Polsat’s breakfast show started promptly at 8am, and viewers were greeted in front of their TV sets – with no hiding their excitement – by the first of three presenting duos: Maciej Rock and Agnieszka Hyży, to thunderous applause from the audience gathered in the studio. It is the participation of the audience sitting on the balcony that – for now – is what most distinguishes Polsat’s breakfast service from its competitors. However, it appears that the potential of the audience located significantly away from the events in the center of the studio was difficult to utilize in the program.
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During the three hours of live broadcast, which was repeatedly interrupted by advertising blocks (the first appeared only fifteen minutes later, and viewers were interrupted twice in the first 45 minutes of the program), there were typical elements of breakfast shows and few innovative solutions. Mateusz Gessler reigned supreme in the kitchen, and the dishes he prepared were tasted not only by the presenters, but also by guests from the audience. There was a weather forecast announced by Milena Roskowska-Galant, and also an overview of the most important news from the country and the world presented by a journalist from Polsat News (link to the editorial office). In short, everything we know from other programs of this type and in a similar format.
Celebrity Topic Mastery
One of the first points of the program was the show business corner, opened by Aleksander Sikora, and the theme was performances by disco polo stars at weddings. Viewers saw previously recorded statements, including: Magdalena Narożna, Zenon Martyniuk or Marcin Miller, but the biggest celebrity news was presented by Karolina Gilon, who was a guest in the live studio. The host of “Love Island” announced on “Halo tu Polsat” that she would become a mother (a few minutes before the airing, she wrote about it on Instagram).
The first edition of Polsat’s breakfast show was clearly dominated by show business themes. In addition to Karolina Gilon’s visit, the FitLovers duo also appeared in the studio, talking about wedding preparations, and it all ended with a conversation with another influencer, Michał Przybyłowicz, known online as “Polish Ken”. There was no advice or lifestyle topics.
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On more serious topics, the editorial team of “Halo tu Polsat” dealt with the upcoming US presidential elections and the rivalry between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. And although experts eventually took their place, they previously tried to predict the outcome of the election based on the layout of the cards. The show’s studio hosted Kinga Ori Oliwia Kujawa, a popular fortune teller on TikTok.
An interesting feature was the fifteen-minute science corner, in which Dariusz Aksamit, a physicist and science popularizer, conducted several impressive experiments with the hosts. However, in the first edition of “Halo tu Polsat” there were few news materials (only one), there were no live broadcasts and everything took place inside the television studio. And this – although modern and colorful – was not conducive to creating the intimate atmosphere that morning TV viewers appreciate. There was a backlash in the large hall with the audience, and the atmosphere in the Polsat breakfast bar was closer to an entertainment show than to the comfort of home.
“Halo tu Polsat” will compete with TVN and TVP2 breakfast shows
The magazine “Halo tu Polsat” is broadcast three days a week, from Friday to Sunday, from 8:00 to 11:00. The biggest competition for Polsat’s breakfast show is “Dzień Dobry TVN”, in which stars join the show’s editors in the new season (the first of them is Adam Małysz), and “Pytanie na breakfast”, which will soon have a new studio and main attraction. The TVN and TVP2 shows have been on the air for years and are broadcast daily.
The new Polsat program will have three pairs of presenters – in addition to Maciej Rock and Agnieszka Hyży, these are Krzysztof Ibisz and Paulina Sykut-Jeżyna, and Katarzyna Cichopek and Maciej Kurzajewski. Ewa Wachowicz, Mateusz Gessler and Martin Jimenez Castro will be in charge of the kitchen. The parents’ corner will be led by Marcelina Zawadzka. The breakfast reporters will be Anna Rubaj, Aleksander Sikora and Maks Behr. The program team is led by Luiza Zając. The “Halo tu Polsat” studio has been established in the Cyfrowy Polsat complex.
