Holmes (TV series)
| Holmes | |
|---|---|
| Starring |
Paul Holmes (1989–2005) Susan Wood (backup presenter) (1989–2004) |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-Camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes (with commercials) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
TV ONE (1989–2004) Prime (2005) |
| Picture format | PAL |
| Original release | April 1989 – November 2004 |
Holmes was a 30-minute news and current affairs show presented by Paul Holmes on Television One in New Zealand between 1989 and 2004. The show moved to Prime in 2005 after failed contract negotiations between Paul Holmes and TVNZ, however the show's run on Prime was short lived due to low ratings.
The Holmes show first screened on Television One at 6:30pm following the 6pm news. The 6pm news slot was actually changed to make way for the Holmes show, previously the 6pm news show was 1 hour long with a 20-minute break between the sports news and weather to screen a regional news show for each of the four main centres. The regional news shows were moved to before the 6pm news and later axed. The only competing show at the time was Neighbours, screened on the only other channel Channel 2. At the end of 1989 Holmes also competed against 3 National News on the newly launched TV3.
Holmes' first TV segment featured guest Dennis Conner, the America’s Cup skipper. After being provoked, Conner walked off the set, providing Holmes with headlines the next day.
In 1995, Television One extended their 6pm news to a one-hour show following a move made by TV3 in 1991. From 1995 to 2004 the Holmes shows main competing show was Shortland Street on TV2. TV3 typically screened repeats of popular shows such as Home Improvement or The Simpsons in this time shot.
On 2 November 2004 Paul Holmes resigned from his TVNZ after failed contract negotiations between Holmes and TVNZ. TVNZ would not renew Holmes contract for more than six months, instead Holmes accepted an offer to present a similar show on Prime screening at the same time slot. After Holmes accepted the offer TVNZ immediately took Holmes off the air and replaced his nightly show with Close Up, originally presented by Susan Wood. Close Up followed a similar format to the Holmes show.
...
Wikipedia