Live from Studio Five
| Live from Studio Five | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Ian Wright Melinda Messenger Kate Walsh |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Producer | Sky News |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Five |
| Release | 14 September 2009 - |
Live from Studio Five is a British magazine programme which is produced by Sky News for Five.
The show airs at 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, and features a mix of news, celebrity gossip, interviews and chat. It is presented by former footballer Ian Wright, model Melinda Messenger and The Apprentice runner-up Kate Walsh.[1]
The show replaced Five News at 7 which Five had previously announced would be axed in autumn 2009 along with newscaster Isla Traquair.
Criticism
The show has been met with some criticism, particularly from veteran broadcaster Michael Parkinson, who complained that he could not understand the show. He was quoted as saying "If there was a category for worst ever show, it would win hands down", whilst Jim Shelley of the Daily Mirror described it as being "excrutiatingly awful", "amateurish" and "virtually pointless".[2] Meanwhile Dom Joly has nicknamed the presenters "Tits", "Teeth" and "Mouth". TV Critic Charlie Brooker was the most vocal, writing in his Guardian Screenburn that the show plumbed new depths for television news:
- "Yes, here is a TV show that makes any and all previous accusations of "dumbing down" seem like misplaced phoney-war hysteria...A show with a running order Heat magazine would consider frighteningly lightweight. A show which, incredibly, boasts Melinda Messenger as its intellectual touchstone.[3]
Ratings
Live from Studio Five commenced on Monday 14th September 2009 on Five amid much publicity in the media. However, the first episode fared poorly in the ratings, averaging a disappointing 476,000 viewers (or 2.6% of the television audience) over the hour, making it only the twelfth most-watched show on Five across Monday.[4] This further decreased to 434,000 on Tuesday[5], 370,000 on Wednesday[6] and 300,000 on Thursday.[7] By Tuesday, 22 September 2009, the show had lost half its audience, attracting just 230,000 viewers.[8]
References
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a170450/walsh-thrilled-with-new-five-show.html
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a178239/parkinson-slams-live-from-studio-five.html
- ^ Charlie Brooker's screen burn in The Guardian, Saturday 26 September 2009
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a177454/poor-start-for-live-from-studio-five.html
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a177722/osbournes-junkie-series-opens-to-362000.html
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a177850/redknapps-farmer-series-opens-to-898k.html
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a177960/live-from-studio-five-drops-to-300000.html
- ^ French, Dan (2009-09-22). "'Studio Five' loses half its audience". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
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