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Breakfast television (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and United Kingdom ) or morning show (United States and Ireland), is a type of news and entertainment television program, broadcast live in the morning (typically between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.). Often hosted by a small team of male and female hosts, morning shows typically target the combined demographic of people getting ready for work and school, and stay-at-home adults and parents.

The world's first breakfast-television program on national television was Today, which began broadcasting on January 14, 1952, on the U.S. television network NBC. Many other channels around the world followed NBC's lead.

[edit] Format and style

Breakfast-television programs normally feature regular news briefs and information reports on business and the stock market, and weather and commuter travel ("traffic" in North American usage) — particularly in the "early half", when the bulk of the workforce demographic is still home. Later in the program, programming will shift to more homemaker-oriented entertainment programming, to reflect a dominantly female demographic. The time in between information segments is normally filled with discussions of major news stories, reviews of the day's papers, and entertainment news — news regarding media celebrities. Morning-show hosts are typically regarded as media personalities, and are likewise often regarded as celebrities.

Despite these programs often being produced by news organizations, their style is geared toward popularity and demographic appeal. Traditionally they are fronted by two presenters (one male, one female) on a sofa surrounded by a warmly colored (but not overwhelming) set.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] History

The first^{[citation needed]} breakfast-television program was Three To Get Ready, a local production broadcast by WPTZ from 1950 until 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of its hosts was comedian Ernie Kovacs. Although Three To Get Ready (named after WPTZ's frequency of channel 3) was mostly entertainment-oriented, the program did feature some news and weather segments. Its success prompted NBC to look at doing something similar on a national basis.

Following NBC's Today lead with the first breakfast-television program to be aired nationally, many other channels around the world followed.

This section requires expansion with: in the U.S.: ABC's and CBS's breakfast-television history; other countries in addition to the U.K..

In the U.K., after a six-week trial-run on the regional ITV station Yorkshire Television, the Independent Broadcasting Authority considered breakfast television so important that it created an entire franchise for it, the only national ITV franchise except for news provider ITN. This franchise was awarded to TV-am, a breakfast-television station. However, delays to TV-am's launch meant that the BBC was able to launch its own program, Breakfast Time on January 17, 1983. TV-am, with Daybreak and Good Morning Britain being its flagship programs, launched just two weeks later on February 1, 1983. TV-am found it hard to survive at first because of a format that was starchy and formal compared to the BBC's more-relaxed magazine style and a reliance on advertising income from a timeslot where people were not accustomed to watching television. However, it eventually flourished only to lose its license in 1993 to GMTV, who outbid them.

[edit] Morning-television shows

The following is a country-ordered list of breakfast-television programs, past and present, with indication of a program's producing network or channel:

[edit] Argentina

AM, Antes Del Mediodía — Telefe Andando — Channel 8 - Córdoba Bien Temprano — Channel 5 - Rosario; Channel 13 - Santa Fe Buenos Días, América — América 24 De 7 a 10 — Todo Noticias

El Show de la Mañana — Channel 12 — Córdoba Mañanas Argentinas — Canal 5 Noticias Mañaneras — América Telenueve al Amanecer — Channel 9 Todo lo que Pasa — Channel 13 - Santa Fe

[edit] Australia

Current

9am with David & Kim (since 2006) — Network Ten ABC News Breakfast (since 2008) — ABC2 The Breakfast Show (since 2006) — C31 Melbourne First Edition — Sky News Australia[clarification needed] The Morning Show (since 2007) — Seven Network

Mornings with Kerri-Anne (since 2002) — Nine Network Sunrise (1996–1999; since 2000) — Seven Network Ten Early News (since 2006) — Network Ten Today (since 1982) — Nine Network

Past

Business Breakfast (2001–2002) — ABC1 First Edition (1995–1996) — ABC1[clarification needed] Good Morning Australia (1981–1993); also as a completely different program - a morning talk show only (1993–2005) — Network Ten

Sunday (1981–2008) — Nine Network Wake Up! WA (2005–2008) — Access 31

[edit] Austria

• Café Puls — PULS 4, simulcast on ProSieben Austria and Sat.1 Österreich since 2005^{[clarification needed]}

[edit] Azerbaijan

• Yeni Səhər — Lider TV

[edit] Brazil

Bom Dia Brasil — Rede Globo Dia Dia — Rede Bandeirantes Fala Brasil — Rede Record Hoje em Dia — Rede Record

Jonal do SBT Manhã — Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão Mais Você — Rede Globo Manhã Maior — RedeTV!

