Xposé
Encyclopedia
Xposé is an Irish
entertainment/celebrity gossip programme, broadcast weekday evenings at 6pm on TV3, with a repeat the following day at 12:50pm on TV3 and again at 6.30pm on 3e
(TV3's sister channel).
moving to 6.30 before it was later axed and replaced with Friends
. Lorraine Keane's entertainment update on TV3 News broadcasts was also removed.
The show's format is similar to that of American celebrity news and gossip programmes, such as E! News
and Entertainment Tonight
, covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was produced inhouse by TV3 with a team of reporters conducting the interviews and attending various events. On rare occasions guests may appear in the studio. Xposé primarily focuses on celebrity life in Ireland and around the world. Reporters cover home events including top awards ceremonies, film premieres, rock and pop concerts, fashion shows and interviews with Irish and international stars.
Regular segments on the show included the "Daily Dish" (a look at the major celebrity news stories), make-up tips with Jemma Kidd and Fashion Police. Each episode finishes by playing a music video. Mobile phone company 3 Ireland have sponsored the show since it first went on air. On 27 April 2009, the first week following Lorraine Keane's departure from the show, it opened with a new graphical set using a greenscreen this provided a number of additional virtual screens behind the presenter in the studio, this replaced the physical set and screens of the past number of years.
in the studio with Karen Koster
, Aisling O' Loughlin, Lisa Cannon and Sybil Mulcachy as reporters. During 2008 Mulcahy left the show for a six months for maternity leave. She was replaced by Glenda Gilson
. Following the return of Mulcahy, TV3 bosses announced plans to continue with six presenters. In early April 2009, however, it was announced that Mulcahy was leaving the show to present a new morning chatshow titled The Morning Show
.
On 21 April 2009, it was announced that the main presenter of the show Lorraine Keane
was to leave the series. Media outlets stated that Keane had disagreed with TV3 management on the future direction of the show. Both Keane and TV3 refuted this. She did criticise the decision to remove her image from the TV3 website almost immediately after her resignation. On Friday 24 April 2009, she presented her final episode.
From 27 April 2009, Karen Koster has been the main presenter in the studio. She is usually joined by another presenter in the studio for the "Daily Dish" segment. Glenda Gilson or Lisa Cannon usually rotate the job of the "Daily Dish" while Aisling O' Loughlin presents it occasionally. During May 2009 Aisling O'Loughlin presented the main show in different parts of Ireland.
On 5 July 2010, it was announced that Sean Munsanje
is to leave the show at the end of August, a year after he won the reality TV competition Total Xposure
.
On 24 November 2011, it was announced that Kirsteen O'Sullivan
had joined the Xposé girls.
, Emma Ledden
and Gerry Lundberg on the judging panel. Over the course of Total Xposure, the contestants completed a number of tasks directly relating to the potential job to join the Xposé team.
The first hour long show aired on 30 June and ran for eight consecutive weeks. Sean Munsanje
won the show on 18 August.
in Dublin.
in October 2007, after she asked him if he would work again with the then troubled popstar Britney Spears
. He later returned and continued the interview. After the interview concluded he apologised to the presenter.
that Xposé had 68,000 viewers each night. However according to the TV3 website, the show gets more than 100,000 viewers each weeknight.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
entertainment/celebrity gossip programme, broadcast weekday evenings at 6pm on TV3, with a repeat the following day at 12:50pm on TV3 and again at 6.30pm on 3e
3E
3E or 3-E may refer to:*3e, general entertainment channel operated in Ireland*3rd meridian east*Third edition in the Editions of Dungeons & Dragons*NY 3E, alternate name for New York State Route 104*OK-3E, abbreviation for Oklahoma State Highway 3...
(TV3's sister channel).
History and format
The show was first broadcast on 16 April 2007, at 6pm, with an initial budget of €600,000. TV3 News @ 6.30 was axed, in order to make room in the schedule for the show, with HollyoaksHollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
moving to 6.30 before it was later axed and replaced with Friends
Friends
Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
. Lorraine Keane's entertainment update on TV3 News broadcasts was also removed.
The show's format is similar to that of American celebrity news and gossip programmes, such as E! News
E! News
E! News, previously known as E! News Daily and E! News Live, is a nightly entertainment newsmagazine program airing on E!: Entertainment Television. The program debuted on September 1, 1991 and talks about Hollywood celebrities and gossip...
and Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...
, covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was produced inhouse by TV3 with a team of reporters conducting the interviews and attending various events. On rare occasions guests may appear in the studio. Xposé primarily focuses on celebrity life in Ireland and around the world. Reporters cover home events including top awards ceremonies, film premieres, rock and pop concerts, fashion shows and interviews with Irish and international stars.
Regular segments on the show included the "Daily Dish" (a look at the major celebrity news stories), make-up tips with Jemma Kidd and Fashion Police. Each episode finishes by playing a music video. Mobile phone company 3 Ireland have sponsored the show since it first went on air. On 27 April 2009, the first week following Lorraine Keane's departure from the show, it opened with a new graphical set using a greenscreen this provided a number of additional virtual screens behind the presenter in the studio, this replaced the physical set and screens of the past number of years.
