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Prime Time is the major news analysis, current affairs and politics programme broadcast on Radio Telifís Éireann in Ireland. It is broadcast regularly on RTÉ One on Tuesday and Thursday nights (reducing to once a week in the summer) between 21:30 and 22:10. Occasionally, special editions are shown on Mondays at 21:30. Major political stories, such as elections, often lead to special unscheduled editions of the programme.
The programme deals with serious issues current in Ireland and often invites political figures to express their opinions in the studio or via satellite link-up. Usually, two or three major stories will be covered, with a report from a correspondent followed by a studio discussion. In special cases the entire programme will be devoted to one topic, and may compose entirely of an in-depth documentary piece from a single reporter (similar to the BBC's Panorama programme.
"Prime Time" is currently presented by one or two people from the following panel:
- Miriam O'Callaghan
- Mark Little
- Donagh Diamond
- Keelin Shanley
Prime Time is the successor of the hugely popular "Today Tonight" series. Initially, the programme went out on Thursday nights only, and was presented by people such as Olivia O'Leary, John Bowman and Pat Kenny. This was part of a shake-up of RTÉ's current affairs output, in which Brian Farrell presented a Sunday night programme ("Farrell"), and Tuesday nights were a documentary strand ("Tuesday File"). However after a few years these programmes were re-integrated into Prime Time, which now follows an identical format to the Today Tonight programme it replaced.
The programme is also available on the Internet from the RTÉ website, with episodes dating back a number of years.
A spin-off series, Prime Time Investigates, is shown on Monday nights in short seasons of four to six episodes, documenting investigative journalism and usually undercover reporting.
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| Successful television shows made by Radio Telefís Éireann |
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| Comedy & Drama shows: The Blizzard of Odd | Bull Island | Hall's Pictorial Weekly | The Irish R.M. | The Panel | The Podge and Rodge Show | Strumpet City | ||
| News & Current Affairs: | Prime Time | Questions and Answers | Reeling In The Years | 7 Days | Six-One News | ||
| Chat shows: Kenny Live | The Late Late Show | The Live Mike | Tubridy Tonight | ||
| Soap operas: Bracken | Fair City | Glenroe | The Riordans | Tolka Row | ||
| Talent Contests: Celebrity Jigs'n' Reels | You're A Star | ||
| Irish language: Anois is Arís | Buntús Cainte | Labhair Gaeilge Linn | Trom agus Éadrom | Turas Teanga | ||
| Children's: Bosco | The Den | Wanderly Wagon | ||
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| See also: List of programmes broadcast by RTÉ |
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