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.
| 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 | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Sydney, NSW |
| Running time | 1 hour (inc. adverts) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sky News Australia |
| Release | 5 July 2013 – 12 December 2014 |
| Related | |
| Saturday Live Sunday Live | |
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
editA 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.[9]
A segment from Saturday Live was extended to its own program in 2016, titled So You Want To Be A Politician? in which Perrett interviews minor party and independent candidates hoping to be elected.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ Knox, David (26 June 2013). "SKY News adds Friday Night Live edition". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ a b Davidson, Darren (17 December 2014). "Chris Kenny, Paul Murray in Sky News revamp". The Australian. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ a b Knox, David (5 August 2013). "SKY News: 2013 Election coverage". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ Sharri Markson [@SharriMarkson] (12 December 2014). "Chris Kenny says it's the last Friday Night Live. Ever. @chriskkenny" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Knox, David (6 August 2013). "SKY News launches two political shows". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "PerrettReport on Twitter". Twitter. 30 April 2016. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Saturday Live on Foxtel". 30 April 2016. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Sunday Live on Foxtel". 30 April 2016. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (9 May 2016). "SKY News election channel: guide". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016.
- ^ Byrnes, Holly (12 June 2016). "Pollie want a talk show". The Sunday Telegraph. Sydney. p. 124.
SKY News maven Janine Perrett has a celver way to profile some of this election's newcomers with her Saturday night show (8pm) segment, So You Want To Be A Politician?
- ^ Ball, Jim (11 June 2016). "I'll be on Sky News tonight with Janine Perrett". Jim Ball. Retrieved 25 June 2016.