Saturday Night with Miriam
| Saturday Night with Miriam | |
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| Created by | - |
| Starring | Miriam O'Callaghan (2005–present) |
| Country of origin | Republic of Ireland |
| No. of episodes | unknown |
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| Running time | 60 minutes per edition |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTÉ |
| Release | 2005 – present |
Saturday Night With Miriam is a television chat show which was first broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ One in the summer of 2005. Hosted by Miriam O'Callaghan the show ran for six weeks as a summer filler. The pre-recorded show was broadcast on Saturday nights after the main evening news, lasting approximately 60 minutes.
Saturday Night With Miriam was very much influenced[citation needed] by the British show Parkinson. Each week three guests were interviewed by O'Callaghan. Guests included Charlie McCreevy, Paul Brady, D.J. Carey and Ray D'Arcy. The show proved to be a surprise hit[citation needed] for RTÉ. O'Callaghan, who is a current affairs broadcaster, was praised[citation needed] for her presenting skills and was even named[citation needed] as a possible future presenter of "The Late Late Show", RTÉ's flagship chat show.
The series was also run in summer 2006 and a third series ran in 2007.
The third series saw the show go live for the first time. The third series achieved an audience share of over 40% which was unprecedented during the summer period.[citation needed]