Saturday Night With Miriam

infobox television
show_name = Saturday Night With Miriam


caption = Logo
format = Chat show, Talk show, variety show
runtime = 60 minutes per edition
rating =
creator = -
| starring = Miriam O'Callaghan
(2005–present)
country = Republic of Ireland
network = RTÉ
first_aired = 2005
last_aired = present
num_episodes = unknown
imdb_id = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475201/|

"Saturday Night With Miriam" is a television chat show which was first broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ One in the summer of 2005. Hosted by Miriam O'Callaghan the show ran for six weeks as a summer filler. The pre-recorded show was broadcast on Saturday nights after the , lasting approximately 60 minutes.

"Saturday Night With Miriam" was very much influencedFact|date=August 2007 by the British show Parkinson. Each week three guests were interviewed by O'Callaghan. Guests included Charlie McCreevy, Paul Brady, D. J. Carey and Ray D'Arcy. The show proved to be a surprise hitFact|date=August 2007 for RTÉ. O'Callaghan, who is a current affairs broadcaster, was praisedFact|date=August 2007 for her presenting skills and was even namedFact|date=August 2007 as a possible future presenter of "The Late Late Show", RTÉ's flagship chat show.

The series was also run in summer 2006 and a third series ran in 2007.

The third series saw the show go live for the first time. The third series achieved an audience share of over 40% which was unprecedented during the summer period.Fact|date=May 2008The show is very well know for its wide variety of guests, which often include musicians, who usually perform on the show.

The show returned for a fourth series in June 2008 and continued until late July 2008.

Miriam

Miriam is well known as the co-presenter of RTÉ's current affairs programme "Pime Time"; she has been praised in the past for her presenting skills.