Des O'Connor Tonight
Des O'Connor Tonight was a British variety chat show hosted by comedian and singer Des O'Connor. It was originally broadcast on BBC Two from 1977 until 1982, when it moved to ITV from 1 November 1983 until 3 September 1999. Specials were broadcast until 24 December 2002 when it was axed after nearly 26 years.
| Des O'Connor Tonight | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Chat show, Music, Comedy |
| Presented by | Des O'Connor |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 7 (BBC Two) 17 (ITV) |
| No. of episodes | 44 (BBC Two) 182 (ITV) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30–60 minutes |
| Production companies | BBC (1977–82) Thames Television (1983–1999, 2001–2002) Central Television (1993–1998) |
| Distributor | BBC Fremantle ITV Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two (1977–1982) ITV (1983–1999, 2001–2002) |
| Picture format | 4:3 (1977–1998) 16:9 (1999, 2001—2002) |
| Original release | 17 January 1977 – 24 December 2002 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | The Des O'Connor Show |
Transmissions
Series
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBC Two | |||
| 1 | 17 October 1977 | 21 November 1977 | 6 |
| 2 | 18 September 1978 | 6 November 1978 | 8 |
| 3 | 14 January 1980 | 18 February 1980 | 6 |
| 4 | 27 October 1980 | 15 December 1980 | 8 |
| 5 | 29 September 1981 | 16 November 1981 | 8 |
| 6 | 1 November 1982 | 20 December 1982 | 8 |
| ITV | |||
| 7 | 1 November 1983 | 3 January 1984 | 10 |
| 8 | 11 September 1984 | 25 December 1984 | 15 |
| 9 | 8 October 1985 | 31 December 1985 | 12 |
| 10 | 14 October 1986 | 30 December 1986 | 12 |
| 11 | 21 October 1987 | 16 December 1987 | 9 |
| 12 | 26 October 1988 | 28 December 1988 | 10 |
| 13 | 25 October 1989 | 27 December 1989 | 10 |
| 14 | 31 October 1990 | 9 January 1991 | 9 |
| 15 | 16 October 1991 | 15 January 1992 | 11 |
| 16 | 7 October 1992 | 30 December 1992 | 10 |
| 17 | 17 November 1993 | 9 February 1994 | 12 |
| 18 | 30 November 1994 | 8 February 1995 | 10 |
| 19 | 13 December 1995 | 7 February 1996 | 8 |
| 20 | 11 December 1996 | 12 February 1997 | 9 |
| 21 | 3 December 1997 | 8 April 1998 | 10 |
| 22 | 11 September 1998 | 23 December 1998 | 10 |
| 23 | 2 July 1999 | 3 September 1999 | 10 |
Specials
| Date | Entitle |
|---|---|
| 5 August 1998 | Special |
| 27 December 1999 | Christmas Special |
| 28 December 2000 | Christmas Special |
| 24 December 2001 | Christmas Special |
| 31 December 2001 | New Year Special |
| 24 December 2002 | Christmas Special |
External links
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