U live Episode Rating Graph

U live is the flagship show of TVNZ U. It is a live show airing from 4pm - 7pm daily. The show features music, interviews, and other general interest content. Viewers are invited to participate via a Facebook application, where they can vote in polls, take part in discussions, and view the show via a live commercial and graphic free stream. Comments and polls are then selected and displayed on screen during broadcast. U live is hosted by Connor Nestor, Matthew Gibb, Kirsteen Mackenzie, Eli Matthewson and Monika Barton. U live draws many parallels to TVNZ's rival network Mediaworks' youth-oriented show FOUR Live, which airs on FOUR. Although U live tends to have a more distinctive style of its own. The show is produced live on set by the show's presenters using a NewTek TriCaster.