Google Current

Google Current was a five-minute-long television program that aired every half hour on Current TV from 2005 to 2007. Selected episodes were also available on the Internet. The series tracked not necessarily what the news was but what people were searching for on Google.

This article is about the television program. For Google Currents, see Google Currents (disambiguation).
Google Current
Presented byConor Knighton, Kinga Philipps
StarringBrett Erlich
Dave Hill
Eric Ledgin
Stephen Schneider
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time5 minutes
Release
Original networkCurrent TV
Original releaseAugust 1st, 2005 –
July 10th, 2007
Chronology
Followed byInfoMania

The show was the first ever show aired on Current TV when the network went on the air at 12:00am on August 1, 2005.

Each episode had a one or two word title, based on one of the websites or search terms highlighted. The top-of-the-hour segments used live hosts, while the middle-of-the-hour segments are presented with text, graphics and music. The hosted segments focus on searches (which may or may not be related) that have recently seen increased popularity. Meanwhile, the segments at half past the hour looked at the top five searches featuring a certain word; for example, the top five "twins" searches included the Olsen twins and the Minnesota Twins.

The show was hosted by Conor Knighton and Kinga Philipps and featured Brett Erlich, Dave Hill, Eric Ledgin, and Stephen Schneider. Guest hosts included Johnny Bell, Nzinga Blake, and Kendis Gibson. On the UK version of Current TV, the main host was Graeme Smith.

As of July 10, 2007, the hosted segments of Google Current in the United States no longer aired. The same staff later produces InfoMania on Current TV. The UK continued to run its own version which was filmed daily in London until the end of 2008.

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