The Crowd Goes Wild


The Crowd Goes Wild is a 30-minute sports entertainment show broadcast on New Zealand nationwide television channel Prime TV. The show premiered on Monday 26 June 2006.
The Crowd Goes Wild is presented by sports journalist Andrew Mulligan and James McOnie, Hayley Holt, Ric Salizzo, Wairangi Koopu, Chris Key or Huw Beynon if either of the main hosts are away. The programme covers the sporting events of the day in a lighthearted format, broadcast live from the studio with pre-recorded segments and clips. It airs five times per week at 7:00pm on weeknights and is replayed on both Prime and Sky Sports.
In late 2010 the show was moved from its live 7pm timeslot to 10:30pm, with the show being recorded at 6:30pm. This move was unpopular, criticised by at least one commentator, and ultimately reversed.
Field reporters include James McOnie, Hayley Holt, Chris Key, Makere Gibbons, former All Black Josh Kronfeld, former Silver Fern Cat Tuivaiti, Rugby League star Wairangi Koopu, Winter Olympic athlete Anna Willcox-Silfverberg, and former Silver Fern Storm Purvis.
Former SportsCafe host and veteran journalist Ric Salizzo is the show's executive producer, who also on rare occasions will host as well.

Presenters and reporters