Nine pins hopes on Top Gear, The Voice, Hamish & Andy and Underbelly for bounceback
The Nine Network has this afternoon made a series of programming announcements as it attempts to get its disastrous ratings year back on track.
The network has announced that Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year will air on Thursday nights at 8.30pm from July 28. The show will feature the US adventures of radio duo Hamish Blake and Andy Lee.
Nine also revealed more details of its reality talent content The Voice, a co-production with Shine and Talpa Productions – which it said would be going to air “in coming months”.
According to the announcement:
If the voice works, I’ll start eating alfalfa and brussell sprouts for breakfast
Disbelief – you better trade in your cereal, because the US version averaged 12 million viewers per epsiode, and roughly 19 other countries have taken this format on too…..
I would not want to sit next to “Disbelief” in a confined office if this show’s a success then.
Nick, interesting stats and food for thought. I wasn’t aware it was tracking that well, but I still believe that this market has had enough singing shows with judges bla bla bla…I’m also over many programs being purchased simply because they do well in other territories and becomes a fad. I won’t bore readers here with my own incomplete list of how many ‘huge formats’ have failed here, but I will remain suspect of The Voice’s chances
I always considered the nine network the most un creative of the Australian free to air networks. Sure nine was the one for decades under Kerry’s rule but that was due to its sports & current affairs. Not so important now & it just can’t succeed. Apart from that, its too blokey & that just doesn’t cut it any more