RI:SE

RI:SE
Presented by	Dougie Anderson Tom Binns Liz Bonnin Henry Bonsu Edith Bowman Mark Durden-Smith Kirsty Gallacher Mel Giedroyc Kate Lawler Iain Lee Colin Murray Sue Perkins Chris Rogers Zora Suleman
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	2
Production
Producer(s)	BSkyB Princess Productions
Running time	135 mins.
Release
Original network	Channel 4
Picture format	16:9 (SDTV)
Original release	29 April 2002 (2002-04-29) – 19 December 2003 (2003-12-19)
Chronology
Preceded by	The Big Breakfast
Followed by	Morning Glory

RI:SE was a breakfast television show made by Princess Productions in collaboration with BSkyB for Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. It was scheduled to replace The Big Breakfast after declining ratings. It launched on 29 April 2002. The programme was broadcast between 06:55 and 09:00 in the morning - nationally in the UK. It ended on 19 December 2003.

Original presenters included Mark Durden-Smith, Colin Murray, Kirsty Gallacher, Edith Bowman, Tom Binns, Chris Rogers, Liz Bonnin and Henry Bonsu.

Its viewing figures did not meet the initial expectations, and a variety of format changes were made to try to boost ratings. The programme began to model itself after The Big Breakfast, with the presenters sitting as a couple in front of French doors, games, competitions, crew involvement and outside broadcasts with the likes of Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins drafted in.

The Independent Television Commission condemned the show for an episode aired in December 2002 in which religious satire jokes were made on Jesus Christ.

The show was relaunched on 20 January 2003 with presenters Iain Lee and Edith Bowman. Mel and Sue took over the final half-hour from 8.30am. Bowman was later replaced by 2002 Big Brother winner, Kate Lawler. Zora Suleman provided half-hourly news updates. Dougie Anderson was a stand-in presenter and also often reported from a record shop near the studio) as well as helping with the daily television review.

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