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'''The Afternoon Show''' <!-- STOP...do NOT change to 'was' -->is<!-- NOTE-remains as "is" per Wikipedia convention. See: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Television/Style guidelines#Lead paragraphs]]. --> [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]'s former live flagship daytime show. It ran from 2004 until May 2010.<ref name="TheAfternoonShow">{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/theafternoonshow/|title=The Afternoon Show|work=RTÉ|accessdate=23 May 2009}}</ref> The programme was dropped by RTÉ as part of its new season of television in 2010, to be replaced by two afternoon programmes ''4 Daily'' presented by [[Maura Derrane]] and ''The Daily Show'' hosted by [[Dáithí Ó Sé]] and [[Claire Byrne]].<ref>{{cite news|title=RTÉ Television announces new season|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2010/0805/rtetelevision.html|accessdate=6 August 2010|work=RTÉ|date=5 August 2010}}</ref>
 
'''The Afternoon Show''' was [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]'s live flagship daytime show. It ran from 2004 until May 2010.<ref name="TheAfternoonShow">{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/theafternoonshow/|title=The Afternoon Show|work=RTÉ|accessdate=23 May 2009}}</ref> The programme was dropped by RTÉ as part of its new season of television in 2010, to be replaced by two afternoon programmes ''4 Daily'' presented by [[Maura Derrane]] and ''The Daily Show'' hosted by [[Dáithí Ó Sé]] and [[Claire Byrne]].<ref>{{cite news|title=RTÉ Television announces new season|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2010/0805/rtetelevision.html|accessdate=6 August 2010|work=RTÉ|date=5 August 2010}}</ref>
 
The television show, the last season of which was presented by [[Sheana Keane]] and [[Maura Derrane]], was a mix of lifestyle, information and fun items. The show included cookery, fashion, health, fitness, parenting, life-coaching and celebrity gossip. Viewers also had the opportunity to text, phone and e-mail in interjections, views, experiences and opinions, and they were given a chance to win prizes in a daily quiz.