Breakfast (New Zealand TV programme)
| Breakfast | |
|---|---|
| File:Breakfast Open 2015.png.jpg Breakfast Intertitle | |
| Genre | News program, Live-action |
| Presented by | Rawdon Christie Nadine Chalmers-Ross Peter Williams (news) Sam Wallace (weather) Alison Pugh (On maternity leave) |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 15 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 180 Minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV ONE |
| Release | 11 August 1997 – present |
Breakfast (also referred to as TVNZ Breakfast), is a New Zealand morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on TV ONE, produced by ONE News. Debuting on 11 August 1997, it was the first of its genre in New Zealand. Originally a two-hour show, it has been expanded by one hour and now to include a Saturday edition.
Breakfast's dominance was virtually unchallenged by the other networks until 2008, when TV3 launched Sunrise. Sunrise struggled against Breakfast in the ratings until Sunrise went off air because of financial issues in April 2010, leaving Breakfast the only morning news and talk show in New Zealand until TV3 launched their second attempt at a morning news show, Firstline, in 2011. Breakfast is currently the highest-rated morning news and talk show since 11 August 1997.[citation needed]
Presenters
Anchors
- Rawdon Christie and Nadine Chalmers-Ross (2015-)[1]
- Rawdon Christie and Alison Pugh (2014-2015)[2][3]
- Rawdon Christie and Toni Street[4] (2013)
- Rawdon Christie and Petra Bagust (2012)[5]
- Corin Dann and Petra Bagust (2011–2012)[6]
- Paul Henry and Pippa Wetzell (2007–2010)[7]
- Paul Henry and Kay Gregory (2004–2007)
- Mike Hosking and Kate Hawkesby (2000–2003)
- Mike Hosking and Susan Wood (1997–1999)
News anchors
- Peter Williams - Monday–Wednesday
- Melissa Stokes - Thursday and Friday
Weather reporter
- Sam Wallace
Reporters
- Sam Kelway - Auckland
- Sean Hogan - Wellington
- Holly Carran - Christchurch
Saturday Breakfast
On 3 September 2011 TVNZ launched Saturday Breakfast, which aired between 7 am and 9 am each Saturday. The show was axed at the end of 2012 due to low viewership.
Show format
10 minutes of news, sport and weather is presented every half hour between 6:00 and 8:30. Weather is presented from a location around the country, usually where an event is happening. On the hour business news is also presented. Mostly, the show has interviews with newsmakers or TVNZ reporters on the day's headlines. The first hour of the show is devoted to news stories, and the rest of the show has entertainment or special interest segments.
References
- ^ "Nadine Chalmers-Ross returns to TVNZ's Breakfast as Alison Pugh leaves". stuff.co.nz. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Ali Pugh named new Breakfast co-host - Entertainment News". TVNZ.co.nz. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Summer Diary: Seven Sharp delays return to air - Entertainment - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "The Diary: New taste for Breakfast - Entertainment - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Rawdon Christie joins Breakfast". Dominion Post. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "TVNZ announces new hosts for Breakfast". The Spy Report. Media Spy. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ^ "Paul Henry resigns from TVNZ". The Spy Report. Media Spy. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.