Kenny Live
| Kenny Live | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Light entertainment |
| Directed by | John O'Regan |
| Presented by | Pat Kenny |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 11 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Fiona Keane |
| Location(s) | Studio 1/Studio 4, RTÉ Television Centre, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 |
| Running time | 75-120 minutes |
| Distributor | RTÉ |
| Release | |
| Original network | RTÉ One |
| Original release | 15 October 1988 – 22 May 1999 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Saturday Live |
| Followed by | Saturday Live |
| Related shows | The Late Late Show |
Kenny Live is a televised talk show presented by Pat Kenny on Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). The show debuted in 1988 and aired every Saturday night, except during the summer months, directly after the main evening news. In 1999 Kenny Live came to an end when Kenny succeeded Gay Byrne as host of The Late Late Show.
Following the departure of The Late Late Show to Friday nights in 1985, RTÉ were left with a gap in their Saturday night schedule. In 1986 a new chat show called Saturday Live was devised to fill the void. The new show, which featured a different guest presenter every week, ran for two series from 1986 to 1988, however, it proved unpopular. For their autumn schedule in 1988 RTÉ devised a new chat show with a permanent host. Mike Murphy was rumoured to be the host, however, in the end the job went to Pat Kenny. Since the late 1970s Kenny had been more associated with current affairs broadcasting, having presented Today Tonight, however, he also showed that he could handle light entertainment when he co-hosted the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest. Kenny had also hosted an edition of Saturday Live which proved successful.
The first six series of Kenny Live were broadcast from Studio 1 in the RTÉ Television Centre at Donnybrook, Dublin 4. That studio was also home to the show's Friday night rival The Late Late Show. As RTÉ's biggest at the time, the studio held 120 audience members. In 1995 the show moved to Studio 4, a new studio specifically adapted to cater for large productions. The size of the audience also more than doubled to 250.
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