''At Seven'', commonly stylised as ''@Seven'', is a

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comedy show that was broadcast from 2009–2010 in which

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and other comedians present the "real news" from the last 24 hours from

and the rest of the world. The show replaced ''

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'', a

current-affairs programme for the Summer Holidays in 2009/2010 whilst ''

'' took a break. ''@Seven'' finished for the 2009/2010 summer holiday break on 22 January 2010 and was replaced with the normal

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7pm show, ''

''. ''@Seven'' did not return the following summer break instead TV3 screened re-runs of ''

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''.

Notable presenters

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(co-host) *Steve Wrigley (fill in) *

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(reporter)

Auckland reporters

*Steve Wrigley

Australia reporters

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Public response

''@Seven'' received mostly bad reviews after the first episode.

Revival

In 2013

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released a new show with a similar format and name. The new show titled ''

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'' is screened on TV One weeknights at 7pm replacing long-running current affairs show ''

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''. The main difference between ''@Seven'' and ''Seven Sharp'' is that ''Seven Sharp'' is a permanent show screened all year round.

Ratings

''@Seven''s premiere ratings were lower than the 2008/2009 summer replacement of ''

'', ''

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''.

References

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