The Pat Kenny Show

The Pat Kenny Show is a television chat show which was broadcast in Ireland by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) in the mid 1980s.

The show was created to fill the vacant Saturday night slot after the departure of Gay Byrne's The Late Late Show from Saturday to Friday nights. The Pat Kenny Show was Pat Kenny's first attempt at hosting a chat show. He had previously been more concerned with presenting current affairs programmes. The show itself was a failure and was replaced by Saturday Live, a chat show which was presented by a different presenter every week. Kenny was given another chance when he was asked to present one edition of Saturday Live. This time he proved to be a success and went on to become the regular presenter of a new show, Kenny Live.

Hosts and their chat shows made by RTÉ Television
Chat shows
Current
  • The Late Late Show
  • The Meaning of Life
  • Saturday Night with Miriam
  • The Saturday Night Show
Former
  • The Afternoon Show
  • The Big Interview with Mike Murphy
  • The Cafe
  • The Daily Show
  • Davis at Large
  • Four Live
  • Good Grief Moncrieff!
  • Kennedy
  • Kenny Live
  • Later with Clate McKeown
  • Lifelines
  • Limelight
  • Live at 3
  • The Live Mike
  • The Lucy Kennedy Show
  • The Once a Week Show
  • Open House
  • The Pat Kenny Show
  • PM Live
  • Ryan Confidential
  • Saturday Live
  • Seoige
  • Tonight with Craig Doyle
  • Tubridy Tonight
Hosts
Current
  • Gay Byrne
  • Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh
  • Miriam O'Callaghan
  • Brendan O'Connor
  • Ryan Tubridy
Former
  • Ciana Campbell
  • Carrie Crowley
  • Derek Davis
  • Craig Doyle
  • Frank Hall
  • Sheana Keane
  • Lucy Kennedy
  • Mary Kennedy
  • Pat Kenny
  • Thelma Mansfield
  • Seán Moncrieff
  • Mike Murphy
  • Anna Nolan
  • Daniel O'Donnell
  • Podge and Rodge O'Leprosy
  • Joe O'Shea
  • Aidan Power
  • Gerry Ryan
  • Gráinne Seoige
  • Síle Seoige
  • Marty Whelan
  • Laura Woods
See also
List of programmes broadcast by RTÉ

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