Today (Irish TV series)

Today
Presented by Maura Derrane
Dáithí Ó Sé
Country of origin Ireland
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2
Production
Location(s) RTÉ Cork, Cork City
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 70 minutes
Release
Original network RTÉ One
Picture format (16:9)
Audio format Stereo
Original release 5 November 2012 – present
Chronology
Preceded by The Daily Show/Four Live

Today is a lifestyle show featuring several topical segments including health, cooking, men's & women's fashion, makeovers, DIY and travel as well as dealing with popular issues of the day.

The series returned for another season run from 22 September 2014 to 6 March 2015.[1]

Format

Live cookery demonstrations from some of Ireland's top television chefs now forms a daily part of the show with other segments featuring less frequently. Regular experts in each subject appear to discuss the topic at hand. Airing on the RTÉ One television channel in Ireland, "Today" debuted in November 2012,[2] and replaced previous RTÉ day-time lifestyle shows such as The Daily Show and Four Live.

Today was initially hosted each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday by RTÉ presenters Maura Derrane and Dáithí Ó Sé being broadcast from RTÉ Cork Studios, and each Fridaywith a more female skewed showby Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh and Norah Casey. After the end of the first season RTÉ announced that Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh and Norah Casey's section of the show was being axed. "Today" returned for a second season in September 2013 & is now hosted solely by Maura Derrane and Dáithí Ó Sé from Monday Friday from RTÉ Cork Studios.

The programme returned for a new series which commenced on Monday, 21 September 2015. The show now airs live every weekdays at 4.00pm on RTÉ One.[3]

Reception

Bernice Harrison, reviewer in The Irish Times, wondered in advance if it "might be a livelier alternative" to the "afternoon schedules [that] are clogged with antiques and property programmes".[4]

References

  1. http://tvmediasales.rte.ie/sponsorship-team/sponsorship-opportunities/
  2. Hogan, Louise (15 September 2012). "RTÉ brings back familiar faces for new live show". Irish Independent (Independent News & Media). Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  3. https://www.facebook.com/rtetoday
  4. Harrison, Bernice (3 November 2012). "Hearts of darkness uncovered in the classroom and the Congo". The Irish Times (Irish Times Trust). Retrieved 3 November 2012.

External links

Preceded by
The Daily Show/Four Live
Afternoon programming
on Telefís Éireann

2014 - present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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