Presenting team
The presenting team originally consisted of Lorraine KeaneLorraine Keane
Lorraine Keane is an IFTA-nominated Irish broadcaster and journalist.She is best known known as leader of the "Xposé girls", a team of female television presenters who feature on TV3's daily fashion and celebrity lifestyle show from which their title is drawn and of which Keane was the anchor.Keane...
in the studio with Karen Koster
Karen Koster
Karen Koster is an Irish-Dutch television presenter. In 2001, she was runner up in Raidió Teilifís Éireann's The Selection Box. She presented her own show on the City Channel before moving to TV3...
, Aisling O' Loughlin, Lisa Cannon and Sybil Mulcachy as reporters. During 2008 Mulcahy left the show for a six months for maternity leave. She was replaced by Glenda Gilson
Glenda Gilson
Glenda Gilson is an Irish model and television presenter.-Career:In August 2006, Gilson embarked on a presenting career, appearing as the face of Irish music channel Bubble Hits hosting the news and entertainment show Glenda's Showbiz Gossip...
. Following the return of Mulcahy, TV3 bosses announced plans to continue with six presenters. In early April 2009, however, it was announced that Mulcahy was leaving the show to present a new morning chatshow titled The Morning Show
The Morning Show with Sybil & Martin
The Morning Show with Sybil & Martin is a morning show in Ireland, which is presented by Sybil Mulcahy and Martin King. It is broadcast on TV3....
.
On 21 April 2009, it was announced that the main presenter of the show Lorraine Keane
Lorraine Keane
Lorraine Keane is an IFTA-nominated Irish broadcaster and journalist.She is best known known as leader of the "Xposé girls", a team of female television presenters who feature on TV3's daily fashion and celebrity lifestyle show from which their title is drawn and of which Keane was the anchor.Keane...
was to leave the series. Media outlets stated that Keane had disagreed with TV3 management on the future direction of the show. Both Keane and TV3 refuted this. She did criticise the decision to remove her image from the TV3 website almost immediately after her resignation. On Friday 24 April 2009, she presented her final episode.
From 27 April 2009, Karen Koster has been the main presenter in the studio. She is usually joined by another presenter in the studio for the "Daily Dish" segment. Glenda Gilson or Lisa Cannon usually rotate the job of the "Daily Dish" while Aisling O' Loughlin presents it occasionally. During May 2009 Aisling O'Loughlin presented the main show in different parts of Ireland.
On 5 July 2010, it was announced that Sean Munsanje
Sean Munsanje
Seán Munsanje is an Irish television presenter from Dublin. He has presented shows for several channels in his native country, including Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Channel 6 and, most recently, TV3....
is to leave the show at the end of August, a year after he won the reality TV competition Total Xposure
Total Xposure
Total Xposure is a seven-week reality television show broadcast by TV3 in Ireland It involved a nationwide search to find a new presenter for the channel's prime time entertainment magazine programme Xposé...
.
On 24 November 2011, it was announced that Kirsteen O'Sullivan
Kirsteen O'Sullivan
Kirsteen O'Sullivan is a Scottish presenter on TV3 in Ireland.O'Sullivan joined TV3 in July 2009 as a freelance journalist on TV3 News. She presented TV3's motoring show Xccelerate and has appeared as a reporter on GMTV. She began presenting TV3's coverage of the UEFA Champions League in February...
had joined the Xposé girls.
Total Xposure
In June 2009, TV3 launched a reality television series named Total Xposure which auditioned aspiring presnters to replace Lorraine Keane on the show. The finalists faced the team of Michael O'DohertyMichael O'Doherty (publisher)
Michael O'Doherty is a television talent judge, newspaper writer and the publisher of the VIP magazine group in Ireland. He is originally from Killiney in County Dublin, and was educated at Sandford Park School in Dublin and studied English and French at Trinity College, Dublin to undergraduate...
, Emma Ledden
Emma Ledden
Emma Ledden is an Irish television presenter and model. She began her television career on Raidió Teilifís Éireann's children's strand, The Den, in the mid-1990s....
and Gerry Lundberg on the judging panel. Over the course of Total Xposure, the contestants completed a number of tasks directly relating to the potential job to join the Xposé team.
The first hour long show aired on 30 June and ran for eight consecutive weeks. Sean Munsanje
Sean Munsanje
Seán Munsanje is an Irish television presenter from Dublin. He has presented shows for several channels in his native country, including Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Channel 6 and, most recently, TV3....
won the show on 18 August.
Xposé Live
This live version of the show took place from 8-10 May 2009 in the RDSRoyal Dublin Society
The Royal Dublin Society was founded on 25 June 1731 to "to promote and develop agriculture, arts, industry, and science in Ireland". The RDS is synonymous with its main premises in Ballsbridge in Dublin, Ireland...
in Dublin.
Pharell Williams
Rapper Pharell Williams walked out of an interview with Xposé reporter Karen KosterKaren Koster
Karen Koster is an Irish-Dutch television presenter. In 2001, she was runner up in Raidió Teilifís Éireann's The Selection Box. She presented her own show on the City Channel before moving to TV3...
in October 2007, after she asked him if he would work again with the then troubled popstar Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
. He later returned and continued the interview. After the interview concluded he apologised to the presenter.
Ratings
In February 2008, it was reported in the Irish IndependentIrish Independent
The Irish Independent is Ireland's largest-selling daily newspaper that is published in both compact and broadsheet formats. It is the flagship publication of Independent News & Media.-History:...
that Xposé had 68,000 viewers each night. However according to the TV3 website, the show gets more than 100,000 viewers each weeknight.
External links
- Xposé at TV3