''The Six O'Clock Show'' is an

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evening-time television show on

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(formerly known as "TV3"). It is a live show, and provides chat, live music, cooking, entertainment, showbiz and technology updates. It replaced '' The 7 O'Clock Show'' as ''

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'' and '' Coronation Street'' returned to TV3.

Background

''The Six O'Clock Show'' first began as an early afternoon show live on TV3 then called ''Late Lunch Live''. As part of the revamp of TV3's daytime schedule due to falling audience figures an extended version of ''

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'' replaced ''The Morning Show''. ''Late Lunch Live'' premiered on 30 September 2013, airing every Monday to Friday from 14:00. By 2014 the show was moved to a new timeslot of 15:30 to 16:30. The programme featured in-studio guests, live performances, updates on showbiz, TV, technology, events around the country and general chat with its daily guests. On 30 January 2015 the TV3 Group confirmed ''Late Lunch Live'' would be replaced with ''The Seven O'Clock Show'', which premiered on 16 February 2015. Both presenters of ''Late Lunch Live'' joined the new show. With the refresh and rebrand to ''The Seven O' Clock Show'', Lucy Kennedy and Martin King present the show four days a week with a rotation of presenters on Friday's edition. This includes

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, or Lousie Duffy and Anton Savage. Due to the return of

and Coronation Street, the show was renamed ''The 6 O'Clock Show'' and was pushed back to 18:00. Muireann O'Connell and Martin King are the main hosts. The Friday evening edition was replaced by ''

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'' in March 2019, following the cancellation of ''Xposé'' the show returned to its usual five nights a week from October 2019.

Presenters

* Greg O'Shea (Monday to Friday) *

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(Monday to Thursday) *

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(Friday & cover) *Former presenters * Martin King (formerly Monday to Thursday) *

(formerly Friday/cover) * Muireann O'Connell (formerly Monday to Friday) *

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(formerly Monday to Thursday) *

(formerly on Friday's edition) * Louise Duffy (formerly on Friday's edition) * Anton Savage (formerly on Friday's edition) *

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(during Kennedy's maternity leave) *

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(Friday and cover) * Kamal Ibrahim (Friday and cover) * Brian Dowling (Friday and cover)

Special contributors

* Conor Pope – Budgeting and Consumer Affairs *David Atkinson – Online Reporter *Fionnuala Jones – Showbiz *Anna Geary – Sport *Eoghan Doherty – Regional Reporter *Éanna Ní Lamhna – Nature *Ciara King – Events Reporter *Andy O’Donoghue – Tech Guru *Derry Clarke – Chef *Adrian Martin – Chef *Kevin Dundon – Chef *Stephen & David Flynn (The Happy Pear) – Chef *Yvonne Connolly – Chef *Russell Alford & Patrick Hanlon (GastroGays) – Chef *Aisling Larkin – Chef *Darina Coffey – Chef *Kwanghi Chan – Chef *Graham Herterich (The Cupcake Bloke) – Chef *Gary O'Hanlon – Chef *Gareth Mullins – Chef

On-air identity

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:6 OClock Show, The 1999 Irish television series debuts 2000s Irish television series 2010s Irish television series Irish television talk shows Virgin Media Television (Ireland) original programming