| Genre: | Entertainment |
| Director: | Steve Smith |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Voices: | Marc Silk |
| Location: | The London Studios |
| Presenter: | Paul O'Grady |
| Num Series: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 22 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Network: | ITV |
| Executive Producer: | Claire Horton Paul O'Grady |
| Producer: | Natalie Walker Chris Weller |
| Company: | Olga TV |
| Related: | The Paul O'Grady Show The 5 O'Clock Show |
Paul O'Grady Live is a British comedy chat show hosted by Paul O'Grady, that began airing on 10 September 2010 on ITV.[1]
The show is a Friday night chat show that features a mixture of celebrity guests, airing at 21:00. The show culminates with different Vegas-style acts or music artist performing live on the show. The show has averaged 3.74 million viewers.[2]
Series one of the programme finished on 12 November 2010, although a Christmas special aired on 24 December 2010. The show's second series began on 15 April 2011 and ended on 8 July 2011, the show has not been on air since.[3]
O'Grady previously presented The Paul O'Grady Show, which was a huge success due to its variety of speciality acts and high-profile celebrity guests. The show featured comic stunts, musical performances, and occasionally viewer competitions. It ran for eight series on Channel 4 and three on ITV. Paul O'Grady Live is similar in format, but more adult-themed.
| Original Air Date | Guests | Ratings (millions)[4] [5] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 September 2010 | 3.79 | |
| 2 | 17 September 2010 | 3.69 | |
| 3 | 24 September 2010 | 3.57 | |
| 4 | 1 October 2010 | 3.35 | |
| 5 | 8 October 2010 | 4.25 | |
| 6 | 15 October 2010 | 3.62 | |
| 7 | 22 October 2010 | 3.33 | |
| 8 | 29 October 2010 | 3.53 | |
| 9 | 5 November 2010 | 4.01 | |
| 10 | 12 November 2010 | 4.02 | |
| Christmas special | 24 December 2010 | 5.47 | |
| Original Air Date | Guests | Ratings (millions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 April 2011 | 4.16[6] | ||
| 2 | 22 April 2011 | 3.07[7] | ||
| 3 | 29 April 2011 | 3.17[8] | ||
| 4 | 6 May 2011 | 3.27 | ||
| 5 | 13 May 2011 | 3.29[9] | ||
| 6 | 20 May 2011 | 3.75[10] | ||
| 7 | 27 May 2011 | 3.55[11] | ||
| Lady Gaga Special | 17 June 2011 | 3.55[12] | ||
| 8 | 24 June 2011 | 2.86[13] | ||
| 9 | 1 July 2011 | 3.04[14] | ||
| 10 | 8 July 2011 | 3.37[15] |
Most episodes throughout the show's first series averaged over 3 million viewers.[16] Series one averaged 3.87 million viewers. Series two averaged 3.37 million viewers.