[1] The show debuted in 1988 and aired every Saturday night, except during the summer months, directly after the main evening news.
However, he also showed that he could handle light entertainment when he co-hosted the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest and an edition of Saturday Live that proved successful.
For the first three years of Kenny Live, the show was broadcast from Studio 1 in the RTÉ Television Centre at Donnybrook, Dublin 4.
In January 1991, the show moved into the larger Studio 4, which was originally opened in 1982, but was not fully used by RTÉ until 1986.
[6][7][8] Kenny Live featured guest interviews and live music from guest music groups and featured a mix of serious discussion and light chat aimed at a younger audience than its main rival The Late Late Show.