[edit] Canada

2 Laits, un Sucre (2008–2009) — TQS (program formerly named Caféine) A Morning — CHRO in Ottawa, Ontario (before March 9, 2009, A Morning was aired on other stations in the A system) Bon Matin (1994–1998) — SRC Breakfast Television — CKAL in Calgary, Alberta; CKEM in Edmonton, Alberta; CKVU in Vancouver, British Columbia; CHMI in Winnipeg, Manitoba; and CITY in Toronto, Ontario (all Citytv stations), along with A Atlantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia, each produces its own local edition of Breakfast Television. Canada AM (since 1972) — CTV

CBC News: Morning — CBC Television; CBC News Network Global News Morning (2003–2009) — Global[clarification needed] Good Morning Canada (weekends) — CTV Le Téléjournal/Matin — 2006–2007 — SRC; since 2007 — RDI Matin Express (1998–2006) — SRC Morning Live (since 2009) — CHCH in Hamilton, Ontario Salut, Bonjour! — TVA SRC Bonjour (1987–1994) — SRC

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Global & E! - local stations (CICT (Calgary), CITV (Edmonton), HCHC (Hamilton), CIII (Toronto) and CHAN (Vancouver)) produce their own local morning newscasts.^{[clarification needed]}

• All five affiliates air their morning newscasts from 5:30-9:00 AM.
• Global Edmonton and Global Calgary each air Saturday morning newscasts from 8:00-10:00 AM, and Global BC from 7:00-10:00 AM.
• Global BC airs a Sunday morning newscast from 8:00-10:00 AM.
• Global Quebec used to air a weekday morning newscast, but it was halted February 2008.

[edit] Chile

Buenos Días a Todos — TVN Gente Como Tú — Chilevisión Mucha Tele — Via X

Mucho Gusto — MEGA Pollo en Conserva — La Red Viva la Mañana — Canal 13

There are other regional morning shows in Chile.

[edit] Colombia

Arriba Bogotá — CityTV Día a Día — Caracol TV

Muy Buenos Días — RCN TV

[edit] Denmark

DR Morgen (2001-2005) — DR1

Go' morgen Danmark (since 1996) — TV 2

[edit] Finland

Aamu-TV — YLE TV1

Huomenta Suomi — MTV3

[edit] France

• Télématin (since 1984) — France 2

[edit] Germany

Guten Morgen Deutschland (ended 1994) — RTL Morgenmagazin (since 1992) — ARD/ZDF[clarification needed]

Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen (since 1987) — Sat.1 (program started as Guten Morgen mit Sat.1 and was later renamed Deutschland Heute Morgen)[clarification needed]

[edit] Hong Kong

Good Morning Asia — ATV Home Good Morning Hong Kong — TVB Jade

Morning Cable — i-CABLE News Channel

[edit] Hungary

Mokka — TV2 Nap-kelte — m1

Reggel a Dunán — Duna TV Reggeli — RTL Klub

[edit] Iceland

• Zúúber (2004-????) — skífan TV (and radio station FM 957)

[edit] Indonesia

• Nuansa Pagi — RCTI

[edit] Ireland

Ireland AM — TV3

The Morning Show with Sybil & Martin - TV3

[edit] Italy

Mattina in Famiglia — Rai Due Mattino Cinque — Canale 5 Omnibus — La7

Sabato, Domenica &...— Rai Uno SKY TG24 Mattina — SKY TG24 Unomattina — Rai Uno

[edit] Japan

Good Morning Nippon — NHK Mezamashi TV — Fuji Television Monta Mino's Asazuba — Tokyo Broadcasting System

Yajiuma Plus — TV Asahi Zoom-in Super — Nippon Television

[edit] Malta

Bonġu — TVM La Qomna, Qomna — NET

ONE Breakfast — ONE

[edit] Mexico

Hoy — Televisa Hechos AM — TV Azteca

Primero Noticias — Televisa Venga la Alegría — TV Azteca

[edit] The Netherlands

• Goedemorgen Nederland — Nederland 1

[edit] New Zealand

ASB Business — TV3 Breakfast — TVNZ Breakfast Business — TVNZ

Good Morning — TVNZ Sunrise — TV3

[edit] Norway

Frokost-TV (1983–1993 (Saturdays only); 2001; 2003-2008) — NRK1 God Morgen, Norge! (since 1994) — TV 2

Morgennytt — (1999-2001; since 2008 — NRK1; since 2008 — NRK2)

[edit] Pakistan

Good Morning Pakistan — ARY Digital Meena Bazaar with Ayesha Sana — PTV Morning with Farah — ATV)

Morning with Hum — Hum TV Nadia Khan Show — Geo TV TV One's Show — TV One

[edit] Panama

A Gusto — TVO Debate Abierto — RPC Telediario Matutino — TVO

Telemetro Reporta Matutino — Telemetro Tu Mañana — Telemetro TVN Noticias AM — TVN

