ABC tipped to axe Q+A panel show
Longstanding ABC series Q+A is rumoured to be getting the chop after 500 episodes and 17 seasons.
Reports in Nine newspapers said the future of the ABC current affairs panel program had been decided with sources saying the ABC had decided 'to pull the plug'. The ABC is rumoured to be axing the longstanding panellist discussion show Q+A after 17 seasons on air. ABC Credit: ABC
Q+A went on its annual hiatus in May after the federal election and was scheduled to return to its 9.35pm Monday timeslot in August.
The show first aired on ABC in May 2008, and follows a similar format to the BBC's Question Time.
The show is currently hosted by Patricia Karvelas, who took over the role from Stan Grant in 2023.
NewsWire has contacted ABC for comment.
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