The Big Breakfast to change direction and work towards a lighter style concentrating mainly on entertainment and humour. The first two presenters were Chris Evans (from 1992 to 1994) and Gaby Roslin (1992 to 1996). At its height in 1993, viewing figures reached around two million per edition, and it was the highest rated UK breakfast television programme. Along with Evans and Roslin, Bob Geldof presented a short-lived political interview slot. His wife Paula Yates interviewed people whilst lying on a bed, and the puppet characters Zig and Zag created morning mayhem in the bathroom with Evans in a slot called 'The Crunch'.
The Rick & Ruth Breakfast Show The Rick & Ruth Breakfast Show The Rick & Ruth Breakfast Show was RTÉ 2fm's breakfast show which began after Ryan Tubridy's "The Full Irish" ended and ran until 26 September 2005. Presented by Rick O'Shea and Ruth Scott, the show was axed after six months in August 2005 when it was blamed for losing "The Gerry Ryan Show" 40,000 listeners to Today FM's Ray D'Arcy. The show was replaced by Marty Whelan who presented "Marty in the Morning" until his subsequent replacement by Colm & Jim-Jim who, until October 2010, presented "The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show". Scott was