[edit] Philippines

Alas Singko Y Medya (1996-2002) — ABS-CBN AM @ IBC — IBC 13 AM @ NBN (2003-2007) — NBN ANC Today — ABS-CBN News Channel Breakfast (2001-2007) — Studio 23 Good Morning Asia (1991-1997) — GMA Good Morning Kuya — UNTV Hapinas — Q, UniversiTV Kami Naman (2006-2008) — UNTV Magandang Morning, Philippines! (2003-2004) — RPN Magandang Umaga, Bayan (2002-2005) — ABS-CBN

Magandang Umaga, Pilipinas (2005-2007) — ABS-CBN Magandang Umaga Po (1986-1996) — ABS-CBN The Morning Show — NBN Morning TV — MTV Philippines Mornings @ ANC — ABS-CBN News Channel Mornings @ GMA (1997-1999) — GMA MTV Jumpstart — MTV Philippines One Morning — NBN, C/S 9, IBC, PBS Pilipinas Gising Ka Na Ba? (2004-2007) — UNTV Umagang Kay Ganda (since 2007) — ABS-CBN Unang Hirit — GMA

[edit] Peru

A Primera Hora — Frecuencia Latina Buenos Días Perú — Panamericana Television D6A9 — Canal N Nuevo Día — Perú TV Arequipa

Primer Reporte — ATV Primera Edición — America Television TV Peru Noticias — TV Perú

[edit] Poland

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• TVP1 (Kawa czy herbata?)
• TVP2 (Pytanie na śniadanie)
• TVN (Dzień Dobry TVN)
• TVN24 (Poranek TVN24)
• Puls (Puls o poranku)

TVP INFO (Poranek TVP INFO)

[edit] Portugal

• Bom Dia Portugal — RTP1

[edit] Russia

Current

Good Morning (since 1986); called TV-Morning (1986–1996) — Channel 1 Good Morning, Russia — Russia TV Channel

Mood (since 1997) — TV Center Today Morning — NTV

Past

• Good Morning, Moscow (MTK, 1991-1997, closed because of MTK channel refurbishment (now "3 kanal"), replaced by Mood breakfast show)^{[clarification needed]}

[edit] Serbia

Beograde, Dobro Jutro — Studio B Dizanje — B92 Dobar Komsija — RTV Pink and Pink Plus

Fox i Prijatelji — Fox TV Jutarnji Program — RTS 1

[edit] Singapore

Good Morning Singapore (早安您好) — Channel 8

Primetime Morning — Channel NewsAsia; simulcast on Channel 5 and TVMobile

[edit] Spain

Els Matins de TV3 — TV3 El Programa de Ana Rosa — Telecinco Espejo Publico — Antena 3 Informativos Telecinco Matinal — Telecinco La Mirada Crítica — Telecinco Las Mañanas de Cuatro — Cuatro

Las Noticias de la Mañana — Antena 3 Los Desayunos de TVE — TVE1 Por la Mañana — TVE1 Ruedo Ibérico — Antena 3 Saber Vivir — TVE1 Telediario Matinal — TVE1

[edit] Sri Lanka

• Good Morning Sri Lanka — Channel One MTV

[edit] Slovakia

Current

Ranný Magazín — STV

Teleráno — Markíza

Past

• Raňajojky (discontinued August 2009; will launch new project in cooperation with Fun Radio — TV JOJ

[edit] Sweden

Gomorron Sverige — SVT Nyhetsmorgon — TV4

VAKNA! med The Voice — Kanal 5

[edit] Thailand

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• TV3 - เรื่องเล่าเช้านี้ rueng lao chao ni (since 2003), 6:00 a.m.-8:30)
• TV5 - สยามเช้านี้ sa yam chao ni (since 2006, 6:00-7:00)
• CH7 - เช้านี้ที่หมอชิต chao ni ti mo chit (since 2009, 5:30-7:00)
• MCOT - เช้าข่าวข้น คนข่าวเช้า chao khao khon khon khao chao (since 2009, 7:00-8:00)
• NBT - ข่าวภาคเช้า khao phak chao (since 2009, 6:00-8:00)
• Thai PBS - ข่าวเช้า khao chao (launched 2008, 6:00-7:00)

[edit] Trinidad and Tobago

Cock-A-Doodle-Doo — Gayelle TV CNC3 Early Morning — CNC3 First Up — C Television

Morning Edition — CCN TV6 Sunrise — WIN TV

[edit] United Kingdom

Current

BBC Breakfast (since 1983); known as Breakfast Time 1983–1989; Breakfast News 1989–2000) — BBC One GMTV (since 1993) (includes various GMTV programmes) — ITV licensee[clarification needed]

