Good Morning TV: Wake up and smell the coffee

I have a special morning routine. I have to get out of bed by 6:30 a.m. at the latest and I try my hardest to sit down on my sofa at 7:00 with a cup of coffee and sandwich watching a morning show. I truly love breakfast television, especially over the weekends when I can fully enjoy the whole programme. Why? Sometimes it's just good to see that someone had to wake up much earlier than you to get to work. I'm pretty sure that most of you, in a moment of utter boredom in the morning, reach for the remote to see what was going on in TV. 

The vast majority of the breakfast shows are hosted by a small team of hosts who are trying to convince you that you wake up with them for a reason. They are pretending that they are all in a great mood, full of enthusiasm, even at 6:00 a.m., asking with a broad smile: Who do you want to say 'Happy Monday' to? 

There are some common rules and some repetition across all the morning shows around the world. Most of the names start with a salutation and then they are followed by a country's name like: Good Morning Britain, Good Morning America, Good Morning Greece, Good Morning Asia or simple, Good Morning. All of them focus on providing mixture of news, sport, entertainment, current affairs and weather updates. Studio design has the same structure almost everywhere in the world, especially when it comes to fake background of a city view or any other outdoor view which is just pretending to be real. 

Here is my subjective opinion about the most popular shows. 

Good Morning Britain which is often abbreviated as GMB. As you can guess, it's a flagship UK breakfast television show. Nevertheless, for me it looks more as a news programme rather than morning show. Instead of a comfy breakfast sofa, there is a vast glass-topped desk taken straight from the news room. Actually, the most interesting part of the show are guest invited to the studio to talk about certain news stories. However, many seeing it as the first real competition from ITV for BBC Breakfast. 

The huge advantage of BBC Breakfast is the fact that the programme is broadcast seven days a week, every week of the year, including weekends and public holidays. Also, we have a sofa here which adds sort of warm atmosphere and enables the guests to feel more relaxed. 

Well, everything starts in the US. Most of the morning shows are being inspired by American version. The most popular one is obviously Good Morning America debuted in 1975! The show won the first three Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Morning Program. As it's typical for American style, everything that happens here is on a large-scale. GMA studio is located in the heart of New York, Time Square, which might be regarded as the central of the world's entertainment industry. Expect from a glossy table in the studio why don't put there a large, comfy breakfast sofa too! Fun personalities, fast-paced stories, and great energy between presenters add a special value to the show.

Surprisingly, my favourite morning show is the one that I always watch when I'm back in my home town. It's called Good Morning TVN (Polish name: Dzień Dobry TVN). During the summer holidays it is replaced by Good Morning Vacations. TVN is one of the largest and most reputable Polish commercial television network. The structure of the show is slightly different from British and American versions.

First of all, each episode is hosted by a couple of presenters. The studio is quite large, there is a huge, comfy sofa and some of the discussions and interviews are conducted at a special table. Most importantly, the studio is located on the top floor of a building in the heart of Warsaw. The background behind the presenters is real. Another element that differentiates the show from the others above is a kitchen. This is a place where special guests (sometimes well-known TV personalities) are preparing their favourite dishes during the show. All the hosts are wearing a bit less formal clothes than those in British or American versions to add sort of casual style to the show. Good Morning TVN has also its own café - TVN Café. It's good to go there and drink a coffee, seating next to your favourite hosts!