7 /10 1 Votes
5.6/10 TV Original language(s) English Producer(s) Celia Bernstein First episode date 1980 Presented by Fred Newman Language English | 8.5/10 IMDb Country of origin United States Executive producer(s) Alyce Myatt
Jeff Weber Original network Nickelodeon Final episode date 1985 Genre Talk show | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Original release 1980 (1980) – 1985 (1985) Similar StandbyLights! Camera! Action!, Shorts in a Bunch, Nick Rocks, Out of Control, You're On! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Livewire is a kids' talk show on the U.S. television cable network, Nickelodeon which began in September 1980 and ended in 1985. The series was designed for kids of all ages, and the show's main focus discussed true current events and stories during those times. It was taped at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York through Reeves Teletape Studios of Sesame Street fame. It was filmed "live on tape" with a participating audience of about 20-30 teenagers and was hosted initially by Mark Cordray, but Fred Newman eventually replaced Cordray as host. It was a CableACE Award winner, the first Nickelodeon talk show to achieve that feat. It was the #1 rated show on Nickelodeon in 1982, and never went below #7 in the ratings during the 5-year span of the show.
The show was most famously known for giving relatively unknown bands and singers their first television appearance. Bands and celebrities who got their start on it and those who had made an appearance on it included:
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