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Des O'Connor Tonight
GenreChat show, Music, Comedy
Presented byDes O'Connor
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series7 (BBC Two)
17 (ITV)
No. of episodes44 (BBC Two)
182 (ITV)
Production
Running time30–60 minutes
Production companiesBBC (1977–82)
Thames Television (1983–1999, 2001–2002)
Central Television (1993–1998)
Original release
NetworkBBC Two (1977–1982)
ITV (1983–1999, 2001–2002)
Release17 January 1977 (1977-01-17) –
24 December 2002 (2002-12-24)
Related
The Des O'Connor Show

Des O'Connor Tonight was a British variety chat show hosted by comedian and singer Des O'Connor. It was originally broadcast on BBC Two from 1977 until 1982, when it moved to ITV from 1 November 1983 until 3 September 1999. Specials were broadcast until 24 December 2002 when it was axed after nearly 26 years.

Transmissions

Series

Series Start date End date Episodes
BBC Two
1 17 October 1977 21 November 1977 6
2 18 September 1978 6 November 1978 8
3 14 January 1980 18 February 1980 6
4 27 October 1980 15 December 1980 8
5 29 September 1981 16 November 1981 8
6 1 November 1982 20 December 1982 8
ITV
7 1 November 1983 3 January 1984 10
8 11 September 1984 25 December 1984 15
9 8 October 1985 31 December 1985 12
10 14 October 1986 30 December 1986 12
11 21 October 1987 16 December 1987 9
12 26 October 1988 28 December 1988 10
13 25 October 1989 27 December 1989 10
14 31 October 1990 9 January 1991 9
15 16 October 1991 15 January 1992 11
16 7 October 1992 30 December 1992 10
17 17 November 1993 9 February 1994 12
18 30 November 1994 8 February 1995 10
19 13 December 1995 7 February 1996 8
20 11 December 1996 12 February 1997 9
21 3 December 1997 8 April 1998 10
22 11 September 1998 23 December 1998 10
23 2 July 1999 3 September 1999 10

Specials

Date Entitle
5 August 1998 Special
27 December 1999 Christmas Special
28 December 2000 Christmas Special
24 December 2001 Christmas Special
31 December 2001 New Year Special
24 December 2002 Christmas Special
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