- Live at Five
Live at Five (or Live at 5) is a name used by several television stations in some countries to refer to their 5:00pm newscasts or talk shows.
* The name was coined by
WNBC-TV inNew York City in1980 for a lifestyle and celebrity news show. SeeLive at Five (WNBC TV series) .:Other American television stations picked up the name through the 1980s, to varying degrees of success. For example, in
Philadelphia , WCAU-TV's "Live at 5" -- that market's first 5 p.m. newscast -- was so successful that the station rechristened its late news "Live at 11" using the 5 p.m. anchor team; the success was short-lived, though, once market-leaderWPVI expanded itsAction News broadcasts to the 5 p.m. hour.* With the possible exception of WNBC, one of the most popular instances of the Live at Five format was shown on the CTV network in
Atlantic Canada . Its version of Live at 5 premiered in1982 , after network executives became aware of WNBC's experiment and decided to copy it. The program continues to this day, staying true to the original format. CTV often boasts of a 51% ratings share for Live at 5 in a market of approximately 1.5 million. SeeLive at 5 (CTV) .* Also in Canada, Live at 5 refers to the 15-minute newscast airing on
CP24 at 5:00pm inToronto, Ontario, Canada * In the
United Kingdom , the name has been used since1989 bySky News . SeeLive at Five (Sky) . Also in the UK,Channel 4 , used to refer toThe Paul O'Grady Show as being "Live at 5 on 4".*Live at Five (or Live @ Five) has recently been coined by NBC-affiliate
WTWO starting in early2006 . Live @ Five refers to their 5:00PM newscast to the local areas ofTerre Haute, Indiana .* Live at Five Radio Show is also the name of a West Coast sports radio show with former major leaguers
Eric Karros andJeromy Burnitz .
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