| The Paul O'Grady Show | |
|---|---|
 The final Title card (2013–2015) | |
| Also known as | The New Paul O'Grady Show (2006–2007) |
| Genre | Entertainment |
| Presented by | Paul O'Grady |
| Voices of | Marc Silk Peter Dickson |
| Theme music composer | The Delta Rhythm Section (2004–2009) McFly (2013–2015) |
| Opening theme | "Funkin Fever" by The Delta Rhythm Section (2004–2009) "The Paul O'Grady Show" by McFly (2013–2015) |
| Ending theme | "Funkin Fever" (2004–2009) "The Paul O'Grady Show" (2013–2015) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 15 |
| No. of episodes | 769 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Brendan Murphy (2004) Sue Andrew (2004–06) Paul O'Grady Robert Gray (2006–2009) David Hall (2013) |
| Production locations | The London Studios (2004–2005, 2007–2009, 2013–2015) BBC Television Centre (2006–2007) |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production companies | Granada Television (ITV: 2004–2005) Olga TV (Channel 4: 2006–2009) ITV Studios (ITV: 2013–2015) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV (2004–2005, 2013–2015) Channel 4 (2006–2009) |
| Release | 11 October 2004 – 29 May 2015 |
| Related | |
| The 5 O'Clock Show Paul O'Grady Live | |
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The Paul O'Grady Show was a British comedy chat show presented by comedian Paul O'Grady, first shown on 11 October 2004. The programme was a teatime chat show consisting of a mixture of celebrity guests, comic stunts, musical performances, and occasionally viewer competitions.
The format was originally devised by Granada Television and was broadcast on ITV until December 2005, before moving to Channel 4 in 2006, where the show was produced by Olga TV. The show originally ended in 2009 when O'Grady announced a move back to ITV, adapting his format to prime-time for Friday nights at 9pm, hosting Paul O'Grady Live from 2010. However the show underperformed in the ratings, averaging just over 3 million viewers,[1] and ended after two series in 2011 amongst reports O'Grady was "keen to move on".[2]
Three years later, the original teatime format returned to ITV on 11 November 2013, airing at its traditional time of weekdays at 5pm. It concluded its twelfth run on 13 December 2013. It returned for a thirteenth series on 28 April 2014,[3] which ended on 30 May 2014. The programme has averaged 2 million viewers in its 5pm slot.[4] A third and final revived series began airing on 20 April 2015 on ITV and ended on 29 May 2015.
- ^ Millar, Paul (24 April 2011). "'Paul O'Grady Live' sheds more viewers". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ Wightman, Catriona (6 October 2011). "'Paul O'Grady Live' cancelled by ITV?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "The Paul O'Grady Show". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes – BARB". barb.co.uk.