''Live from Studio Five'' was an early-evening British magazine programme produced by

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for Channel 5. It was presented by Kate Walsh and a lineup of co-presenters. It featured interviews and discussions on topical issues, emphasizing show-business news and celebrity gossip after originally covering stories from a popular news agenda.Charlie Brooker's screen burn
''The Guardian'', 26 September 2009 It aired its final edition on 4 February 2011 and was replaced by ''

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Overview

''Live from Studio Five'' initially aired on weekdays from 18:30 (later 18.25) to 19:30, and featured a mix of news, celebrity gossip, interviews, and chat. There was a weather forecast at the end of the show. It replaced Channel 5's early evening news programme ''

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at 7''. It was reduced to a half-hour format in August 2010 when ''Five News at 7'' was revived.

History

From July 2010, ''Live from Studio Five'' began airing from 18:30 to 19:00, when ''Don't Stop Believers'', a daily bulletin show, from Channel 5's talent show ''

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'', began occupying the 18:25 slot. On 2 August 2010, ''Live from Studio Five'' began airing from 18:25 to 19:00, cutting the show's duration from 65 minutes to 35 minutes. The change was made, to prevent the show from running at the same time as

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's ''

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'', which is shown on weekdays, from 19:00 to 19:30. ''

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at 7'' returned, airing directly after ''Live from Studio Five''. On 23 August 2010, ''Live from Studio Five'' returned to its 18:25 slot, following the end of the series of ''Don't Stop Believing''. The programme celebrated its first birthday in September 2010 with a special edition featuring guests

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and her mother

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, stars of ''

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'', and a live studio performance from

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.On the show
Channel 5, 13 September 2010 The birthday show also saw messages from some of the celebrities who had appeared on the programme and a look back at highlights of the first year. In its final weeks on air, the show was presented by Kate Walsh, the only member of the original presenting team and guest presenters, including

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and Brian Dowling. The programme aired its final edition on 4 February 2011,Five axes Live from Studio Five
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Presenting team

''Live from Studio Five'', was originally presented by former model

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, former footballer

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, and ''

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'' runner-up Kate Walsh. It was announced on 29 January 2010 that Messenger had quit her role to focus on other projects, with a series of guest hosts replacing her. Messenger later announced that she had left the show following a disagreement with fellow presenter Ian Wright. Messenger made her last appearance on the programme on 26 February 2010. The position of the third main presenter was not permanently filled until a month after Messenger's departure. During this period, guest presenters had stints in the post, including

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. In 2010, it was announced that Willis would replace

on the Channel 5 series ''Live from Studio Five'', but after only two months, Willis announced she would be departing in order to co-present ''

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'' and was therefore replaced by

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.Emma Willis quits Live From Studio Five , Unreality TV
. Primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk (14 May 2010). Retrieved 31 March 2014. At the beginning of the 12 August 2010 edition of the programme, Walsh and Middlemiss announced that Wright was not presenting the show that evening. At the end of the broadcast, they said Wright was not returning, and would no longer present the programme. Channel 5 announced that Wright had left the programme after the station did not renew his contract.Ian Wright falls victim to Channel 5 costcutting
The Guardian, 13 August 2010 It was later revealed that Wright had been sacked from ''Live from Studio Five'' after falling out with the show's bosses over Channel 5's summer talent show ''Don't Stop Believing''. Wright was also reported to be unhappy with other changes at the programme, such as its daily airtime being cut from 65 minutes to just 35 minutes.Ian Wright axed by Live From Studio Five
BBC News, 13 August 2010 During a radio interview with ''

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'' the day after he was axed, Wright stated, "It's just been arguments for the last couple of weeks." Wright's contract was due to end in September 2010, but show bosses decided not to renew it, and he made his final appearance on 11 August. Wright was not replaced following his departure, and the programme continued with only two studio presenters. It was revealed live on air on 23 December 2010 that Middlemiss was to depart the show after seven months as presenter. Brian Dowling co-hosted the final show with Walsh on 4 February 2011.

Presenters

Main presenters

* Kate Walsh (2009–2011) * Brian Dowling (2011) *

(2010) *

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(2010) *

(2009–2010) *

(2009–2010)

Guest presenters

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(2009–2010) *

(2009–2011) *

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(2010) *

Chloe Madeley Chloe Susannah Madeley (born 13 July 1987) is an English personal trainer and reality television personality. She is the daughter of Richard and Judy. Early life and education Madeley was born in Manchester. She was educated at King Alfred Sc ...

(2010) *

Donna Air Donna Marie Theresa Air (born 2 August 1979) is an English actress, television presenter and media personality. Early life and education Donna Marie Theresa Air was born on 2 August 1979, in Wallsend, North Tyneside, to receptionist Marie (née ...

(2010) *

Jayne Sharp Jayne Sharp is an English broadcaster who is a former host of '' Bingo Night Live'' on ITV. Early life Sharp is from Durkar in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Before presenting, Sharp went to the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside to stud ...

(2010) *

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(2010) *

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(2010–2011)

Weather presenter

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(2010–2011)

Opening titles and set

The original opening titles featured the three presenters of the time and were updated when a new presenter joined. From August 2010 the presenters no longer featured on the opening titles. The original studio set was a desk with the three presenters sitting behind the desk until August 2010. After Wright's departure, the set was changed and the two presenters hosted the show from a sofa.

Controversy and criticism

In April 2010, Minnie Stephenson, ''Live from Studio Fives long-running reporter, was soaked by a spitting

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as she presented her link on the show. The incident left Stephenson shaken, and angered the show's host Ian Wright, who blasted the singer with the words: "I hate that geezer - what a complete mug he is." Stephenson later said: "Live TV is so unpredictable you never know what is around the corner and you have to be prepared for anything - a boy in a band's not going to throw me. "It's safe to say Pete Doherty is off my Christmas card list," she added. The show met with strong criticism. In

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: "The Worst TV Shows of 2009", it fared as the third worst, receiving 11% of all the votes. Veteran broadcaster

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complained that he could not understand the show. He was quoted as saying "If there was a category for worst ever show, it would win hands down", whilst Jim Shelley of the ''

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'' described it as being "excruciatingly awful", "amateurish" and "virtually pointless".

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nicknamed the presenters "Tits", "Teeth" and "Mouth". In ''Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe Review of 2009'', TV critic Brooker described them as "Teeth", "Tits" and "Balls" (BBC4 03/01/2010 23:10). Brooker was also the most vocal in criticism, writing in his ''

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'' ''Screenburn'' column that the show plumbed new depths for television news. -

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's description of the show

Ratings

''Live from Studio Five'' commenced on Monday, 14 September 2009 on Channel 5 amid much publicity in the media. The first episode fared poorly in the ratings, averaging a disappointing 476,000 viewers (2.6% of the television audience) over the hour, making it only the twelfth most-watched show on Five across Monday. This decreased to 434,000 on Tuesday, 370,000 on Wednesday, and 300,000 on Thursday. By 22 September 2009, the show had lost half its audience, attracting just 230,000 viewers. On 15 April 2010, it was watched by 277,000 viewers and was beaten by a repeat of ''

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'' on

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which had 600,000 viewers.TV ratings: ITV2 enjoys first hint of Britain's Got Talent bonanza
The Guardian, 15 April 2010 By January 2011, ratings were still around the 300,000 mark.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Live From Studio Five Channel 5 (British TV channel) original programming 2009 British television series debuts 2011 British television series endings