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The Afternoon Show was Raidió Teilifís Éireann's live flagship daytime show. It ran from Autumn 2004 until May 2010. [1] 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.[2]
| The Afternoon Show | |
|---|---|
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| Starring | Sheana Keane (2006-2010 ) Maura Derrane (2009-2010 ) Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh(2004-2009) Anna Nolan (2004-2006) Trevor Keegan Síle Seoige (2009) |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language | English/Irish |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTÉ One |
| Release | Autumn 2004 – May 2010 |
The television show, 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 have the opportunity to text, phone and e-mail in interjections, views, experiences and opinions. The show also gave its viewers a chance to win prizes in a daily quiz.
The show has met with a mixed reaction since it first appeared on screens in Autumn 2004. This was partly because it replaced the hugely popular show, Open House. There was speculation that the show has not proved as successful as its predecessor and that it would not return for a second season. However, a second series began in Autumn 2005, although one of the former presenters, Sheana Keane, did not return.
In Autumn 2006, the show returned for a third season. This time Anna Nolan left the show and was replaced by Sheana Keane who returned after taking a year off to focus on her first child.
There was speculation that the show was possibly going to end.[3] When the last series ended, Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh said the programme would continue in Autumn 2009.[4] It was confirmed though, in August 2009 that the programme would return "later and longer".[5]. The programme returned on 7 September 2009 beginning at 16:00 until 17:45.[1]
Síle Seoige was to temporarily replace Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh in September 2009.[6]. Later in the month, Ní Chofaigh revealed she would not be returning to the programme.[7][8]
Presenters
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Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh
Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh presented the show from the launch in 2004. She presented the show five times a week taking various breaks throughout the season. In January 2009, she became a judge to the East on The All Ireland Talent Show but she continued to present The Afternoon Show. During May 2009, she was taken ill during rehearsals. This was not the first time she was unwell during the show as in 2008 she took a month off to recover from an operation. She has recently been involved in much media attention with her co-host Sheana Keane, leading to speculation that they were not on good terms. As a result of health issues, she left the programme in 2009.[7][8]
Sheana Keane
Sheana Keane began presenting the show since the launch. After the first season, Sheana did not return for the second as she wanted to concentrate on her family. Sheana though did return for the third season from 2006-07 when Anna Nolan left the show. On her return Sheana presented the show from Monday to Thursday while Trevor Keegan steps in on Fridays with Bláthnaid. Sheana has taken many breaks throughout the four seasons she has presented but the most notable has been in March 2009 when she took a break for personal reasons, saying she was suffering from 'vertigo' and has not returned for the rest of the season. It has been announced that Sheana will return to the show presenting the sixth season from 2009-10.
Anna Nolan
Anna Nolan began presenting the show since the launch of 2004 with Sheana and Bláthnaid. From the beginning the media wrote about a frostiness between the presenters. Anna returned to present the second season with Bláthnaid and left the show after that to pursue other projects.
Trevor Keagan
Trevor Keagan has been with The Afternoon Show since the launch as the showbiz correspondent and filled in presenting throughout the first season and second season. When Sheana returned for the third season 2006-07 Trevor began presenting every Friday with Blathnaid as well as featuring during the rest of the week with showbiz gossip but since the fifth season 2008-09 as just presented every Friday only. In March 2009, when Sheana left for personal reasons, he has presented the show from Monday-Friday.
It was confirmed by Trevor Keagan that he would not return for the sixth season of The Afternoon Show.
Pamela Flood and Kathryn Thomas
Various presenters have filled in for the main presenters if they were away or ill those being Síle Seoige, Gráinne Seoige, Kathryn Thomas and Caroline Morahan but Pamela Flood has filled in throughout the past five seasons for various reasons. Her most recent being May 2009 where she has been presenting the show with Trevor Keagan for over two weeks. Kathryn Thomas has also presented throughout various weeks, most recently one week in May.
During the Summer of 2009 Pamela Flood was rumoured to be taking over the Afternoon Show with Síle Seoige, but this rumour was untrue.
Síle Seoige
In August 2009, RTÉ confirmed that Síle Seoige would be presenting the beginning of the sixth season of the Afternoon Show originally it was believed that Síle would be presenting the show with Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh, but in September it was revealed that Síle would be presenting the show with presenter Sheana Keane who has not been on-screen since March 2009. RTÉ have insisted that Síle will only be filling in for Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh only for a couple of weeks has Bláthnaid is recovering from a minor operation. But rumours are rife that Síle will be taking the helm of the Afternoon Show for the rest of the series as Bláthnaid and Sheana have still not resolved their differences. It is still unclear whether Síle Seoige will be taking over Bláthnaid's position for good, or if a guest presenter will be filling in the spot each week.
Maura Derrane
Maura Derrane presented her first show on 5 October 2009 after Sile, who presented the show with Sheana for the month of September, had finished her 4 weeks with the show. It is not clear how long Maura will be standing in for. It has been announced that Maura will return after Christmas to continue presenting The Afternoon Show.
Dr Mark Hamilton
From 2009 Dr Mark Hamilton presents Friday's show with rotation between Sheana and Maura.
References
- ^ a b "The Afternoon Show". RTÉ. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
- ^ "RTÉ Television announces new season". RTÉ.ie. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ^ "The Irish Independent". The Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
- ^ "The Evening Herald: I'll be back, vows Blathnaid". The Evening Herald. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "RTÉ Television New Season 09/10" (PDF). RTÉ. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
- ^ Síle joins Sheana on Afternoon Show RTE Entertainment, 1 September 2009
- ^ a b "Stress and health issues force tearful Blathnaid to abandon RTÉ show". Irish Independent. 27 September 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Bláthnaid leaves The Afternoon Show". RTÉ.ie. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2009.