Paul O'Grady Live

Paul O'Grady Live was a British comedy chat show hosted by Paul O'Grady, that began airing on 10 September 2010 on ITV.[1]

Paul O'Grady Live
GenreEntertainment
Directed bySteve Smith
Presented byPaul O'Grady
Voices ofMarc Silk
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes22
Production
Executive producersClaire Horton
Paul O'Grady
ProducersNatalie Walker
Chris Weller
Production locationThe London Studios
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyOlga TV
Release
Original networkITV
Original release10 September 2010 (2010-09-10) –
8 July 2011 (2011-07-08)
Related
The Paul O'Grady Show
The 5 O'Clock Show

The show was a Friday night chat show that featured a mixture of celebrity guests, airing at 21:00. The show culminated with different Vegas-style acts or music artist that performed live on the show. The show averaged 3.74 million viewers.[2]

Series one of the programme finished on 12 November 2010, although a Christmas special aired on 24 December 2010. The show's second series began on 15 April 2011 and ended on 8 July 2011, the show has not been on air since.[3]

History

O'Grady previously presented The Paul O'Grady Show, which was a huge success due to its variety of speciality acts and high-profile celebrity guests. The show featured comic stunts, musical performances, and occasionally viewer competitions. It ran for eight series on Channel 4 and three on ITV. Paul O'Grady Live was similar in format, but more adult-themed.

Episodes

Series 1
#Original Air DateGuestsRatings (millions)[4][5]
110 September 2010Dawn French, Tom Jones, JLS and Spelbound3.79
217 September 2010Enrique Iglesias, Nicole Scherzinger, Kim Cattrall and Peter Kay3.69
324 September 2010Kylie Minogue, Jo Brand, Bob Hoskins and Jake Shears3.57
41 October 2010Michael Parkinson, Russell Brand, Louie Spence and Plan B3.35
58 October 2010Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow, David Tennant and Dannii Minogue4.25
615 October 2010Michael McIntyre, Harry Hill, Kate Thornton and Joe McElderry3.62
722 October 2010Chris Evans, Louis Walsh, Simon Pegg and Taylor Swift3.33
829 October 2010Barbara Windsor, Caroline Rhea and Nadine Coyle3.53
95 November 2010David Walliams, Barbara Knox and McFly4.01
1012 November 2010Julie Walters, Leslie Jordan, Katy Perry and Diversity4.02
Christmas special24 December 2010Bette Midler, Danny Miller, Cilla Black, David Haye, and The Soldiers5.47

Series 2
#Original Air DateGuestsRatings (millions)[4][5]
115 April 2011Amanda Holden, John Cleese, Charlotte Church and Rupert Everett4.16[6]
222 April 2011Amir Khan, Brenda Blethyn, Tracie Bennett and Antony Cotton3.07[7]
329 April 2011Alan Carr, Stacey Solomon, Dame Edna Everage and Blue3.17[8]
46 May 2011James Corden, Ross Kemp, Charlie Brooks, Karen Gillan and The Feeling3.27[8]
513 May 2011Kathy Burke, Celia Imrie, Paddy McGuinness and The Black Eyed Peas3.29[9]
620 May 2011Matt Lucas, Katherine Kelly, Michael Ball and Westlife3.75[10]
727 May 2011Johnny Vegas, Suranne Jones, Joan Collins and Olly Murs3.55[11]
Lady Gaga Special17 June 2011Lady Gaga3.55[12]
824 June 2011Victoria Wood, Sally Lindsay and Barry Manilow2.86[13]
91 July 2011Lisa Maxwell, Bob Geldof, Janet Jackson and Joe Jonas3.04[14]
108 July 2011Ian McKellen, Myleene Klass, Michelle Collins and Nicola Roberts3.37[15]

Ratings

Most episodes throughout the show's first series averaged over 3 million viewers.[16] Series one averaged 3.87 million viewers. Series two averaged 3.37 million viewers.

References
  1. Ryan Love (25 August 2010). "ITV confirms Paul O'Grady show premiere". Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  2. "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". BARB. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  3. "PAUL O'GRADY LIVE - RESERVE LIST: FREE TICKETS from Lost in TV". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  4. "Weekly top 30 programmes - BARB". www.barb.co.uk.
  5. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/search/searchselector.php?query=Paul+O'Grady+Live&type=1&styp=2&srtt=1&lnpp=50
  6. Millar, Paul (16 April 2011). "'Paul O'Grady Live' returns with 3.9m". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  7. Millar, Paul (24 April 2011). "'Paul O'Grady Live' sheds more viewers". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  8. Millar, Paul (9 May 2011). "'Modern Family', 'Middle' light up Sky1". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  9. Millar, Paul (15 May 2011). "John Sullivan tribute documentary grabs 3.5m". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  10. Millar, Paul (21 May 2011). "'Paul O'Grady Live' climbs to 3.8m". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  11. Millar, Paul (28 May 2011). "'Million Pound Drop' floats above 2m". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  12. Laughlin, Andrew (18 June 2011). "'The Kennedys' delights 2.6m on BBC Two". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  13. "'The One Show' drowns in Wimbledon rain". Digital Spy. 25 June 2011.
  14. "BBC One triumphs with Wimbledon coverage". Digital Spy. 3 July 2011.
  15. "Channel 4's comedy night sees audience spike". Digital Spy. 9 July 2011.
  16. http://gleekifi.com/gossip/Paul-OGrady-Live-rallies-to-4m-3677904.html%5B%5D
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