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News.com.au
4 hours ago
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‘Really sad': The latest former Project host to mourn show's axing
Peter Helliar is the latest former The Project star to speak out about the show's axing, which was announced yesterday. Helliar appeared as one of the show's hosts from 2014 to 2022, before quitting as part of a mass exodus that saw colleagues Carrie Bickmore, Tommy Little and Lisa Wilkinson all leave the show in the same year. This morning on Nova 100's Jase & Lauren, Helliar shared his reaction to the news The Project would come to an end on June 27, after 16 years on-air. He called the news 'really sad' but praised the show for lasting as long as it has when 'very few shows get to the second season.' Helliar also warned that he didn't think audiences 'realise what they'll miss out on now,' and praised The Project for providing a platform for those in the arts and entertainment. 'The amount of comedians and musicians and filmmakers who have said to me over the years, The Project was the reason we sold tickets. And that's missing now.' Helliar said he'd been in touch with some of the team still working on the show, and said it had been 'a really hard day, because a lot of people lost their jobs yesterday.' Helliar's former co-host and arguably the biggest star The Project produced during its 16 years on-air, Carrie Bickmore, shared similar sentiments on social media yesterday. Calling the cancellation 'such sad news,' she wrote that: 'Regardless of how you felt about the show (everyone seems to have very strong opinions about it both ways) it changed the way news was delivered.' 'I am so proud of what the show and everyone involved in making it achieved. You've never met a more passionate and engaged bunch.' After days of mounting speculation about The Project 's future, Network Ten yesterday issued a statement confirming the show will finish for good at the end of June. The network also revealed its reshuffled evening line-up, with game show Deal or No Deal moving to 7pm and 'the launch of a new national one-hour 6pm news, current affairs and insights program six days a week to complement 10's one-hour 5pm local news bulletins.' The Project' s creator Craig Campbell, Creative Director at Roving Enterprises, acknowledged that the end of the program would be a difficult time for those working on the show. 'We have an extraordinary team making this show every day and I know this news will hit them hard. It's been a privilege to work with them and the hundreds of others that joined us along the way,' he said.
News.com.au
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
The Project hosts awkwardly fail to address ‘cancellation'
It was one of the biggest entertainment stories in Australia on Thursday - The Project is reportedly being axed. While no official word has been given from Channel 10, viewers expected the hosts of Friday's episode to make a formal announcement following widespread reports the show would be ending after years on the air. Despite reported news of the cancellation spreading, when the show aired on Friday evening there was zero mention of it. 'That is it for tonight,' said host Georgie Tunny at the end of the show. 'Please thank Max Rushden, Susie, and we will see you Sunday.' 'I heard the project is dead?' remarked on viewer on the show's official Twitter page. 'Wait … is it still on?!' questioned another. The confusion comes as viewers delivered their damning verdict on The Project reportedly being replaced by a new show. Social media was littered with thousands of comments from Aussie viewers who appeared glad to see the back of the once well-received panel show. 'That is the best news I have heard in a while' remarked one viewer, with another commenting: 'Thanks God. No one on there was even remotely funny.' 'I wasn't going to have a beer tonight but after hearing this I will have a few,' joked another. Despite the wave of support for its reported axing, some fans of the show did share their upset at it disappearing from screens. 'I'll be sorry to see it go,' wrote one on Facebook, with another agreeing, adding: 'It's become an institution, what a shame!' Reports first emerged on Thursday that a yet-to-be-revealed new show will usher in a new format that will transform The Project's current timeslot. The insider claimed that development of the show has been underway for quite some time and that it could be launched as soon as next month. It will mark a huge shift for the timeslot, with the new show thought to be set to run four times a week for thirty minutes, a big change from The Project's six hour-long shows a week. It's currently unclear what Channel 10 will air during the other half an hour. has reached out to Channel 10 for comment. Once an iconic mainstay of current affairs television Down Under, the show has struggled in recent years to keep hold of its audience as viewing habits have shifted from live free-to-air TV to streaming. Ratings for the beloved panel show, which made its debut in 2009, have halved in recent years and sparked numerous rumours about its demise which Channel 10 have previously denied.
