''Midday'' was an
Irish
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television talk show programme skewed towards female viewers. The Show ran from 2008 to 2016. It was replaced by
Elaine Crowley in 2017.
Development
Midday first aired on
TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to:
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on 1 October 2008. Today, the show is skewed towards a female audience where a panellists and the main anchor tackle the hot topics and trends of the day with live feedback from viewers. The first season run of the show was hosted by
Colette Fitzpatrick
Colette Fitzpatrick (born June 1974) is one of the main news anchors at Virgin Media News (formerly known as "TV3 News"), since September 2006. She is a native of Holycross, Thurles, County Tipperary.("Colette, 31, from Thurles, Co Tipperary")
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,
Martin King and
Alan Cantwell who were joined by different panellist each show. By 2009 it was decided due to its popularity with female audiences it was later decided to replace the two male anchors with an all female panellist.
In 2010, Collete Fitzpatrick decided to focus on her work at TV3 News where
Elaine Crowley took over as the main presenter, and four other women who make up the panelist. This panel of women varies from each episode generally made-up of some of Ireland's best known businesswomen, actresses, artists, sportswomen and female political figures.
In September 2013 ''Midday'' receives a slight revamp, where
Elaine Crowley was joined by new co-presenter, former
''The Morning Show'' presenter,
Sybil Mulcahy
Sybil Mulcahy (born 1973) is an Irish people, Irish journalist and Television presenter, presenter, known for co-presenting TV3's ''The Morning Show with Sybil & Martin'' since 2009.
Early life
Born in Ballsbridge, Dublin, Mulcahy was educated ...
. As of July 2015 Sybil no longer contributes to the show.
The show was canceled in 2016 as
TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to:
Television
*Canal 3 (Burkina Faso), a commercial television channel in Burkina Faso
*Canal 3 (Guatemala), a commercial television channel in Guatemala
*Channel 3 (Algeria), a public Algerian TV channel owned by EPTV ...
wished to revamp their schedule for 2017. The show was replaced by ''Elaine'', again presented by
Elaine Crowley from January 2017. The show follows the same format but airs slightly later.
Production
The show is broadcast every weekday all year round, with a short break during the December holiday period. The show is heavily aimed at women, and the topics and panelist discussions revolve around relevant topics, to their target demographic. Viewers can interact with the show via telephone, email and social networks, their views and comments on panel discussions are included frequently.
Presenters
When ''Midday'' was launched in 2008, it was presented by
Alan Cantwell,
Colette Fitzpatrick
Colette Fitzpatrick (born June 1974) is one of the main news anchors at Virgin Media News (formerly known as "TV3 News"), since September 2006. She is a native of Holycross, Thurles, County Tipperary.("Colette, 31, from Thurles, Co Tipperary")
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and
Martin King and featured two guest panellists. But in 2009,
TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to:
Television
*Canal 3 (Burkina Faso), a commercial television channel in Burkina Faso
*Canal 3 (Guatemala), a commercial television channel in Guatemala
*Channel 3 (Algeria), a public Algerian TV channel owned by EPTV ...
decided to make the week commencing Monday 8 June, a "girls only" week on ''Midday'' with the team discussing day to day issues of family life. After the "girls only" week was such a huge success, TV3 decided to go with a change in format and drop Alan Cantwell and Martin King from the show, and have Colette Fitzpatrick as the primary face of the show and feature a panel of females on the show every day.
In 2010,
Elaine Crowley joined ''Midday'' as a presenter, her and Colette presented the show separately. In 2011, Elaine Crowley became the full-time host after Colette decided to leave the show to focus on her job at
TV3 News
Virgin Media News (formerly TV3 News and then 3News Ireland) is the news division of Virgin Media Television in Ireland, owned by Liberty Global. The news division produces news and current affairs programming for free-to-air channels Virgin M ...
. In 2013, singer
Mary Byrne presented with Elaine on rotation.
Studio
![Midday Panel](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Midday_Panel.jpg)
The ''Midday'' studio utilises a
chroma key
Chroma key compositing, or chroma keying, is a visual-effects and post-production technique for compositing (layering) two images or video streams together based on colour hues ( chroma range). The technique has been used in many fields to ...
studio set up, with a back drop of
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...
keyed in and. A selection of 4 panelists and the presenter sit around a central desk, with the presenter in the middle. The studio's desk has the shows logo facing outwards in the middle, while behind the desk purple hued panels are placed in front of the Dublin background shot. The show's name is displayed behind the presenter on a purple background too. The show is filmed in TV3's Ballymount studios. The studio uses a multi camera set up. The show also switches to the
TV3 News
Virgin Media News (formerly TV3 News and then 3News Ireland) is the news division of Virgin Media Television in Ireland, owned by Liberty Global. The news division produces news and current affairs programming for free-to-air channels Virgin M ...
Studio for updates throughout the programme
It was expected that ''Midday'' would receive a new set, and move into TV3's newly built €5 million Sony HD Studios as new director of programming, Jeff Ford, said he planned on filming the morning time programmes in the Sony Studios to give independent production companies and international production companies the opportunity to use its facilities during the daytime. It was expected the ''Midday'' set would receive a revamp after TV3's 2013 Autumn/Winter schedule is brought into process, it is said the schedule will be a major shake-up for
TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to:
Television
*Canal 3 (Burkina Faso), a commercial television channel in Burkina Faso
*Canal 3 (Guatemala), a commercial television channel in Guatemala
*Channel 3 (Algeria), a public Algerian TV channel owned by EPTV ...
.
In early 2016, ''Midday'' moved to the Virgin Media TV3 HD Studio, next door to TV3's Ballymount Studios. Along with the move, the show also received new graphics.
References
External links
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{{TV3 programming
2008 Irish television series debuts
Irish television talk shows
Virgin Media Television (Ireland) original programming