The future of free-to-air television in Australia is at stake.
In recent years, 34 different programs on channels Seven, Nine and Ten have been axed or quietly disappeared from TV schedules. Yahoo lifestyle reports.
Ten’s The Bachelor and The Masked Singer, both hosted by Osher Günsberg, have no plans to return to screens anytime soon.
The Bachelors and the various spin-offs have not been given dates for 2024, despite announcement during the annual Upfronts.
Meanwhile, The Masked Singer is believed to be expensive to produce due to the elaborate costumes, high production quality and international talent required to stage the show.
The true extent of the Aussie TV carnage is revealed as 34 canceled shows are named. In the photo the bachelor host Osher Günsberg
Nine’s game shows Millionaire Hot Seat and Australian Ninja Warrior have also been axed due to declining viewership.
The network also released new shows, including Shaynna Blaze’s Country Home Rescue and Kate Langbroek’s My Mum, Your Dad, but those have also been axed.
Celebrity Apprentice and Beauty and the Geek are also among the shows not returning to Nine’s screenings this year.
The production of The Masked Singer is believed to be expensive due to the elaborate costumes, high production quality and international talent required to stage the show
Seven’s military training program SAS Australia has also not been commissioned for a fifth season and the future of the show remains uncertain
Meanwhile, Seven’s Big Brother reboot failed to attract enough viewers and was given its chance.
The network’s military training program SAS Australia has also not been commissioned for a fifth season and the show’s future remains uncertain.
The previous season, filmed in the rugged landscape of Jordan, followed the show’s tradition of challenging locations including the Snowy Mountains, Capertee Valley and Blue Mountains in NSW.
A source told Yahoo that the breaks between television jobs are “getting longer and longer.”
“Every year the breaks between jobs are getting longer and longer, to the point where many of us (crew) are now leaving the industry,” they said.
‘Ten years ago we were consistently booked with jobs committed 12 months in advance for all the networks, now everyone is trying to organize a three-day pilot shoot. Everything is so uncertain.’
Seven’s Big Brother reboot failed to attract enough viewers and has been axed. In the photo presenter Sonia Kruger