Sunrise (since 1989) — Sky News

Past

5 News at Breakfast (1997–2001); known as 5 News Early (1997–2000)) — Five The Big Breakfast (1992–2002) — Channel 4 The Channel Four Daily (1989–1992) — Channel 4

Channel M Breakfast (2007–2009) — Channel M Good Morning Calendar (1977 only[clarification needed] — Yorkshire Television RI:SE (2002–2003) — Channel 4

The station TV-am ran several programs (1983–1992) (including Daybreak, Good Morning Britain, et al.) — ITV licensee

[edit] United States

U.S. morning television shows
Networks
ABC	Good Morning America
CBS	The Early Show
NBC	Today
RTV	Daytime
Cable
BBC	World News Today
C-SPAN	Washington Journal
CNBC	Squawk Box
	Squawk on the Street
CNN	American Morning
ESPN	SportsCenter
ESPN2	Mike and Mike
FNC	Fox & Friends
	America's Newsroom
FBN	Fox Business Morning
	Imus in the Morning
	The Opening Bell
HLN	Morning Express
MSNBC	Morning Joe
	Morning Meeting
TWC	Wake Up With Al
	Your Weather Today
Spanish Networks
Uni	¡Despierta América!
Tel	Cada Día
Syndication
	The Daily Buzz
	Live with Regis and Kelly
v • d • e

AM America (1975 only) — ABC America's Newsroom (since 2007) — Fox News Channel America This Morning; formerly ABC World News This Morning (since 1982) — ABC American Morning (since 2003) — CNN Calendar (1961–1965) — CBS CBS Morning (1979–1987) — CBS CBS Morning News (since 1963) — CBS CBS News Sunday Morning (since 1979) — CBS CBS This Morning (1987–1999) — CBS De Mañanita (1997–2005) — Telemundo The Daily Buzz (since 2002) — syndicated Despierta América (since 1997) — Univisión The Early Show (since 1999) — CBS Mike and Mike in the Morning — (2004–2005 — ESPNews; since 2006 — ESPN2) SportsCenter (since 1979) — ESPN ESPN First Take (since 2007) — ESPN2 Fox Business Morning (since 2007) — Fox Business Network Fox & Friends (since 1998) — Fox News Channel Good Morning (1956–1958) — CBS Good Morning America (since 1975) — ABC

Imus in the Morning — (1996–2007 — MSNBC; 2007–2009 — RFD-TV; since 2009 — Fox Business Network) Money for Breakfast (2007–2009) — Fox Business Network Morning Express with Robin Meade (since 2005) — HLN (channel known as CNN Headline News until 2008) Morning Joe (since 2007) — MSNBC The Morning Program (1987 only) — CBS The Morning Show (1954–1956) — CBS The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet (since 2007) — syndicated Cold Pizza (2003–2007) — ESPN2 Squawk Box (since 1995) — CNBC That Morning Show (since 2009) — E! The Today Show (since 1952) — NBC Early Today (since 1982; known as NBC News at Sunrise (1983–1999)) — NBC Later Today (1999–2000) — NBC Wake Up with Al (since 2009) — The Weather Channel Worldwide Exchange (since 2005) — CNBC Your Morning with Connie Colla and Greg Coy — CN8 Your Weather Today (since 2001) — The Weather Channel

• Several locally produced programs featuring a franchise title on affiliates of Fox, The CW, MyNetworkTV, independent stations and associated Big Three television networks (ABC, CBS and NBC).
  • Good Day — Fox's local, morning-news-show format is taken by stations that are either owned and operated by Fox or affiliated with the network (i.e., Good Day L.A. in Los Angeles, California). The program may have a different name in several markets (e.g., Fox 6 Wakeup on WITI in Milwaukee, Wisconsin), but the format is the same from market to market.
  • Good Morning [Region] — used by local ABC affiliates to complement Good Morning America. An earlier variant is A.M. (Region). (e.g., Good Morning Twin Tiers on WENY in Elmira, New York; or AM Buffalo on WKBW in Buffalo, New York).
  • [Station Calls/Branding] Morning News — Tribune Broadcasting's local, morning-news-show format is usually seen on Tribune's CW and Fox affiliates, such as WPIX in New York City, New York; WGN in Chicago, Illinois; KTLA in Los Angeles, California; KCPQ in Seattle, Washington; and WXIN in Indianapolis, Indiana.
  • Today in [Region] or [Branding/Calls] Today — used by NBC affiliates to complement Today (e.g., Today in Central New York on WSTM in Syracuse, New York).
  • Wake Up — used primarily on CBS affiliates, often with the city name after it (e.g., Wake Up Rochester on WROC in Rochester, New York).

[edit] Venezuela

• Primera Página —Globovisión

[edit] External links

• ^{[dead link]}Breakfast TV Site