin King and Lucy Kennedy.
Background
The Seven O'Clock Show first began as an early afternoon show live on TV3 then called Late Lunch Live. As part of the revamp of TV3's daytime schedule due to falling audience figures an extended version of Ireland AM and Late Lunch Live replaced The Morning Show.[3] Late Lunch Live premiered on 30 September 2013, airing every Monday to Friday from 14:00.[4] By 2014 the show was moved to a new timeslot of 15:30 to 16:30. The programme featured in-studio guests, live performances, updates on showbiz, TV, technology, events around the country and general chat with its daily guests.
On 30 January 2015 the TV3 Group confirmed Late Lunch Live would be replaced with The Seven O'Clock Show, which premiered on 16 February 2015.[5] Both presenters of Late Lunch Live joined the new show.
With the refresh and rebrand to The Seven O' Clock Show, Kennedy and King present the show four days a week with a rotation of presenters on Friday's edition. This includes Ray Foley and Mairead Farrell, or Lousie Duffy and Anton Savage.
Due to the return of Emmerdale and Coronation Street, the show was renamed The 6 O'Clock Show and was pushed back to 18:00. Lucy Kennedy, and Martin King remain as the main hosts.[6]
Presenters
- Lucy Kennedy (Monday to Thursday) (Currently on Maternity Leave)
- Martin King (Monday to Thursday)
- Ray Foley (on Friday's edition)
- Muireann O'Connell (Monday to Friday)
- Mairead Farrell (formerly on Friday's edition)
- Sheana Keane
- Lousie Duffy (on Friday's edition)
- Anton Savage (formerly on Friday's edition)
- Deirdre O'Kane (During Kennedy's Maternity Leave)
- Samantha Mumba (During Kennedy's Maternity Leave)
Special contributors
- Conor Pope - Budgeting and Consumer Affairs
- David Atkinson - Online Reporter
- Eoin Murphy - Showbiz
- Anna Geary - Sport
- Eoghan Doherty - Regional Reporter
- Éanna Ní Lamhna - Nature
- Ciara King - Events Reporter
- Andy O’Donoghue - Tech Guru
References
- ↑ Melanie Finn (2016-12-16). "Revealed: Details of TV3 shake-up including the fate of Xpose, Midday and Ireland AM". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
- ↑ "TV3 confirms return of Coronation Street and Emmerdale". Rte.ie. 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
- ↑
- ↑ "Photos from TV3's Autumn Launch". TV3.ie - Xposé Entertainment. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "'I've been bursting to tell everyone' - Lucy and Martin's 'Late Lunch Live' bumped up to 7pm". Independent.ie. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ Melanie Finn (2016-12-16). "Revealed: Details of TV3 shake-up including the fate of Xpose, Midday and Ireland AM". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2016-12-23.