Friday Live

This article is about the Australian news program. For other programs titled Friday Night Live, see Friday Night Live.
Friday Live

Title card of Friday Live
Also known as Friday Night Live
Genre Current affairs, commentary
Presented by Chris Kenny
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
Production
Location(s) Sydney, NSW
Running time 1 hour (inc. adverts)
Release
Original network Sky News Australia
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
Original release 5 July 2013 (2013-07-05) – 12 December 2014 (2014-12-12)
Chronology
Related shows Saturday Live
Sunday Live

Friday Live (originally titled Friday Night Live) is an Australian television commentary program that was broadcast on Sky News Live. The series premiered on 5 July 2013 as an extension of the Paul Murray Live brand.[1] The program is hosted by conservative journalist and commentator Chris Kenny.

Similar to Paul Murray Live, sees Kenny and his rotating panel of pundits discuss political news of the week.[2] Shortly after its debut, the series was retitled as simply Friday Live.[3]

The program was broadcast live from the Sky News centre in the Sydney suburb of Macquarie Park. The program ended on 12 December 2014[4] and was replaced by a second weekly edition of Viewpoint, which Kenny also hosts.[2]

Spin-offs

A spin-off of the format titled Saturday Live premiered on 10 August 2013, designed as a short-run format in the lead up to the 2013 federal election. The initial season ran for four weeks, wrapping up on 31 August 2013.[5][3] The show returned on 30 April 2016 ahead of the 2016 election.[6] Additionally, it was joined by another spin-off the following night titled Sunday Live.[7][8] However, unlike the original format, both spin-offs are hosted by Janine Perrett.

References

  1. Knox, David (26 June 2013). "SKY News adds Friday Night Live edition". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 Davidson, Darren (17 December 2014). "Chris Kenny, Paul Murray in Sky News revamp". The Australian. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 Knox, David (5 August 2013). "SKY News: 2013 Election coverage". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  4. https://twitter.com/SharriMarkson/status/543344813974646785
  5. Knox, David (6 August 2013). "SKY News launches two political shows". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  6. "PerrettReport on Twitter". Twitter. 30 April 2016. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  7. "Saturday Live on Foxtel". 30 April 2016. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  8. "Sunday Live on Foxtel". 30 April 2016. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

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